Australia - A-LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City, taking place on Saturday, 21 January 2023, at Kayo Stadium in Kippa-Ring.
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Brisbane Roar, Recent FormThe Brisbane Roar squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 1-0 home defeat against Wellington Phoenix, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. Their share of possession in that meeting was 48%, while racking up 12 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target, in contrast to Wellington Phoenix, who had 12 shots on goal with 4 on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 5 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 5 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. They are showing great consistency in finding the back of the net, having scored in 5 of their last 6 games. It's clear that with only 1 clean sheet from the last 6 matches at home, Warren Moon will have some concerns regarding his squad's defensive abilities of late.
Having drawn 3 of their last 6 home games they have at least put some points on the board, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win. The early part of the season has provided an unusually high number of draws for The Roar, with 6 draws in 12 league games.
Melbourne City, Recent FormWith a 1-1 draw in their last match against Western Sydney Wanderers, Melbourne City had to settle for a share of the points. In that game they recorded 66 of the possession, with 31 attempts on goal, 4 on target. Their opponents found the target on 1 of their 2 shots on goal.
Manager Rado Vidošić will be delighted with his team's performances in front of goal, with them having scored 12 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 5 goals conceded in the same period. They are consistently finding a way through on goal, scoring in each of their last 12 games. With 5 clean sheets so far this season, they have one of the best shut out records in the league.
They have had a strong run of away form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games on the road and picking up 4 wins along the way. They've had a decent start to the season being unbeaten in 10 of their 11 league games.
On an individual basis, Jamie Maclaren will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 13 goals in Melbourne City's 11 league games this season.
In the last league encounter between these sides, it was Brisbane Roar who ended up empty-handed, losing 0-2 to Melbourne City.
In their previous 3 encounters with City, Brisbane have shipped at least one goal in those matches.
Brisbane have lost the last 3 times they've faced Melb City in the league and have failed to win in their last 3 encounters.
Melb City player Jamie Maclaren has scored 2 times in the previous 3 matches against Brisbane away at Kayo Stadium in the league and will be looking for more of the same in this match.
With no real injury worries, Brisbane manager Warren Moon will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Melb City manager Rado Vidošić has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Brisbane Roar Playing at home | Melbourne City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.7 | Goals scored | 1.8 |
| 0.9 | Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| 54' | Time first goal scored | 26' |
| 43' | Time first goal conceded | 24' |
| 1.1 | Yellow cards | 2.7 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.3 |
| 4.3 | Subs used | 3.2 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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