Brisbane Roar host Perth Glory in the Australia A-League. Both clubs finished last season closer to the bottom than the top, with more losses than wins across the year.
This one arrives before the new campaign gets going, so most of what we have to go on is last season's results plus a run of pre-season friendlies and cup ties. That leaves a bit of guesswork about how sharp either side will be by matchday one.
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Recent Form: Neither Side Has Been Convincing
Brisbane Roar's most recent 20 matches read 5 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses, with 33 goals scored and 34 conceded. That sample stretches back through last season and into a handful of pre-season friendlies and Australia Cup ties, including some lopsided scorelines in exhibition games that shouldn't be read as league form.
Brisbane Roar: 20 completed matches; Perth Glory: 20 completed matches.
Brisbane Roar
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 33
- Conceded
- 34
- Difference
- -1
Perth Glory
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 26
- Conceded
- 30
- Difference
- -4
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies Clubs | Olympic | Brisbane Roar | 04.09.2026 | 3-4 |
| Australia Cup | Brisbane Roar | Sydney | 09.08.2026 | 2-4 |
| Australia Cup | Sydney Olympic | Brisbane Roar | 30.07.2026 | 0-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Ipswich | Brisbane Roar | 22.07.2026 | 0-5 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Caboolture | Brisbane Roar | 15.07.2026 | 0-3 |
| A-League | Perth Glory | Brisbane Roar | 25.04.2026 | 2-1 |
| A-League | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne City | 18.04.2026 | 2-3 |
| A-League | Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane Roar | 10.04.2026 | 2-2 |
| A-League | Brisbane Roar | Sydney | 02.04.2026 | 0-0 |
| A-League | Brisbane Roar | Wellington Phoenix | 21.03.2026 | 1-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Cup | Lions | Perth Glory | 21.07.2026 | 1-1 |
| A-League | Perth Glory | Brisbane Roar | 25.04.2026 | 2-1 |
| A-League | Sydney | Perth Glory | 18.04.2026 | 0-0 |
| A-League | Perth Glory | Macarthur | 12.04.2026 | 3-1 |
| A-League | Central Coast Mariners | Perth Glory | 04.04.2026 | 2-2 |
| A-League | Perth Glory | Melbourne City | 22.03.2026 | 1-1 |
| A-League | Wellington Phoenix | Perth Glory | 14.03.2026 | 2-0 |
| A-League | Auckland | Perth Glory | 08.03.2026 | 2-2 |
| A-League | Brisbane Roar | Perth Glory | 28.02.2026 | 1-1 |
| A-League | Adelaide United | Perth Glory | 20.02.2026 | 4-0 |
Perth Glory's record over the same length of sample is 5 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses, scoring 26 and conceding 30. More draws than Brisbane, but a similarly modest overall return. Neither team has shown the kind of consistency that points clearly one way.
Both sides look evenly matched on recent output rather than one carrying real momentum into the new season.
Comparative Team Statistics: Brisbane Roar vs Perth Glory

Head-to-Head: A Fairly Even Rivalry
The last ten meetings between these two split close to down the middle, with wins for both sides scattered through 2023, 2024 and 2026 rather than any one team dominating. Their three most recent A-League clashes this year alone produced a Brisbane win, a draw, and a Perth win.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-League | Perth Glory | Brisbane Roar | 25.04.2026 | 2-1 |
| A-League | Brisbane Roar | Perth Glory | 28.02.2026 | 1-1 |
| A-League | Perth Glory | Brisbane Roar | 16.01.2026 | 1-2 |
| A-League | Perth Glory | Brisbane Roar | 15.03.2025 | 1-3 |
| A-League | Brisbane Roar | Perth Glory | 21.12.2024 | 0-1 |
| Australia Cup | Brisbane Roar | Perth Glory | 23.07.2024 | 2-4 |
| A-League | Perth Glory | Brisbane Roar | 17.02.2024 | 3-2 |
| A-League | Brisbane Roar | Perth Glory | 26.11.2023 | 2-1 |
| A-League | Brisbane Roar | Perth Glory | 26.02.2023 | 2-1 |
| A-League | Perth Glory | Brisbane Roar | 10.01.2023 | 2-1 |
Results at Brisbane's own ground haven't leaned one way either. Recent home meetings have brought a draw, a home loss, and home wins further back, so there's no strong pattern to lean on for this fixture specifically.
