The defending A-League champions will take on the competition’s new boys when the Western Sydney Wanderers meet the Brisbane Roar in their Saturday night showdown. We’ll have live scores and blog from 7.45pm AEDT.
With both sides situated in rugby league heartlands the two teams will give the A-League an Origin-type feel when the players walk on to Suncorp.
A perceived mismatch with Brisbane and Western Sydney sitting on opposite ends of the table but ladder positions will be irrelevant come kick-off
The round four fixture will be a contrast in styles.
Brisbane Roar has been ruthless on goal this season, netting six goals in three games, second only to the high-flying Jets.
The Western Sydney Wanderers are still in search of their first A-League goal but Beauchamp and the boys look very compact and organised in defence.
Both clubs’ marquee men Thomas Broich and Shinji Ono are warming to the task after three rounds.
The Dutchmen was instrumental in his side’s 5-0 drubbing of Melbourne Victory and former coach Ange Postecoglou.
The Japanese international has looked good since starting after coming from the bench in his A-League debut.
The Wanderers have been competitive in all three matches but have switched off at crucial moments, which have cost them the three points.
The lapses have costed Western Sydney against Adelaide in round two and last week in the Sydney derby, which see the Wanderers bottom heading into round four.
The Roar and wanderers will field very different teams to the ones that took the field last round.
For the home side Luke Brattan and Rocky Visconte return at the expense of Ivan Franjic who succumbed to an abdominal strain against the Wellington.
The Wanderers will be without forwards Kresinger and La Rocca through injury, but Shannon Cole and Tahj Minnecon will replace them at the top half of the pitch.
Youngster Joey Gibbs and Kwabena Appiah-Kubi will get a start after Reece Caira was forced to miss the fixture on national youth duty.
The first instalment of Brisbane and West Sydney will leave the red and black bloc buzzing as they make their first trip up north.
The Queensland faithful will be cheering on their side as they aim at teaching the A-League new boys a footballing lesson.
Will week four be the time the wanderers score that elusive first goal?
Or could Western Sydney get their historic first win in what would be the season’s biggest upset?
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Prediction: 1-0 Brisbane Roar
tonysalerno
Roar Guru
A win is a win; they'll take one goal any day of the week
Nathan of Perth
Roar Rookie
One thing I admired was that WSW attacked to the end - no timewasting, no running it to the corner to try and play keep it offs. They went for goal.
Midfielder
Guest
Congrats WSW ....
Nathan of Perth
Roar Rookie
Couldn't believe the Westies couldn't bang in a second, so close so often!
Johnno
Guest
It's as if Brisbane fans tonight wanted a west sydney victory, good for sport west sydney beating premiers.
Nathan of Perth
Guest
MV would have given them a run. Flattest I've ever seen them.
tonysalerno
Roar Guru
How loud was the ovation when the final siren sounded and the Brisbane Roar were defeated by West Sydney?
johnno
Guest
the official crowd says 12000.. surely this is a joke, i was at the game and i estimate about half (6000) and thats being generous
jamesb
Guest
well done WSW Joey Gibbs coming into the side made a difference. Even though they were leading the game, WSW still wanted to play football. All credit to Poppa. What a day of A-League. Controversy at Hindmarsh, and WSW upseting Roar.
Ian Whitchurch
Guest
Stevo, Well organised defence happened to them :)
Stevo
Guest
Agree Tony. Also maybe we should start calling teams 'clubs' rather than 'franchises' Just a thought
Tom O'Rourke
Guest
Shut it. The roar are the best team in the a league era. They are 'real football' watch the last two grand finals and tell me they don't work hard. It's an upse win, happens all the time, get over it
Johnno
Guest
This was a win for the true believers, . All the hard working people of west sydney the old NSL types who are uniting with west sydney wanderers. FFA thankyou for letting old football comeback to the top flight. Johnny Warren would be proud tonight of west sydney wanderers this was a win for the treu believers real football people old NSL types in other words, not wishy washy 5 minute football fans. Real football. Going to be a lot of partying in Parramatta, and bosley park , and fairfield tonight. Well done Poppa a west sydney soccer born and bread and ex sydney croatia boy.
tonysalerno
Roar Guru
Thanks Ben; it was my pleasure :)
Stevo
Guest
Well done WSW! Wot happened to Roarcelona??? Rado wearing egg on face.
Roarsome
Guest
Pathetic display from the Roar tonight. 1-0 flatters them. Glory, Mariners etc would have put 2 or 3 past them. -- Comment left via The Roar's iPhone app. Download it now [http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/the-roar/id327174726?mt=8].
tonysalerno
Roar Guru
First goal and first win; a celebratory night for the A-league's newest franchise #bestinthewest
Nathan of Perth
Guest
Should have been 4:1! But they'll take that, no mistake!
Ben of Phnom Penh
Roar Guru
Thanks for the updates, Tony. Good job.
tonysalerno
Roar Guru
You would have been a brave man to bet the draw let alone the wanderers