Brisbane Roar vs Western Sydney Wanderers
Ref: S. KellySuncorp Stadium, Brisbane · 52,500 cap
Match recap
Brisbane Roar and Western Sydney Wanderers drew 2–2 in their A-League fixture. Vrakas and Niall Thom scored for Brisbane Roar; Borello and Kraev replied for Western Sydney Wanderers. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.92 for Brisbane Roar versus 1.81 for Western Sydney Wanderers. Brisbane Roar sit 11th in the A-League table while Western Sydney Wanderers are 12th.
First Half
⚽
Vrakas
Salas
Yellow Card
Maieroni
Yellow Card
35'
⚽
Borello
Assist: Fraser
40'
Farrell
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Kraev
Second Half
⇄
Bouzanis
⇄
Hore
⇄
Ruhs
69'
⇄
Brillante
69'
⇄
Kraev
⚽
Niall Thom
Assist: Macnicol
VAR
Goal confirmed
79'
⇄
Hammond
79'
⇄
Borello
⇄
O'Shea
90'
Rose
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 10 |  Perth Glory | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 31 |
| 11 |  Brisbane Roar | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 21 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Brisbane RoarWestern Sydney Wanderers
2Won
Statistical edge
2–12
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.92VS1.81
Attack1 · 5 won
11
Shots
23
7
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
18
3
Shots outside box
5
4
Shots off goal
9
0
Corners
10
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
31%
Possession
69%
282
Total passes
628
209
Accurate passes
561
74%
Pass accuracy
89%
Discipline1 · 1 won
12
Fouls
6
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
0
Blocked shots
10
Brisbane Roar
4-2-3-1
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-2-3-1Brisbane Roar
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1D. BouzanisG
- 2Y. SalasD
- 3D. ValkanisD
- 5M. LodeD
- 8Samuel KleinM
- 10G. VrakasM
- 13H. HoreM
- 19M. RuhsF
- 23J. McGarryD
- 26J. O'SheaM
- 31N. MaieroniM
Substitutes
- 6Austin LudwikD
- 7Jacob BrazeteF
- 11M. FrekeG
- 16M. DenchD
- 30Q. MacnicolM
- 39Niall ThomM
- 44J. LautonM
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3A. GersbachD
- 7R. FraserM
- 8S. UgarkovićM
- 17J. CarluccioD
- 18J. FarrellD
- 20L. ThomasG
- 21A. HammondM
- 23B. KraevM
- 25J. BrillanteD
- 26B. BorelloF
- 32A. ThurgateM
Substitutes
- 9K. BarbarousesF
- 14P. CancarD
- 22A. PantazopoulosD
- 24N. BarrieD
- 30J. HolmesG
- 38J. RoseF
- 39A. LualF
Brisbane Roar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitrios Valkanis | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Georgios Vrakas | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Noah Maieroni | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marius Lode | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Ruhs | F | 66 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| James McGarry | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Dean Bouzanis | G | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Hore | M | 54 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Samuel Klein | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Youstin Salas | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jay O'Shea(C) | M | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matt Dench | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Brazete | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Ludwik | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niall Thom | M | 36 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Quinn MacNicol | M | 24 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jordan Lauton | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macklin Freke | G | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fraser | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 3/4 |
| Jacob Farrell | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Brandon Borrello | F | 79 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3/5 |
| Bozhidar Kraev | M | 69 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Lawrence Thomas(C) | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angus Thurgate | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Joshua Brillante | D | 69 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Steven Ugarković | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Alex Gersbach | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Aydan Hammond | M | 79 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jarrod Carluccio | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nathan Barrie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phillip Čančar | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Holmes | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kosta Barbarouses | F | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Awan Lual | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jai Rose | F | 21 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Anthony Pantazopoulos | D | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |