This could be an interesting match as Brisbane Roar II have their presumed home advantage while Gold Coast Knights are ahead 12 points in the Npl Queensland table.
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 II form and stats
Brisbane Roar II's struggle is real here at Gold Coast Croatia Sports Centre with only 11 points collected from 11 Npl Queensland games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-2-6. The Brisbane manager J. Robinson might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Preceding that match was the home game against Olympic that was lost 0-1.
Brisbane Roar II has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.
Gold Coast Knights form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Npl Queensland travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
It's the second away game in a row for Knights, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Gold Coast United (placed 9th) in the Npl Queensland last time out. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Queensland Lions.
The Knights manager G. Piddick has got the team scoring on the road, with 21 away goals in 10 league matches. As opposed to that, Gold Coast Knights have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Gold Coast Knights - Brisbane 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Brisbane Roar II-Gold Coast Knights H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Brisbane zero wins, Gold Coast Knights three wins, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Macuace 9 goals | C. Tipaldo 6 goals | K. Jelacic 3 goals |
Brisbane Roar II missing players
Gold Coast Knights missing players
| Brisbane Roar II | Gold Coast Knights | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 21 | 42 |
| 33 | 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 9 | 14 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 86% | 91% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 85% |
| 71% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 65% |
| 43% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 40% | 40% |
| 24% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 30% | 20% |
| 57% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 65% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 30% |
| 29% | 27% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 208 | 119 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 37 | 116 | 234 |
| 95 | 44 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 59 | 125 |
| 40% | 30% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 36% | 34% |
- Brisbane Roar II 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 | Peninsula Power | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 49 |
| 2 | Olympic | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 26 | 46 |
| 3 | Queensland Lions | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 42 | 43 |
| 4 | Gold Coast Knights | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 39 |
| 5 | Moreton Bay United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -6 | 28 |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar II | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Brisbane Strikers | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | -5 | 25 |
| 8 | SC Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | -7 | 22 |
| 9 | Gold Coast United | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 21 |
| 10 | Eastern Suburbs Brisbane | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Capalaba | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 31 | -23 | 20 |
| 12 | Brisbane City | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -19 | 16 |
| 13 | Redlands United | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -37 | 16 |