On Saturday Dec 18th, in week 5, Brisbane Roar hosts Perth Glory in a meeting of these two closely matched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Brisbane Roar sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Western United. Connor Pain struck first for Western United in the 50th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Brisbane Roar was frustrated by Western United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Western United ended the match with the shutout victory. Brisbane Roar looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while in their last match, 8th placed Perth Glory, recorded a 0-1 loss against Melbourne City. Nathaniel Atkinson struck first for Melbourne City in the 88th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Perth Glory 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. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Perth Glory’s most prolific scorer has been Bruno Fornaroli Mezza. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Brisbane Roar hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Alex Parsons and Luke Ivanovic, and they each have 1 goal.