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Melbourne Victory
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| 91' |  | N. Konstandopoulos | ||
| J. Courtney-Perkins | | 85' | ||
| J. O'Shea | | 56' | ||
| J. Holmes |  | 55' | ||
| K. Trewin | | 15' |
| 9 | Shots | 29 | ||
| 2 | On Target | 2 | ||
| 15 | Fouls | 15 | ||
| 2 | Corners | 12 | ||
| 0 | Offsides | 1 | ||
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | ||
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
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Two sides sitting outside the top six meet when Brisbane Roar face Melbourne Victory at Moreton Daily Stadium in Redcliffe. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 3pm (AEDT).
After beginning the season brilliantly against the Sky Blues on the opening weekend of action, the Victory have since struggled; beaten by cross-town rivals City last week and losing to Western Sydney at AAMI Park in what was a surprise result.
Brisbane appear to be getting their season into gear after snatching a point against the Wanderers on the road last week to go with the one earned in the opening round of the season, in the dour affair against Macarthur.
The loser today will take something of an emotional and humbling hit, with the teams at the top end potentially around eight points clear of them after a full month of play. The winner will most likely move inside the top six, yet a point each could see the jury remain out for both and plenty of work to do through the middle of the season should they have aspirations of securing a spot in the play-offs.
Portuguese recruit Nani was the culprit that gave City the chance to take the lead from the penalty spot last Saturday and an own goal made things even more difficult for Victory, as they battled away in the second half with ten men.
Charlie Austin scored the goal for Brisbane to sink the Wanderers; something the fans up north will be hoping is repeated many times across the season.
Key team news sees Josh Brillante out for the visitors, having been suspended after his red card in the Derby last week.
There is always a little fire and plenty of history between these two teams, with many a finals match having been played out in controversial circumstances over the years.
Hopefully the Roar fans make the trip to Moreton Daily in droves, with their team in search of that one key win to get the 2022/23 season rolling.
Prediction
The sheer class and depth of the Victory squad suggests they are a better football team than a developing Brisbane, yet home field and a good crowd could level up the contest somewhat.
It is hard to see Victory losing three in a row and tough to see Brisbane finding the net multiple times and earning the win against what is a potent Victory attack when in full flight.
Victory to win 3-2 in a cracking affair.
Venue: Moreton Daily Stadium, Redcliffe
Kick-off: 3pm (AEDT)
Live stream: Paramount+
Odds: Roar $2.90, Draw $3.35, Victory $2.30 – odds via PlayUp
Teams
Brisbane Roar
1.Macklin FREKE, 2.Scott NEVILLE, 3.Jordan COUTRNEY-PERKINS, 5.Thomas ALDRED, 6.Connor CHAPMAN, 7.Rahmat AKBARI, 8.Riku DANZAKI, 9.Charles AUSTIN, 10.Nikola MILEUSNIC, 13.Henry HORE, 15.Jesse DALEY, 16.Joshua BRINDELL-SOUTH, 17.Carlo ARMIENTO, 23.Jordan HOLMES, 26.James O’SHEA, 27.Kai TREWIN, 28.Joseph KNOWLES, 29.Cyrus DEHMIE, 32. James NIKOLOVSKI, 35.Louis ZABALA
Melbourne Victory
1.Matt ACTON, 3.Enrique LOPEZ, 4.Rai MARCHAN, 6.Leigh BROXHAM, 7.Chris IKONOMIDIS, 8.Josh BRILLANTE, 11.Ben FOLAMI, 14.Jay BARNETT, 15.Geroge TIMOTHEOU, 16.Stefan NIGRO, 17.Luis NANI, 18.Nick D’AGOSTINO, 20.Paul IZZO, 21.Roderick MIRANDA, 22.Jake BRIMMER, 23.Nathan KONSTANDOPOULOS, 24.Nishan VELUPILLAY, 25.Noah SMITH, 26.Lleyton BROOKS, 28.Will WILSON
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