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Brisbane Roar FC
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Match Complete
Adelaide United
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| S. McDonald |  | 95' | ||
| J. Hingert | | 85' | ||
| 82' | | L. D'Arrigo | ||
| 77' | | P. Izzo | ||
| T. Aldred |  | 74' | ||
| M. Muratovic | | 68' | ||
| D. Bowles | | 62' | ||
| 58' | | B. Halloran | ||
| 42' | | M. Jakobsen | ||
| J. Pepper | | 21' |
| 15 | Shots | 18 | ||
| 5 | On Target | 5 | ||
| 9 | Fouls | 10 | ||
| 5 | Corners | 7 | ||
| 1 | Offsides | 1 | ||
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | ||
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
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With three straight wins entrenching them once again in the top six Adelaide United will be looking to continue their push for a home final when they travel north to take on the Brisbane Roar on Saturday evening. Join The Roar for live scores from 7:30pm (AEDT).
A strong last month from the Reds has arrested their slide down the ladder following an extended run of losses, but with the logjam around the middle of the ladder continuing to grow, they can ill afford too many more slip-ups.
Remarkably, despite losing five of six games from the start of December to early January, they’re now within one good win of second-placed Melbourne City (with a game to spare, too), meaning a top-two berth and a precious finals double chance is still well within reach.
However, they’re also only five points clear of the seventh-placed Roar, making this match all the more crucial.
Before last week’s 1-0 loss to ladder-leaders Sydney FC, the Roar hadn’t tasted defeat in over a month.
That string of good form pushed the men from Brisbane up from the foot of the ladder to within touching distance of the top six, though there are still question marks over their quality relative to the A-League’s best sides.
Only a Scott Neville handball in the box and subsequent Adam le Fondre penalty separated them from the all-conquering Sky Blues on the scoresheet last week, and while their defence and goalkeeper Jamie Young were outstanding to deny the flag favourites again and again, they were seldom able to create chances themselves.
When all is said and done, though, they’ll be very difficult to beat at their home fortress of Suncorp Stadium.
Prediction
Minus the suspended Neville this week, the Roar seem vulnerable on paper. But the Reds haven’t been great away from home this season (they even lost on the road to the lowly Mariners), which should give Robbie Fowler’s men the edge.
Roar 2-1 Adelaide
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Time: 7:30pm (AEDT)
TV: Fox Sports 505
Online: Kayo Sports, Foxtel GO
Odds: Brisbane Roar $2.85, Draw $3.50, Adelaide United $2.25
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