His heart couldnt take another nine-goal thriller but Tony Popovic is optimistic of an identical result in Western Sydneys first A-League meeting with Brisbane since their famous semi-final win.Much has changed since the Wanderers 5-4 extra-time triumph in April.In place of the heaving fortress of Pirtek Stadium that spurred the grand finalists back from three goals down, Spotless Stadium so far has been a fruitless venue for Popovics revamped and inconsistent line-up.The Roar, the first team to have taken a point from runaway leaders Sydney FC, will return with a vengeance and an eye to punish the leagues equal-worst defence.Jamie Maclaren has scored seven goals in four games against the Wanderers, who have conceded more goals at this stage of any season.Yet Popovic observed defensive improvements during last weekends 1-1 draw with Melbourne City that told him an emphatic win was around the corner.Even when we were 1-0 down, Melbourne had a period when they were on top for a good 15-20 minutes but without really creating an opportunity, Popovic said.Thats something we havent done so well previously ... thats a big improvement.We restricted a very good team to very little and showed a lot of character.Now we want to see if we can combine the two - keep defending the way we did last week and try and bring back that good ball play we had prior to last week.In Western Sydneys favour is the return of top scorer Brendon Santalab, who has recovered from a calf complaint to complete a full training session.Santalab will again challenge Kerem Bulut to start up front while intrigue surrounds whether Popovic will give back-up goalkeeper Jerrad Tyson a second start ahead of maligned No.1 Andrew Redmayne.Brandon Borrello (hamstring) is unavailable for Brisbane, while in-form Danish midfielder Thomas Kristensen will travel but remains in doubt with his own hamstring issue.Popovic admitted mixed emotions when revisiting last seasons semi-final.Its hard to forget that game - I dont think well ever forget it, he said.I could do with not a similar game tomorrow because Im not sure my heart could cope with that once more.Certainly the outcome at the end wed like to repeat.STATS THAT MATTER:* Western Sydney have won three of their most-recent five games against Brisbane* Twenty-six goals have been scored in the past five meetings, including a nine-goal semi-final thriller* The Wanderers havent won in their past five A-League games, their longest winless streak since a run of 14 matches from May 2014 to February 2015 Cyber Monday Air Jordan . 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