The league table in Brisbane Premier League tells a story about these teams so far, with Grange Thistle leading Brisbane Knights by 12 points. Match preview to follow:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's quite the trip for Brisbane Knights when visiting Grange Thistle as the cities are 2000 kilometers apart.
Grange Thistle form and stats
Grange Thistle, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Brisbane Premier League, have played 4 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-1 (wins-draws-losses).Grange Thistle's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 3-4 versus Brisbane Knights. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Caboolture in a game that was won 3-0.
Grange Thistle are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Lanham Park with maximum points. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 25 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Grange Thistle has won 13 times, drawn 4 and lost 8. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Grange Thistle has won by at least two goals 11 times when in this position.
Grange Thistle are showing their attacking force in their home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (10 goals in 4 games). On the other hand, Grange Thistle have conceded 4 goals.
Brisbane Knights form and stats
Brisbane Knights have an excellent away record so far with 4-0-2 from 6 games.Brisbane Knights play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-3 victory visiting Grange Thistle. A 0-3 loss hosting North Pine before that.
Nobody expects Brisbane Knights to collect points from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 18 times before, with the overall statistics of won 7, draw 2 and lost 9. When defeated, 5 matches have been lost by two or more goals.
Brisbane Knights are a potent attacking force on the road with their 15 goals in 6 games on the road. Brisbane Knights have conceded 10 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Grange Thistle - Brisbane Knights 3-4 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Grange Thistle 3 wins, 0 draws and Brisbane Knights 1 victory. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.Grange Thistle missing players
Brisbane Knights missing players
| Grange Thistle | Brisbane Knights | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Won | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 49 | 24 | 10 | Scored | 6 | 28 | 40 |
| 27 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | 6 | 20 | 55 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 89% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 83% | 78% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 89% |
| 56% | 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 78% | 78% |
| 44% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | 100% | 67% | 56% |
| 67% | 56% | 33% | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 78% |
| 33% | 44% | 67% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 6.9 | 6 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | 0.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 10.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Brisbane Knights haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Grange Thistle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Grange Thistle have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Grange Thistle haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 28-06-19 | | Brisbane Knights | 2 - 5 | Grange Thistle |
| 02-07-19 | | Grange Thistle | 3 - 1 | Toowong |
| 13-07-19 | | Grange Thistle | 3 - 0 | North Pine |
| 20-07-19 | | Albany Creek Excelsior | 0 - 0 | Grange Thistle |
| 27-07-19 | | Grange Thistle | 3 - 0 | Caboolture |
| 03-08-19 | | Grange Thistle | 3 - 4 | Brisbane Knights |
| 10-08-19 | | Taringa Rovers | 07:00 | Grange Thistle |
| 17-08-19 | | Grange Thistle | 07:30 | Bayside United |
| 21-08-19 | | Grange Thistle | 09:30 | Taringa Rovers |
| 24-08-19 | | Acacia Ridge | 07:00 | Grange Thistle |
| 22-06-19 | | Centenary Stormers | 2 - 5 | Brisbane Knights |
| 28-06-19 | | Brisbane Knights | 2 - 5 | Grange Thistle |
| 13-07-19 | | The Gap | 5 - 4 | Brisbane Knights |
| 19-07-19 | | Brisbane Knights | 3 - 6 | Toowong |
| 28-07-19 | | Brisbane Knights | 0 - 3 | North Pine |
| 03-08-19 | | Grange Thistle | 3 - 4 | Brisbane Knights |
| 11-08-19 | | Albany Creek Excelsior | 07:00 | Brisbane Knights |
| 18-08-19 | | Brisbane Knights | 07:00 | Caboolture |
| 25-08-19 | | Taringa Rovers | 06:00 | Brisbane Knights |
| 30-08-19 | | Brisbane Knights | 10:30 | Centenary Stormers |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Albany Creek Excelsior | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| 2 | Toowong | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 27 |
| 3 | Bayside United | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 26 |
| 4 | Grange Thistle | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | Taringa Rovers | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | The Gap | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Caboolture | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Acacia Ridge | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 9 | Brisbane Knights | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | -9 | 13 |
| 10 | Univ. Queensland | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 12 |
| 11 | North Pine | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | -31 | 6 |
| 12 | Centenary Stormers | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 23 | -29 | 2 |