Head-to-head history doesn't hand either side a clear edge.
Team News: Two Names on the Injury List
Brisbane Roar have H. Bility listed as questionable with an injury concern, while Perth Glory's J. Kucharski carries the same questionable tag. Neither entry confirms they'll miss out, but both are worth keeping an eye on closer to kickoff.
On discipline, Brisbane's N. Maieroni and Samuel Klein have picked up plenty of yellow cards across their recent matches, and Perth's Giovanni De Abreu has a similar tally. It's the kind of detail that can matter if the game gets feisty, without changing the broader picture.

What Kind of Game Might This Be
With both teams sitting close to even on goals scored and conceded across their recent samples, this has the makings of an open, back-and-forth contest rather than a one-sided affair. Neither side has shown the defensive solidity to suggest a tight, low-scoring match is guaranteed.
Given how mixed both teams' recent results have been, and with a new season about to start, it's genuinely hard to say which version of either side turns up on the day.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Warland | Australia | 30 | Defender | 185 | 82 |
| M. Acton | Australia | 34 | Goalkeeper | 184 | 85 |
| C. Brown | Australia | 32 | Defender | 174 | 69 |
| F. Berenguer-Bohrer | France | 37 | Midfielder | 180 | 70 |
| M. Freke | Australia | 27 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| J. Hingert | Australia | 36 | Defender | 170 | 68 |
| A. Burke-Gilroy | Australia | 29 | Defender | 170 | 70 |
| Waleed Shour | Lebanon | 30 | Midfielder | 185 | 72 |
| M. Ferkranus | USA | 23 | Defender | 183 | 84 |
| H. Bility | Australia | 25 | Defender | 187 | 83 |
| H. Hore | Australia | 27 | Midfielder | 180 | 67 |
| K. Jelacic | Australia | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| L. Zabala | Australia | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Samuel Klein | Australia | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Ludwik | Australia | 29 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Zimarino | Australia | 25 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| R. Struick | Indonesia | 23 | Attacker | 185 | 72 |
| N. Amanatidis | Australia | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Q. Macnicol | Australia | 18 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| P. Kasawaya | Australia | 19 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Timmins | Australia | 26 | Defender | 182 | 72 |
| B. O'Neill | Australia | 32 | Midfielder | 179 | 78 |
| L. Wales | Australia | 28 | Midfielder | 179 | 75 |
| D. Williams | Australia | 38 | Attacker | 177 | 70 |
| A. Hamzaoui | Belgium | 30 | Defender | 173 | 65 |
| B. Kaltack | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a | |
| S. Sutton | New Zealand | 24 | Defender | 175 | 73 |
| T. Ostler | Australia | 24 | Midfielder | 184 | 72 |
| H. Aoyama | Japan | 29 | Midfielder | 169 | 67 |
| P. Wood | Australia | 24 | Attacker | 178 | 73 |
| T. Gomulka | Australia | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Sulemani | Australia | 21 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| N. Blair | Australia | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| K. Majekodunmi | Australia | 22 | Defender | 188 | n/a |
| W. Freney | Australia | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Bugarija | Australia | 21 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Anasmo | Australia | 22 | Midfielder | 180 | n/a |
| K. Ngo | Australia | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| T. Kuzamba | Australia | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Despotovski | Australia | 20 | Attacker | 184 | 64 |
There's not enough here pointing clearly one way. Both teams have had inconsistent recent samples, their head-to-head is split down the middle, and we're working with data that predates the new season starting.
Without a market to weigh up and with the evidence this evenly balanced, we're happy to sit this one out rather than force a pick.
