Betfair Live Video: The Roar banking on a relaxed Victory...

9Mar 2013

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Sit back, relax and enjoy what Betfair Live Video has to offer you this Saturday. Starting in Brisbane for an A-League tussle, followed by a tricky trip for Eredivisie leaders PSV in Heerenveen...

Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne Victory

Saturday 08:45

Saturday morning's clash at the Suncorp Stadium pits two sides against each other with very different agendas. With the visitor's Finals place all but sealed, coach Postecoglou will take a relaxed team to Brisbane with little to fight for. However with a chasing pack breathing down their neck for the all-important sixth spot, the Roar will need to produce one of their performances of the season to take three points from the side lying in third place.

Taking seven points from their last three fixtures, the Roar have found a snippet of form at the right time. Only four match days remain in this campaign before the final series and keeping hold of their sixth spot is a must for Mike Mulvey's boys, if anything is to be salvaged from this disappointing season.

Striker Besart Berisha has come close to replicating the form that won him the Golden Boot last year, but he is seven goals shy of last year's tally, with a strong end to the season considered a must if the Roar are going to be celebrating come the end of April.

Victory have had a consistent regular season without hitting the heights they have sometimes threatened. Lying in third place for the majority of the campaign after a less than impressive start, Postecoglou's side have continued to struggle to put together a solid winning run, seeing them drop below the pace now set by the Wanderers and Mariners.

The main news this week surrounded Victory's marquee player Marcos Flores who has been left out of this weekend's squad to face the Roar due to injury. Postecoglou has come out this week saying: "We really need to get him back training a whole week. It would be silly of us to try and rush people back at this stage."

With the Roar seemingly finding their feet at this late stage of the season, expect the hosts to come out fighting against an unenthused Victory outfit. A comfortable home win could well be on the cards.

Recommended Bet:

Back Brisbane Roar @ 2.06

Back 3-1 @ 16.5

Heerenveen vs PSV

Saturday 17:45

The leaders of the Eredivisie travel to the Abe Lenstra Stadium in search of three points to cement their position at the top of the Dutch tree. With a less than convincing win over struggling VVV last weekend, the Boeren will be looking to turn on the style again with an emphatic victory which was prominent at the start of this years' campaign.

Marco van Basten's Heerenveen have struggled to find any consistency this season. Finishing fifth in last year's Eredivisie, hopes were high for De Superfriezen coming into this campaign, but with the side yo-yoing between thirteenth and fourteenth position all year, they currently find themselves at their peak in ninth place.

With back-to-back wins and a victory over Twente, there could well be a late siege on the teams above them in the European spots and the player that has kept them in with a chance is prolific 'Iceman' striker Alfreo Finnbogason. After making a move from Helsingborgs in the summer, the 24 year old has hit the ground running scoring 19 goals in 22 appearances, only being outscored by Vitesse's danger man Wilfried Bony.

With a two-point lead over Ajax and three over Feyenoord, PSV know how crucial it is to keep on top of the pile as we approach the business end of the season. Averaging 3.2 goals a match in the league, Dick Advocaat is spoilt for choice when it comes to his attacking options.

With Mertens, Matavz, and Wijnaldum hitting double figures this campaign they would seem the obvious combination, but with Lens also on nine and pressure from Dutch youngsters Narsingh and Locadia for a starting place, it's fair to say that Dick will have a lot to consider come Saturday evening.

With Ajax and Feyenoord having seemingly easy ties against bottom of the table sides this weekend, the Red and White Army will know the importance of this fixture and will accept nothing less than all three points.

Recommended Bet:

Back PSV to win @ 1.6

Back HT/FT Draw/PSV @ 5.4