Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Brisbane City & Queensland Lions face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Queensland FFA Cup Preliminary. All the pre-match information is available here!
This is a local derby, usually meaning extra nervousness and importance.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Brisbane and Queensland Lions.
Brisbane City form and stats
Last season, Brisbane City's Queensland FFA Cup Preliminary journey ended in the 7th round.Brisbane City have played 5 Npl Queensland games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Brisbane faced defeat in their previous match, away at Queensland Lions (0-7). As you see from the result above, Brisbane City suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Olympic are coming to town in four days.
Brisbane City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Brisbane City are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (12 from 5 played).
Queensland Lions form and stats
Queensland was sent out of Queensland FFA Cup Preliminary in the 7th round last season.Queensland Lions's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Queensland Lions collect 14 points from their 6 away matches in the Npl Queensland. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).
Queensland Lions are travelling after their nice 7-0 home win in the match against Brisbane City. As mentioned above, Queensland Lions was the only team on the pitch versus Brisbane City in their previous game, winning 7-0. This could be a tougher task.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 17 goals in 6 league games away this season. Queensland's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 9 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the prior ten meetings featuring these two squads are: two wins for Brisbane City, one draw and seven wins for Queensland Lions. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Reeves 2 goals | K. Kato 2 goals | Y. Hirayama 2 goals |
Brisbane City missing players
Queensland Lions missing players
| Brisbane City | Queensland Lions | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 20 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 67 | 34 | Scored | S | 38 | 90 | ||
| 40 | 19 | Conceded | C | 14 | 31 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 56% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.7 | 6.7 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.2 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.9 | 14.5 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 7.2 | ||
| 40% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 49% | ||
| 10.3 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Queensland Lions | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 32 | 32 |
| 2 | Olympic | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 3 | Peninsula Power | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | Gold Coast Knights | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | Gold Coast United | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | SC Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Moreton Bay United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | Eastern Suburbs Brisbane | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 15 |
| 9 | Brisbane City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 11 |
| 10 | Logan Lightning | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -13 | 9 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar II | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 20 | -17 | 8 |
| 12 | Capalaba | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 | -41 | 3 |
