Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar – Preview, Tips and Odds

Australia: A-League

Melbourne City

Full Time

2:1

Brisbane Roar

Highlights and Stats

Melbourne City will test their abilities against Brisbane Roar on 12/03 in a game of the 20th round of the A-League. The hosts of the match are occupying 1st position in the standings, after collecting 37 points, while the visiting side is down to 10th spot with a total of 20 points.

Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2023/01/21	Last 20 Games
Melbourne City	draw	? Daway Waway Waway Whome Laway Whome Waway Whome Daway Laway Whome Whome Laway Whome Waway Laway Whome Dhome Dhome Laway
Brisbane Roar	draw	? Dhome Lhome Lhome Laway Whome Laway Lhome Laway Dhome Whome Laway Laway Whome Laway Lhome Whome Laway Daway Daway Whome

Worth Mentioning

The most recent time when Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar locked horns, the game finished with the score of 0:0. The two teams took on each other on 21st of January 2023. Not counting their latest match, Melbourne City were boasting a string of three sequential victories and have avoided defeat in the previous four matches. In the course of the last 10 encounters between the teams, performing at home did not play any major role in determining the outcomes, considering the 5 home wins and 3 away wins. Only 2 of the most recent 10 encounters between Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar resulted in a draw. Out of the last five matches between the opponents, three yielded over 2.5 goals and two witnessed goals scored at both ends of the field. In the meantime Melbourne City managed to keep two clean sheets, while Brisbane Roar have not conceded in two of the matches. The preceding five meetings ended with as many as 11 goals.

Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games

Melbourne CityBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  1.55

  1.20

• Fouls

  14.84

  12.84

• Corners

  6.74

  3.74

• Offsides

  2.21

  1.53

• Cards

  2.68

  1.84

• Posession

  55%

  45%

2023/01/21 A-League

Melbourne CityHBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  10

  9

• Corners

  4

  5

• Offsides

  2

  4

• Cards

  3

  2

• Posession

  66%

  34%

2022/10/14 A-League

Melbourne CityHBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  15

  12

• Corners

  5

  3

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  4

  1

• Posession

  57%

  43%

2022/03/23 A-League

Melbourne CityHBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  13

  5

• Corners

  2

  6

• Offsides

  2

  2

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2021/11/19 A-League

HMelbourne CityBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  12

  9

• Corners

  10

  1

• Offsides

  3

  5

• Cards

  1

  0

• Posession

  57%

  43%

2021/05/25 A-League

Melbourne CityHBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  0

  3

• Fouls

  11

  8

• Corners

  13

  3

• Offsides

  2

  1

• Cards

  3

  2

• Posession

  58%

  42%

2021/05/09 A-League

HMelbourne CityBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  3

  2

• Fouls

  14

  4

• Corners

  8

  5

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  4

  1

• Posession

  58%

  42%

2020/12/29 A-League

Melbourne CityHBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  18

  17

• Corners

  4

  9

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  4

  1

• Posession

  56%

  44%

2020/03/01 A-League

HMelbourne CityBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  16

  11

• Corners

  9

  2

• Offsides

  2

  0

• Cards

  1

  0

• Posession

  45%

  55%

2020/01/11 A-League

Melbourne CityHBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  2

  2

• Fouls

  8

  11

• Corners

  4

  2

• Offsides

  0

  1

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  63%

  37%

2019/11/17 A-League

Melbourne CityHBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  3

  4

• Fouls

  21

  10

• Corners

  3

  4

• Offsides

  3

  2

• Cards

  5

  5

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2019/04/05 A-League

HMelbourne CityBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  4

  1

• Fouls

  16

  12

• Corners

  7

  3

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  1

  0

• Posession

  56%

  44%

2019/01/11 A-League

HMelbourne CityBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  9

  13

• Corners

  12

  3

• Offsides

  7

  3

• Cards

  2

  3

• Posession

  47%

  53%

2018/11/24 A-League

Melbourne CityHBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  0

  2

• Fouls

  9

  16

• Corners

  4

  4

• Offsides

  4

  0

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  64%

  36%

2018/04/20 A-League

HMelbourne CityBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2018/02/04 A-League

Melbourne CityHBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  17

  17

• Corners

  6

  6

• Offsides

  2

  0

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  58%

  42%

2017/11/17 A-League

Melbourne CityHBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  1

  3

• Fouls

  23

  14

• Corners

  8

  3

• Offsides

  4

  1

• Cards

  4

  4

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2017/10/06 A-League

HMelbourne CityBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  14

  18

• Corners

  10

  0

• Offsides

  3

  0

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  54%

  46%

2017/02/11 A-League

HMelbourne CityBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  2

  2

• Fouls

  19

  19

• Corners

  5

  4

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  4

  4

• Posession

  45%

  55%

2016/12/03 A-League

HMelbourne CityBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  20

  18

• Corners

  4

  4

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  4

  1

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2016/11/04 A-League

Melbourne CityHBrisbane Roar

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  17

  21

• Corners

  10

  4

• Offsides

  3

  4

• Cards

  2

  3

• Posession

  62%

  38%

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Melbourne City Form

The efforts of Melbourne City were not enough and they lost 4:2 away against Adelaide United in an A-League match played on March 3. The hosts in Melbourne City’s 10 most recent encounters notched up a victory 5 times and lost in just 2 of these, underlying the importance of the home crowd. Across their previous five games, all produced over 2.5 goals and all saw both sides netting goals. Melbourne City failed to retain a clean sheet during these matches, whereas the team netted at least one goal in all. Their recent 5 matches proved to be packed with goals, with a total of 29 being netted.

