In this week 17 match on the 5th of March, Brisbane Roar and Central Coast Mariners will play a match in Gosford in a clash of these two evenly matched A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. Central Coast Mariners is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Adelaide United. Béni NKololo struck first for Central Coast Mariners in the 35th minute, then Hiroshi Ibusuki tied it up for Adelaide United in the 52nd minute on a feed from Lachlan Brook But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 92nd minute on a goal by Nestory Irankunda. Central Coast Mariners looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while brisbane Roar sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Perth Glory. Fornaroli Mezza scored the first goal for Perth Glory in the 8th minute on a penalty kick, then Bruno Fornaroli Mezza added another in the 73rd minute In the end, Brisbane Roar couldn’t muster any offence and Perth Glory ran away with the shutout win. Brisbane Roar is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses 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 1 win.
Nikola Mileusnić has been the most prolific scorer on Brisbane Roar in his last five matches with 3 goals. For Central Coast Mariners, their top scorers are Oliver Božanić and Béni NKololo, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.