Brisbane Roar are back at home facing Adelaide United in Isuzu UTE A-League Round 16 action at Suncorp Stadium on Tuesday night.
Ruben Zadkovich’s side look to make it back-to-back home wins after defeating third placed Western United 2-1 at the same venue on Thursday.
Goals from Sam Klein and Florin Berenguer inside an electrifying opening 24 minutes did the damage for Roar as they secured their first home win of the season.
Adelaide United, snapped an eight-match winless run with a 3-2 win over Wellington Phoenix at Coopers Stadium on Friday night.
An 89th minute strike from the league’s equal top goal scorer Archie Goodwin secured the points for Carl Veart’s side with this 13th goal of the season.
The Reds sit seventh on the A-League ladder ahead of Tuesday’s match, one point shy of sixth placed Sydney FC.
Tuesday’s match which is Roar’s second last home game of the 2024/25 campaign kicks off at 7pm at Suncorp Stadium. Get your tickets HERE
WHAT WAS SAID
“That’s the big thing for us in the last three games is to continue that improvement which we’ve shown and winning at home in front of our home fans and members, that was something that was good to get the monkey off the back because those guys deserve it more than anyone.
I know that my players and my staff were happy most about that to be honest, that we could get a win in front of our fans and we’ve got another opportunity to do that tomorrow night, so that’s what we’re looking to try and do.” – Ruben Zadkovich
“It (Thursday’s win) was a great moment.. but with the quick turn around, we were just kind of already focusing on Adelaide.
I think tomorrow is just as important as the game against Western because if we can start to build on that momentum and try and finish the season as strong as possible.
That’s our goal as a team, try and take as many points as we can in the next three games.” –Jacob Brazete
TEAM NEWS
Both Brisbane and Adelaide have named unchanged squads from their respective Round 27 wins.
Henry Hore is named in the extended squad with Roar boss, Ruben Zadkovich stating the midfielder a ’50/50 chance’ to return from a groin injury that saw him miss the sides last two league matches.
Brisbane Roar Squad: 1. Macklin FREKE (GK), 6.Austin LUDWIK, 8. Walid SHOUR, 10. Florin BERENGUER, 11. Asumah ABUBAKAR, 12.Lucas HERRINGTON, 13. Henry HORE, 15. Hosine BIILITY, 17. Nathan AMANATIDIS, 18. Jacob BRAZETE, 19. Jack HINGERT, 21. Antonee BURKE-GILROY, 23. Keegan JELACIC, 24. Sam KLEIN, 26. Jay O’SHEA (C), 27. Ben HALLORAN, 29. Matt ACTON (GK), 35. Louis ZABALA, 43. Adam ZIMARINO, 47. James DURRINGTON
Ins: 13. Henry HORE, 47. James DURRINGTON
Outs: N/A
Unavailable: 3. Corey BROWN (injured), 4. Ben WARLAND (injured)
Adelaide United Squad: 1.James DELIANOV, 3.Bart VRIENDS, 4.Jordan ELSEY, 6.Stefan MAUK, 7.Ryan KITTO, 8.ISAÍAS, 9.Luka JOVANOVIĆ, 10.Zach CLOUGH, 12.Jonny YULL, 13.Max VARTULI, 14.Jay BARNETT, 17.Ben FOLAMI, 19. Yaya DUKULY, 20.Dylan PIERIAS, 21.Javi LÓPEZ, 26.Archie GOODWIN, 42.Austin AYOUBI, 44.Ryan WHITE, 51.Panagiotis KIKIANIS, 55.Ethan ALAGICH
Ins: N/A
Outs: N/A
Unavailable: 36.Panashe MADANHA (hamstring), 54.Bailey O’NEIL (individual training)
LAST TIME WE MET
Roar and Adelaide played out a 1-1 draw when they met at Coopers Stadium in sweltering conditions last month.
The two sides exchanged blows via a pair of stunning strikes from teenagers, Harry Crawford and Jacob Brazete either side of half time for what were both players first A-League goals.
Tuesday’s match will be the third meeting between the two sides with United having prevailed 3-2 when the sides went head-to-head in Unite Round in November.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Played: 60
Brisbane Roar wins: 20
Adelaide United wins: 28
Draws: 12
MATCH DETAILS
Isuzu UTE A-League Men 2024/25 – Round 16: Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United
Suncorp Stadium, Milton
Tuesday, 22 April (7:00pm AEST KO)
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