Western United vs Brisbane Roar Predictions

• Western United scored two or more goals in six of their last eight games.
• Both teams scored in each of Roar’s last three A-League matches.
• Both teams registered in six of Western United’s last eight assignments.

Goals anticipated at either end

Just one point separated Brisbane Roar and Western United in 4^th and 5^th place respectively in the final shake-up of the regular A-League season, and the Finals Series clash between the teams promises to be just as close.

Following a run of just two defeats in 11 assignments, Brisbane should arrive at the Bankwest Stadium in confident mood, though their failure to keep a clean sheet in any of their last four matches suggests their usual high defensive standards have slipped.

Western United meanwhile, won six of their last eight games, and Mark Rudans’ attack minded team have looked full of goals, rattling the net a full 23 times in total during their late-season surge.

Only the A-League’s top two finishers, Sydney and Melbourne City, scored more goals across the entire campaign than Western in fact, though United’s forward-thinking philosophy means they are quite often left short at the back – something reflected in their run of just one shutout in 10 attempts.

With those factors considered, the both teams to score market opens up as a smart avenue of approach this weekend, though our correct score prediction backs Western’s superior firepower to deliver the goods in a 2-1 United win.

Roar scored one or fewer goals in five of their last six, and we’re backing a Western frontline that plundered two or more goals in six of their last eight to outscore them.