In this week 4 match on the 29th of October, Brisbane Roar hosts Melbourne Victory at Suncorp Stadium in a A-League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Brisbane Roar is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Western Sydney Wanderers. Sulejman Krpić scored the first goal for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 5th minute, but Charlie Austin got the equalizer for Brisbane Roar in the 50th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Brisbane Roar. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Melbourne Victory is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Melbourne City. Jamie MacLaren scored the first goal for Melbourne City in the 17th minute on a penalty kick, then Cadete added another on an own goal in the 19th minute In the end, Melbourne Victory was frustrated by Melbourne City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Melbourne City ended the match with the shutout victory. Melbourne Victory looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Melbourne Victory won the head to head battle with 1 win and 2 draws.
Jake Brimmer has been the most prolific scorer on Melbourne Victory in the last 5 matches with two goals. Brisbane Roar is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Luke Ivanovic and Juan Lescano each only have 1 goal in their last five.