Roar faces Victory test
High flying Brisbane Roar will face the only team to beat them so far, Melbourne Victory in round 17 of the A-League at AAMI Park.
In their last match the Roar scored a very convincing 5-1 away win over the Central Coast Mariners.
Victory on the other hand are having a mixed season and are currently in sixth position on the table.
But the Victory are the only team so far to have been able to beat the league leaders and they will be looking to do the same on Friday night. Last time they beat the Roar 3-nil at AAMI Park.
Looking at the two teams now, the Roar are well ahead.
They have a goal difference of +20 compared to Victory's -1 and they have scored a total of 35 goals compared to Victory's 21.
Here is the head-to-head for the two teams so far:
| Melb Victory | Brisbane Roar | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | 6 | 1 |
| Played | 17 | 19 |
| Points | 19 | 40 |
| Drawn | 7 | 7 |
| Won | 4 | 11 |
| Lost | 6 | 1 |
| Goal difference | -1 | 20 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 7 |
| Failed to score | 6 | 3 |
| Goals scored | 21 | 35 |
| Goals conceded | 22 | 15 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Biggest win | Melb Victory 3 - 0 Brisbane Roar Melb Victory 3 - 0 Sydney | Brisbane Roar 4 - 0 Melb Heart Brisbane Roar 4 - 0 Adelaide Utd Central Coast Mariners 1 - 5 Brisbane Roar |
| Biggest loss | Melb Victory 0 - 2 Perth Glory Central Coast Mariners 2 - 0 Melb Victory Perth Glory 3 - 1 Melb Victory | Melb Victory 3 - 0 Brisbane Roar |
| Scored 3 or more | 3 | 5 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 2 | 1 |
| Scored 5 or more | 0 | 1 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 | 0 |
| Home matches | ||
| Played | 8 | 10 |
| Points | 12 | 24 |
| Drawn | 3 | 3 |
| Won | 3 | 7 |
| Lost | 2 | 0 |
| Goal difference | 4 | 14 |
| Goals scored | 12 | 20 |
| Goals conceded | 8 | 6 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Away matches | ||
| Played | 9 | 9 |
| Points | 7 | 16 |
| Drawn | 4 | 4 |
| Won | 1 | 4 |
| Lost | 4 | 1 |
| Goal difference | -5 | 6 |
| Goals scored | 9 | 15 |
| Goals conceded | 14 | 9 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.6 | 1.0 |
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