Match Report
Brisbane Strikers, 2nd with 51 points, sat 21 points above Redlands United (7th, 30). Scoring rates set the scale: Brisbane Strikers 2.38 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, Redlands United 1.82 and 1.73, with the league averaging 1.67.
Brisbane Strikers entered with ten wins in a row, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Redlands United had drawn three in a row, having scored in 9 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Brisbane Strikers held 15 points of 15 and Redlands United 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 4 Brisbane Strikers wins, 2 for Redlands United, 2 draws, at 3.63 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 63% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 63% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 88%.
Perry Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Brisbane Strikers: Kai Flemington (63'), Kai Flemington (72'), Kirito Higuchi (76')
Key stats
Possession: Brisbane Strikers 67% · Redlands United 33% · Total shots: 26-4 · On target: 12-1 · Corners: 5-1