On the 21st of January, in this week 13 match, Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar will play a match in Brisbane in a clash of the A-League. In their last match, 7th placed Brisbane Roar, recorded a 0-1 loss against Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada scored the first goal for Wellington Phoenix in the 65th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Brisbane Roar couldn’t muster any offence and Wellington Phoenix ran away with the shutout win. Brisbane Roar is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Melbourne City, recorded a 1-1 draw against Western Sydney Wanderers. Brandon Borrello struck first for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 19th minute, then Richard van der Venne tied it up for Melbourne City in the 58th minute earning them at least the one point. Melbourne City looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Suncorp Stadium, Melbourne City took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Jamie MacLaren scored the first goal for Melbourne City in the 22nd minute, then Jamie MacLaren added another in the 38th minute from the penalty spot In the end, Brisbane Roar 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 City is glad to have MacLaren in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals. Brisbane Roar’s most prolific scorer has been Yared Abetew. The Australian midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches.