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Western Sydney’s finals dreams are still alive after they took a dominant 3-nil win against the Brisbane Roar.
Final score
Western Sydney Wanderers 3
Brisbane Roar 0
The Wetsern Sydney Wanderers will enter the last chance saloon when they host the Brisbane Roar on Saturday afternoon at Homebush. Join The Roar for live scores from 5:35pm (AEST).
This match comes with a very simple equation for Josep Gomabau’s men. Either win, or the dream of A-League finals is virtually gone.
As it stands, they are only two points outside of the top six, with the Roar the team currently holding that final spot for the finals series.
A win here and the Wanderers leapfrog the Roar with just a single game to play, showing exactly how important this home game is for both clubs.
A draw may be enough to keep them in contention for the top six with a round to go, but it’s far from a foregone conclusion and will depend on other results across this round and indeed next, as well as how Western Sydney play in the final week.
The Wanderers can control their own fate though. Their form line suggests it’s going to be tough to turn things around and make it happen though. They come in off two straight losses against the two Melbourne teams – 3-0 to City and 3-1 to the Victory.
With the Roar sitting right on the edge of the top six, the pressure will be on them to win and all but lock their spot up in the finals series.
Whether they can do it away from home is anyone’s guess, but their form is solid and they have played a brand of football relevant to their ladder position over the last month.
Their last two weeks have seen a 1-0 win over the Central Coast Mariners and a 2-all draw with the Wellington Phoenix, but it was the week before which showed exactly where they’re at. A win over Sydney FC is hard to come by at the best of times, and the Roar did exactly that, winning 2-1.
Prediction
The Wanderers simply must win, but their form line just doesn’t look good enough.
Being shelled two weeks in a row when their situation was slightly easier doesn’t make for good reading and with a Roar side also trying to qualify for the final six, this should be the end of the Western Sydney-based clubs season, although, a draw could also emerge from what should be a very tightly contested match.
Wanderers 1 – Roar 2.
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