Brisbane Roar vs Central Coast Mariners Betting Tips

Two of the winning teams from round one meet in the second round of Hyundai A-League games. The Brisbane Roar, the winningest team in A-League history, beat the Western Sydney Wanderers 3-1 one week ago, while the Central Coast Mariners beat Perth Glory 3-2.

The Roar were unusually kept away from most of the interesting action at the top of the A-League’s table last season. Still, a quick look at their performance in that first game and their overall squad would suggest that they are a team to look out for and one ready to make a more serious impact in 2015-16.

Meanwhile, the Mariners enjoyed a strong 2014-15 campaign, finishing with 46 points, just six shy of the top of the table Melbourne Victory.

Their opening game was a potentially tricky affair against another potential contender and winner of 14 games last year, the Perth Glory. They were convincing while seeing off that challenge, outscoring Perth in an entertaining game,

Three Reasons for Betting Tips

1. Plenty of goals in this game

Both teams have enough attacking pedigree and willingness to create an open game of football here. They were both involved in high-scoring games in the first round and we expect more of the same in this match-up.

2. Brisbane have the edge

We have given Brisbane the slight edge. They’ve got home field advantage and they’ve got just a little more depth in this season’s squads.

3. BTTS at 4/6

It’s a close to even number, which we think represents a pretty solid opportunity given the style of play these two teams adopt and the style of the A-League overall.