Brisbane Roar have some lost ground to recover from their 12th place, and they have a chance vs Newcastle Jets. Read more!
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals (20) in A-League
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest points from losing position (2) in A-League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Brisbane Roar form and stats
The story so far in the A-League for Brisbane Roar at their home stadium (Kanko Stadium) is 3 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Kanko Stadium.
Brisbane Roar lost their last game at Central Coast Mariners (placed 3rd) after a 1-4 scoreline. The home side have an in-form goalscorer in O'Shea, having found the net in four consecutive matches. Midfielder O'Shea was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.62 (out of ten) in that game. O'Shea scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 37 successful passes (of 43 total).
Before that, Brisbane had a home game versus Western United which ended with a victory 1-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Brisbane Roar perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Brisbane Roar as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Brisbane Roar has won 5 of these, drawn 4 and lost 4.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Brisbane here at Kanko Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 11 games). From these home matches, Brisbane Roar have conceded only 9 goals.
Newcastle Jets form and stats
As the visiting team in A-League matches, Newcastle Jets have produced an overall stat of 3-3-5 so far.
Newcastle Jets has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Melbourne City for a 1-1 draw. Defender Ingham was the best team player with a rating of 7.4. Ingham hit one key pass and won 9 of 13 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Perth Glory.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Newcastle Jets playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 1 Newcastle win, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Take note! Both sides have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's latest 11 league games.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Newcastle Jets as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Newcastle Jets have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Brisbane and Newcastle Jets have faced off before this season: Newcastle Jets - Brisbane Roar 4-0. Head-to-head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Brisbane Roar won six games, two matches ended in a draw and Newcastle Jets have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  J. O'Shea 7 goals |  B. Mikeltadze 6 goals |  T. Buhagiar 5 goals |
Brisbane Roar missing players
Newcastle Jets missing players
| Brisbane Roar | Newcastle Jets | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 20 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 27 |
| 29 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 36 |
| 86% | 73% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 55% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 82% | 86% |
| 41% | 27% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 45% | 59% |
| 18% | 9% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 32% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 59% | 45% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 45% | 59% |
| 27% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| 27% | 45% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 27% |
| 5 | 4.4 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.1 | 11.8 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 24% | 22% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 20% | 30% |
| 13.6 | 15.5 | 14.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 14.1 | 13.9 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in A-League
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals (20) in A-League
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in A-League
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest points from losing position (2) in A-League
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest scored goals (9) away in A-League
- Newcastle Jets 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 | Melbourne City | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 40 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 34 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 27 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 26 |
| 9 | Western United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -10 | 26 |
| 10 | Macarthur | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -14 | 25 |
| 11 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 12 | Brisbane Roar | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 23 |
