In a mid week match in week 6, on Tue Jan 10th, Brisbane Roar will travel to Perth to battle Perth Glory in a A-League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 12th placed Perth Glory is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Western Sydney Wanderers. Keegan Jelacic struck first for Perth Glory in the 59th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Western Sydney Wanderers couldn’t muster any offence and Perth Glory ran away with the shutout win. Perth Glory looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Brisbane Roar is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Melbourne Victory. Jay O’Shea struck first for Brisbane Roar in the 73rd minute on a feed from Henry Hore, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Melbourne Victory couldn’t muster any offence and Brisbane Roar ran away with the shutout win. Brisbane Roar is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 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 2 wins.
Both Yared Abetew and Jay O’Shea have been the hottest scorers for Brisbane Roar in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Perth Glory is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jack Clisby and Ryan Williams each only have 1 goal in their last 5.