On Feb 18th, Brisbane Roar and Sydney will play a match in Sydney in a clash of these two closely matched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Sydney recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Western Sydney Wanderers. Max Burgess scored the first goal for Sydney in the 16th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Western Sydney Wanderers couldn’t muster any offence and Sydney ran away with the shutout win. Sydney is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Brisbane Roar recorded a 1-2 loss against Central Coast Mariners. Marco Túlio struck first for Central Coast Mariners in the 19th minute on a feed from Storm Roux, but Jay O’Shea got the equalizer for Brisbane Roar in the 23rd minute. Brisbane Roar looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 6th of November, Brisbane Roar won by a score of 3 to 1. Charlie Austin scored the first goal for Brisbane Roar in the 6th minute, then Yared Abetew added another in the 12th minute.
Brisbane Roar hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Joe Knowles and Jay O’Shea, and they each have 1 goal. Adam Le Fondre has been the most prolific scorer on Sydney in his last five matches with three goals.