Western Sydney Wanderers vs Brisbane Roar Prediction: WSW to make it a hat-trick of W’s

After a run of one win in seven, Western Sydney Wanderers appear to have gotten their season back on track following back-to-back victories over Perth Glory and Macarthur FC, form which has them four points ahead of Melbourne City in the race for the finals.

The Wanderers can further solidify their position in the top six with a win over Brisbane Roar at the CommBank Stadium on Friday (KO, 09:45). Below is our Western Sydney Wanderers vs Brisbane Roar prediction, as well as all the latest team news and match odds for this contest, which is live on TNT Sports.

Team News

Western Sydney Wanderers' extended squad is the same one named for their 3-1 win over Macarthur FC on Monday, with no notable absentees.

It will be the last game for a few weeks at least for Nicolas Milanovic and Lachlan Brook though, with the duo selected by the Olyroos for the upcoming 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, which doubles as AFC qualifiers for this year's Olympic Games in Paris.

Brisbane Roar have received a boost with the news that Marco Rojas is in contention to return after missing Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Wellington Phoenix with a hamstring injury.

Scott Neville and Joe Caletti remain unavailable for head coach Ruben Zadkovich.

Match Odds

The hosts have been installed as 10/11 favourites for this clash, giving them an implied win probability of 52.4%, while the visitors' chances of victory are rated at 31.3% with odds of 11/5. The draw, meanwhile, can be backed at 11/4.

Both teams to score has landed in the last six meetings between these sides and it's 4/9 for BTTS in a seventh-straight game, and if you're looking to follow the two head-to-heads last year and plump for over 3.5 goals, that can be found at 6/5.

WSW to win and over 2.5 goals @ 8/5

After a pretty bleak couple of months at the club, smiles are back on faces at the Wanderers, who have reignited their push for the finals in recent weeks.

They haven't won at home since January 1 however, losing four of their five matches at the CommBank since.

But they could hardly pick more ideal opponents to play on Friday, with Brisbane Roar without a win in their last three and not having tasted success away from home since December 10.

I expect WSW to make it three wins on the bounce this week, and there could be a few goals to look forward to as well. 17 of the Roar's 23 A-League men's matches have seen at least three goals scored - only Perth Glory (18) have been involved in more - and WSW aren't too far down on 14.

WSW's last two games finished with three goals scored and a win in their favour, and Friday's clash could go the same way.

Team with most corners - WSW @ 21/20

This is a game the Wanderers should be winning, and at home, I expect them to apply pressure from the outset, which could result in a number of shots and subsequently corners in their favour.

That's why I'm happy to go against the grain for this one. The statistics show that the Roar (5.7) force more corners per game on average than WSW (4.9) this season, and Zadkovich's side (4.3) also conceded fewer corners per game than Rudan's (5.9).

WSW's confidence should be up for this one after back-to-back wins and they only have four games to confirm their place in the finals. After Friday their remaining opponents are Sydney FC (A), Melbourne City (H) and Melbourne Victory (A), so they should be going all out to ensure victory in this one.

Monday's defeat in Wellington ended any lingering hopes the Roar had of crashing the top six, so their enthusiasm could be dampened in Parramatta.

More than half (6/11) of WSW's home games have seen them win the corner count, and they will be looking to utilise the aerial threat of captain Marcelo, who averages 1.5 shots per game.

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