Brisbane Roar are ready to set aside the league table before this game vs Melbourne Victory. Here's all you should know pre-match!
- Brisbane Roar have the the worst goal difference (-7) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in A-League
Melbourne Victory have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Brisbane Roar form and stats
Brisbane Roar have collected 10 points from their A-League home games so far after 3-1-1. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Brisbane Roar after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 192 minutes without scoring a league goal. Hore was the last player to find the net.
Brisbane Roar are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Perth Glory. The attacking player O'Shea was announced as "man of the match" for Brisbane with a rating of 7.65/10. O'Shea hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 61 successful passes (of 64 total).
Heartbreak before that as Brisbane Roar lost 0-3 at Wellington Phoenix's place.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Brisbane Roar have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won three, drawn three and lost four.
Brisbane Roar have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1 with 8 goals in 5 league matches. Brisbane are not conceding a lot of goals here at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1 in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the A-League. Melbourne Victory has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Melbourne Victory won their last game, 1-0 versus Central Coast Mariners played at home. Miranda was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.41. The defender Miranda won 4 of 5 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Western Sydney Wanderers wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Melbourne Victory playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were two Melbourne wins, three draws and five defeats.
6 goals have been conceded by Melbourne Victory in these games.
Head 2 Head
This was the scoreline when the squads met earlier this season; Melbourne Victory - Brisbane Roar 3-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - zero - six (Brisbane wins - draws - Melbourne Victory wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Mileusnic 5 goals |   N. D'Agostino 4 goals |  H. Hore 2 goals |
Brisbane Roar missing players
Melbourne Victory missing players
| Brisbane Roar | Melbourne Victory | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 8 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 92% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 75% |
| 58% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 58% |
| 17% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 25% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 42% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 25% |
| 4.7 | 5.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.2 | 15.4 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.8 | 12.8 |
| 4.6 | 5.4 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 20% | 30% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 32% |
| 12.3 | 10 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14.8 | 14.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
- Brisbane Roar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Brisbane Roar have the the worst goal difference (-7) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Western United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Sydney | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | Macarthur | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 12 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -7 | 11 |