• Goals
  2.60
• Fouls
  10.70
• Corners
  6.80
• Offsides
  1.60
• Cards
  1.50
• Posession
  60%

Brisbane Roar Form

Brisbane Roar previously faced Macarthur on Sunday and the final score was a 3:2 loss away from home. Preceding its last appearance on the pitch, the team was on a run of two games without losing, boasting one win and one draw. Performing at home was of little help throughout the last ten Brisbane Roar meetings as the hosts won 5 times and the guests won 3 times. The team was held to a draw in only two of their previous 10 matches. All but one of their most recent five encounters produced more than 2.5 goals with all five seeing both of the teams netting goals. Within this timeframe, Brisbane Roar could not keep a clean sheet and scored one or more in all matches. There were a total of 16 goals across the team’s five most recent games.

• Goals
  0.90
• Fouls
  11.60
• Corners
  4.90
• Offsides
  1.90
• Cards
  2.70
• Posession
  43%

Formations and Lineups

Melbourne City

Formation:4-3-3

• G1Tom Glover
• D25Callum Talbot
• D6Thomas Lam
• D22Curtis Good
• D38Jordan Bos
• M13Aiden O'Neill
• M3Scott Jamieson
• M14Valon Berisha
• F23Marco Tilio
• F9Jamie MacLaren
• F15Andrew Nabbout

1 Tom Glover 25 Callum Talbot 6 Thomas Lam 22 Curtis Good 38 Jordan Bos 13 Aiden O'Neill 3 Scott Jamieson 14 Valon Berisha 23 Marco Tilio 9 Jamie MacLaren 15 Andrew Nabbout

Brisbane Roar

Formation:4-4-2

• G23Jordan Holmes
• D27Kai Trewin
• D2Scott Neville
• D5Tom Aldred
• D15Noah Smith
• M13Henry Hore
• M12Taras Gomulka
• M26Jay O'Shea
• M11Jez Lofthouse
• F7Rahmat Akbari
• F22Stefan Šćepović

23 Jordan Holmes 27 Kai Trewin 2 Scott Neville 5 Tom Aldred 15 Noah Smith 13 Henry Hore 12 Taras Gomulka 26 Jay O'Shea 11 Jez Lofthouse 7 Rahmat Akbari 22 Stefan Šćepović

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last Melbourne City	Last Brisbane Roar	Probability	Value Odds Over
Melbourne City WIN	6/10	5/10	-	57.22%	1.75
DRAW	2/10	3/10	3/10	26.80%	3.73
Brisbane Roar WIN	2/10	-	1/10	15.98%	6.26
Over 2.5 Goals	6/10	7/10	6/10	63.00%	1.59
BTTS	5/10	7/10	7/10	62.00%	1.61
Over 4.5 Cards	6/10	4/10	7/10	57.00%	1.75
Over 10.5 Corners	5/10	5/10	3/10	44.00%	2.27
Melbourne City over 1.5 Goals	6/10	7/10	-	64.50%	1.55
Brisbane Roar over 1.5 Goals	4/10	-	2/10	31.00%	3.23

Match Details

Melbourne CityvsBrisbane Roar

• 89`
  (in) N. Reis(out) C. Talbot

  
• 88`
  A. O'NeillV. Berisha

  

  2 - 1
• 87`
  S. JamiesonUnsportsmanlike conduct

  
• 81`
  (in) S. Galloway(out) M. Tilio

  
• 81`
  

  (in) C. Armiento(out) R. Akbari
• 80`
  1 - 1

  

  J. O'Shea (pen.)
• 73`
  V. BerishaUnsportsmanlike conduct

  
• 72`
  (in) F. Berenguer(out) A. Nabbout

  
• 67`
  

  (in) N. Mileusnic(out) H. Hore
• 45+4`
  J. MaclarenJ. Maclaren

  
• 43`
  

  S. NevilleRoughing
• 32`
  T. LamRoughing

  
• 22`
  A. O'Neill

  

  1 - 0

Players Ratings

Melbourne CityvsBrisbane Roar

• 

  13Aiden O'Neill

  9.2 / 10

• 

  14Valon Berisha

  7.9 / 10

• 

  22Curtis Good

  7.2 / 10

• 

  6Thomas Lam

  7 / 10

• 

  15Andrew Nabbout

  6.9 / 10

• 

  9Jamie MacLaren

  6.7 / 10

• 

  38Jordan Bos

  6.6 / 10

• 

  2Scott Galloway

  6.6 / 10

• 

  1Tom Glover

  6.5 / 10

• 

  23Marco Tilio

  6.5 / 10

• 

  25Callum Talbot

  6.3 / 10

• 

  3Scott Jamieson

  6.3 / 10

• 

  4Nuno Reis

  6.3 / 10

• 

  10Florin Berenguer

  6.3 / 10

• 

  12Taras Gomulka

  6.9 / 10

• 

  10Nikola Mileusnić

  6.9 / 10

• 

  13Henry Hore

  6.7 / 10

• 

  22Stefan Šćepović

  6.7 / 10

• 

  17Carlo Armiento

  6.7 / 10

• 

  15Noah Smith

  6.6 / 10

• 

  26Jay O'Shea

  6.6 / 10

• 

  7Rahmat Akbari

  6.6 / 10

• 

  23Jordan Holmes

  6.3 / 10

• 

  2Scott Neville

  6.3 / 10

• 

  5Tom Aldred

  6.3 / 10

• 

  11Jez Lofthouse

  6.3 / 10

• 

  27Kai Trewin

  5.3 / 10