Preview: Brisbane Roar vs. Newcastle Jets - prediction, team news, lineups

Brisbane Roar entertain Newcastle Jets in the Australian A-League on Sunday morning as the hosts look to bounce back from a disappointing defeat last time out.

Craig Deans's side, on the other hand, have gone three games unbeaten and will be aiming to climb into the top half of the table over the weekend.

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Match preview

the league standings. The McDonald Jones Stadium outfit narrowly missed out on the playoffs last season and will be looking to go one better this time around. A win at the weekend would give them real hope of doing just that, and it would represent quite the turnaround from their struggles in the opening fixtures. Brisbane Roar Australian A-League form: LWWWWL Newcastle Jets Australian A-League form: LLLWDW

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Team News

The Roar have no injury concerns coming into this one, but Moon could still make some changes to his starting XI after the 2-0 loss on Tuesday.

One man who is guaranteed to start, though, is star striker Dylan Wenzel-Halls. The 23-year-old has bagged five goals and provided two assists in his six league outings this term and will be crucial to his side's chances.

Newcastle Jets will be without Ben Kantarovski, with the defensive midfielder ruled out through injury for this one.

He is joined on the sidelines by versatile defender John Koutroumbis as the 22-year-old also remains on the treatment table.

Brisbane Roar possible starting lineup: Young; Aldred, Gillesphey, Trewin; Brindell-South, Brown, O'Shea, Akbari; McDonald, Danzaki, Wenzel-Halls

Newcastle Jets possible starting lineup: Duncan; O'Toole, Topor-Stanley, Jackson, Hoffman; Ugarkovic, Petratos, Thurgate; Najjarine, O'Donovan, Yuel

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We say: Brisbane Roar 3-1 Newcastle Jets

Although Brisbane lost last time out, we fancy them to recover from that surprise result and pick up their fifth victory of the season on Sunday. Moon's charges should have too much quality for this Newcastle side, and the Roar could end the weekend at the top of the table.

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