Victory seals finals place
Melbourne Victory sealed their place in the Finals after beating the Gold Coast 2-1.
The win means that the worst the Victory can finish on the table this season is sixth which is the last finals place.
The loss for Gold Coast means they will struggle in their quest to finish second.
In other results in round 25, the Central Coast Mariners beat Adelaide to cement their hold to second place.
Two more wins or one win and two draws will see the Mariners secure second place.
This week I will take a look at the first half performance in a league format as shown in the table below:
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Roar | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 46 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 46 |
| Adelaide Utd | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 42 |
| Sydney | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 39 |
| Melb Victory | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 38 |
| Perth Glory | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 35 |
| 6Gold Coast | 26 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 34 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| Newcastle Jets | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 30 |
| Melb Heart | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| NQ Fury | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 23 |
So Brisbane comes with the best first half performance.
So if we now take a closer look at the Roar here is the trend between first half and second half:
| Trend | Frequency | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Roar leading at half time, Brisbane Roar winning at full time | 10 | 58.8 |
| Brisbane Roar leading at half time, Brisbane Roar losing at full time | 0 | 0.0 |
| Brisbane Roar trailing at half time, Brisbane Roar winning at full time | 1 | 5.9 |
| Brisbane Roar trailing at half time, Brisbane Roar losing at full time | 0 | 0.0 |
| Brisbane Roar drawing at half time, Brisbane Roar winning at full time | 5 | 29.4 |
| Brisbane Roar drawing at half time, Brisbane Roar losing at full time | 1 | 5.9 |
| Matches ending in result | 17 | 60.7 |
So in the 11 matches the Roar has been winning at half time, they have gone on to win ten of them and drew just one.
The drawing trend for the Roar is as shown below:
| Trend | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Roar drawing at half time, Brisbane Roar drawing at full time | 7 | 63.6 |
| Brisbane Roar team leading at half time, Brisbane Roar drawing at full time | 1 | 9.1 |
| Brisbane Roar trailing at half time, Brisbane Roar drawing at full time | 3 | 27.3 |
| Drawn matches | 11 | 39.3 |
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