Match Report
29 points separated the sides: Brisbane Strikers 2nd on 42, Southside Eagles 12th on 13. The last five rounds placed Brisbane Strikers no better than 8th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.91 goals per team per game, Southside Eagles ran at 0.9 scored and 3.14 conceded, Brisbane Strikers at 2.36 and 1.27.
A win had eluded Southside Eagles for 7 matches. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Southside Eagles, 12/15 for Brisbane Strikers.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Southside Eagles win, 3 for Brisbane Strikers, 0 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 100% of the meetings.
On the scoreboard, Brisbane Strikers led 1-0 at the break; 6 second-half goals set the final 1-6.
Goal scorers
Southside Eagles: Alex Kiers (57') · Brisbane Strikers: Connor Booth (19'), Connor Booth (70'), Daniel Cunha (69'), Matthew Thurtell (63'), Matthew Thurtell (85'), Rudolph Gabuogi (88' og)
Key stats
Possession: Southside Eagles 44% · Brisbane Strikers 56% · Total shots: 6-23 · On target: 2-8 · Corners: 1-12