The season has been back-breaking for Brisbane Roar so far, while Melbourne Victory have taken lots of points. Will the travellers triumph again at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1?
- Brisbane Roar have the most matches over the total-line (10) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals (22) in A-League
It's quite the trip for Melbourne Victory when visiting Brisbane Roar as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.
The visiting Melbourne Victory played their last game only three days ago, a A-League match. That game, against Macarthur, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Melbourne Victory.
Brisbane Roar form and stats
Brisbane Roar have collected 16 points from their A-League home games so far after 5-1-4.
The fans are hoping that Brisbane will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Macarthur (placed 6th). Neville was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.45 out of 10. The defender Neville scored one goal and won 7 of 11 duels.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Melbourne Victory that finished 0-0.A decent goal production from Brisbane Roar in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 10 league matches. Brisbane Roar have conceded 13 in these home matches. When Brisbane hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Western Sydney Wanderers, Perth Glory and Newcastle Jets), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
Playing away, Melbourne Victory have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the A-League this season. Things are running smoothly for Melbourne Victory who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Western Sydney Wanderers.
It's the second away game in a row for Melbourne Victory, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Macarthur (placed 6th) last time out. Midfield player Brimmer was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.5/10. Brimmer scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Newcastle Jets.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Wellington Phoenix in just four days.
Melbourne have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Melbourne Victory as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This was the result when the contenders met previously this season; Melbourne Victory - Brisbane 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Brisbane Roar wins - draws - Melbourne Victory wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. D'Agostino 8 goals |   H. Hore 5 goals |  J. Lescano 5 goals |
Brisbane Roar missing players
Melbourne Victory missing players
| Brisbane Roar | Melbourne Victory | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 34 |
| 33 | 13 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 91% | 90% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 82% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 74% |
| 64% | 70% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 48% |
| 18% | 30% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| 9% | 10% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 55% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 55% | 57% |
| 23% | 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 30% |
| 32% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 18% | 17% |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 5.3 | 5 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
| 2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14.8 | 16.7 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 12.2 | 13.6 |
| 4.9 | 5.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 23% | 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | 31% |
| 12.4 | 11.2 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 12.9 | 12.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
- Brisbane Roar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Brisbane Roar have the most matches over the total-line (10) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals (22) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Melbourne Victory is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | Western United | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 44 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 41 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -14 | 33 |
| 6 | Macarthur | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -6 | 32 |
| 7 | Sydney | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 25 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -23 | 14 |
