Adelaide United and Brisbane Roar FC kick-off the Hyundai A-League Finals Series on Friday night. Here are the numbers you need to know ahead of the first Elimination Final at Adelaide Oval.
32 – Matches between the two clubs.
11 – Adelaide wins.
13 – Brisbane wins.
1564 – Completed passes by Adelaide technician Isaias this season. It’s the most in the Hyundai A-League ahead of Roar’s Luke Brattan by one (1563).
7-1 – Biggest win in this match-up. Brisbane over Adelaide in 2011.
8 – Brisbane Roar’s unbeaten run against the Reds in Adelaide (including six wins in a row).
50 – Reds defender Tarek Elrich will make his 50th appearance for the club on Friday night.
17 – If he returns from injury, Michael Theo will play his 17th finals match, tied with Travis Dodd as the most by any player in the history of the competition.
7 – Players with more than five finals games under their belt in Brisbane’s squad (Adelaide just four).
13 – Adelaide’s winning percentage in finals matches, with just two wins from 15 finals games over the last nine years.
10 – Wins from 16 finals matches for Roar.
7 – The number of finals series both clubs have now been involved in over the first 10 years of the Hyundai A-League.
13 – Different goal-scorers Roar have had this season.
8 – Number of goals the leading scorer in both sides has scored this season. Sanchez for Adelaide, Henrique for Roar.
61 – Yellow cards for Adelaide this season, second most in the competition (Newcastle 67).
