On the 3rd of May, in this week 9 match, Central Coast Mariners and Brisbane Roar will play a match in Brisbane in a meeting of these two closely matched A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. Brisbane Roar sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Melbourne Victory. Alex Parsons struck first for Brisbane Roar in the 54th minute on a feed from Luke Ivanovic, then Brendan Hamill tied it up for Melbourne Victory in the 68th minute earning Melbourne Victory at least a draw. Brisbane Roar is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while central Coast Mariners is fresh off their 4-2 win against Newcastle Jets. Matheus Moresche struck first for Central Coast Mariners in the 19th minute on a feed from Daniel Hall, then Jason Cummings added another in the 30th minute. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Central Coast Mariners should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Central Coast Mariners won by a score of 2 to 1. Béni NKololo struck first for Central Coast Mariners in the 49th minute on a feed from Jason Cummings, then Nicolai Müller added another in the 55th minute.
Jason Cummings has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Central Coast Mariners. Luke Ivanovic and Henry Hore are the top scorers for Brisbane Roar in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.