Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Queensland Lions welcomes Eastern Suburbs Brisbane

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.

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

Queensland Lions form and stats

Queensland Lions, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Npl Queensland, have been outstanding at home so far with 6 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. Queensland Lions has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Gold Coast Knights defeat. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Queensland Lions after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Queensland Lions's last game was hosting Eastern Suburbs Brisbane and winning 3-0. 2-2 away at Moreton Bay United before that.

Queensland Lions are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found one match and the win/draw/lost stats: W1-D0-L0.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Queensland Lions is on fire here. A stunning 22 from 7 matches. Queensland Lions are not conceding a lot of goals here at Lions FC Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.

Eastern Suburbs Brisbane form and stats

As the visiting team Eastern Suburbs Brisbane have produced an overall stat of 5-1-3 so far.

Eastern Suburbs Brisbane play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Queensland Lions. Prior to that result Eastern Suburbs Brisbane won their away game at Peninsula Power. The scoreline was 4-2.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 27 goals in 9 away games this season. The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Eastern Suburbs Brisbane alone have scored more than three on average in their away games (27 from 9 played). For Eastern Suburbs Brisbane, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Queensland Lions - Eastern Suburbs Brisbane 3-0. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's 3 Queensland Lions victories, 1 draw and 0 Eastern Suburbs Brisbane wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

Queensland Lions missing players

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