In this week 2 match on Nov 28th, Melbourne Victory hosts Brisbane Roar in a meeting of these two mismatched A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 3rd placed Melbourne Victory, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Western United. Roderick Miranda struck first for Melbourne Victory in the 75th minute on a feed from Jake Brimmer, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Western United couldn’t manage to score, and Melbourne Victory took the shutout win. Melbourne Victory is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Brisbane Roar, recorded a 1-2 loss against Melbourne City. Good struck first for Melbourne City in the 40th minute, then Connor Metcalfe added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Scott Jamieson. Brisbane Roar looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Brisbane Roar won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Riku Danzaki and Jonathan Aspropotamitis are the top scorers for Brisbane Roar in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Melbourne Victory’s most prolific scorer has been Elvis Kamsoba. The midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.