Only 2 games are going to happen in the Australian league on Friday night. The first is going to be between Melbourne Victory and Brisbane Roar. Both teams have played 9 games and Victory has 3 wins, a draw, 5 losses, a total of 10 points, and the 11th place in the standings. Roar has 2 wins, 6 draws, 1 loss, a total of 12 points, and the 7th place. In this game, I'm predicting that Roar won't lose.

The season in Australia resumed in the middle of December but it hasn't been the best time for Victory. In the last 3 games, the team has 1 win and 2 losses. Friday's game is going to be the 1st at home since November 4th. Victory has played only 3 times at home and they have just 1 win with 2 losses. If we look from the xG perspective, Victory has the 7th-best xG at home (1.55) while the xGA has been the 4th-best (1.36).

With already 6 draws this season, Roar can be labeled as a king of draws. Out of the last 3 games, the team has 1 win and 2 draws. On the road, Brisbane has played only 3 times but they have 1 win and 2 draws. They have scored only 3 times but have conceded just 2 goals. Roar has the 6th-best xG on the road (1.62) and the 2nd-best xGA (1.32).

There's one big issue that Victory will face on Friday. On 17th December, the Melbourne derby was played and City scored the first goal in the 11th minute but 9 minutes later the pitch invasion started as many people run onto the pitch. The game was suspended and the football federation banned Victory's fans to attend Victory's games for some time. Friday's game will be very different because only fans with memberships will be able to attend the game. Playing without their fans is tough, and the head coach of Victory has already admitted that.

Both teams have already met this season in October. Although Roar player was sent off in the 55th minute, Victory wasn't able to use a man advantage as the game ended with a draw. If we include a preseason friendly then the last 4 games have ended without a winner. Out of the last 8 meetings, only 1 time Melbourne won. Out of the last 7 games played in Melbourne, only 2 ended with a Victory's win. Victory isn't at the best point of the season. It is going to be very hard to play without fans, and that's just what Brisbane needs.

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周五晚上澳大利亚联赛只有两场比赛。第一场将在墨尔本胜利队和布里斯班咆哮队之间进行。两队共打了9场比赛，胜利队3胜1平5负，积10分，排名第11位。咆哮队2胜6平1负，积12分，排名第7。在这场比赛中，我预测咆哮队不会输。

澳大利亚的赛季在12月中旬恢复，但这并不是胜利的最佳时机。在过去的3场比赛中，这支球队1胜2负。周五的比赛将是11月4日以来的第一场主场比赛。胜利队在主场只踢了3场比赛，他们只取得了1胜2负的战绩。如果我们从xG的角度来看，胜利的xG在主场排名第七(1.55)，而xGA则是第四(1.36)。

本赛季已经有6场平局，咆哮可以被称为平局之王。在过去的3场比赛中，球队取得了1胜2平的战绩。在客场，布里斯班只参加过3次比赛，但他们取得了1胜2平的成绩。他们只进了3次球，但只丢了2球。Roar拥有第6名的xG(1.62)和第2名的xGA(1.32)。

胜利队周五将面临一个大问题。12月17日，墨尔本德比开始了，曼城在第11分钟打进了第一个球，但9分钟后，许多人跑到球场上，球场入侵开始了。比赛被暂停，足协禁止胜利队的球迷在一段时间内观看胜利队的比赛。周五的比赛将非常不同，因为只有拥有会员资格的球迷才能观看比赛。没有球迷的比赛很艰难，胜利队的主教练已经承认了这一点。

这两支球队本赛季已经在10月份交手。虽然咆哮队的一名球员在第55分钟被罚下，但胜利队未能利用一人优势，最终以平局结束比赛。如果我们算上季前赛友谊赛，那么最近4场比赛都是零胜。在过去的8次交锋中，墨尔本队只有1次获胜。在墨尔本过去的7场比赛中，只有2场以胜利队获胜告终。胜利不是在这个赛季最好的时刻。在没有球迷的情况下比赛是非常困难的，而这正是布里斯班所需要的。