Melbourne Victory are unlocking their away locker room to Brisbane Roar for another key match following their 2-1 result versus 12th-placed Macarthur.
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in A-League
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals (25) in A-League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Melbourne Victory form and stats
5-2-5 (win-draw-lost) are the A-League numbers at home for Melbourne Victory so far this season. When Melbourne Victory hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Macarthur, Western United and Melbourne Victory), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Melbourne's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Macarthur (placed 12th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Finally, a league win after three games without. Manager Popović felt very clever after Brooks scored the winning goal against Macarthur, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 89th minute. Cadete was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.62 out of 10. The defender Cadete served one assist, hit three key passes and won 8 of 21 duels.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Western Sydney Wanderers.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Melbourne Victory handle that role? We have found 11 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
Observe: 12 of the most recent 15 league games from this club have had at least one goal from each team.
Melbourne Victory are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. On the other hand, Melbourne Victory have conceded 13 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Brisbane Roar form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Brisbane Roar so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-6 (win-draw-lose).
Brisbane's previous game was their home loss versus Sydney (0-2). Midfield player Gomulka was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Gomulka dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 47 successful passes (of 54 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Wellington Phoenix that ended 2-2.Brisbane Roar are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
Observe that 9 of this side's 12 latest league rounds have ended with at least three goals.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Brisbane have scored 13 goals in 12 league games away. Brisbane Roar have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Brisbane Roar have won at least one point in the last 4 games (1-3-0) facing Melbourne Victory.These opponents have fought before this season: Melbourne - Brisbane Roar 0-1.
Top Goalscorers
  J. O'Shea 9 goals |   B. Fornaroli Mezza 7 goals |  J. Brillante 3 goals |
Melbourne Victory missing players
Brisbane Roar missing players
| Melbourne Victory | Brisbane Roar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 29 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 33 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 22 | 33 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 72% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 72% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 44% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 20% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 28% |
| 5.2 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
| 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.8 | 12.7 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 12.6 | 12.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 26% | 30% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 11.5 | 12.2 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 12.8 | 13.6 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
- Brisbane Roar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals (25) in A-League
- Brisbane Roar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in A-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 28 | 52 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 41 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| 5 | Sydney | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | -1 | 35 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -7 | 32 |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -9 | 29 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 29 |
| 9 | Western United | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -14 | 29 |
| 10 | Melbourne Victory | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -8 | 27 |
| 12 | Macarthur | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -16 | 26 |
