Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Brisbane Roar FC

2 – 3

Full Time

Melbourne City FC

Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 07:00 UTC Suncorp Stadium 6,845 HT 45' · FT 45'

Justin Vidic 44' 1–0

1–1 61' Marcus Younis pen

1–2 66' Marcus Younis

1–3 80' Medin Memeti

Youstin Salas 90+2' 2–3

Michael Valkanis 71' Y

Y 84' Andreas Kuen

Y 84' Aurelio Vidmar

Y 89' Medin Memeti

Overview

Match Preview

Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at Suncorp Stadium.

Brisbane Roar FC 3 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Kearney Robinson
Referee Daniel Elder
Referee
Assistant 1 Ashley Beecham
Assistant 2 Joey Lee (Australia)
4th Official Nathan Shakespear (Australia)

3 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Brisbane Roar FC 21 games · Avg 3.4 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-18 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 2026-01-06 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2025-10-31 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC 2025-04-11 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC 2025-01-11 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC

Recent Form

Brisbane Roar FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	2–3	L
10 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–2	D
02 Apr	Sydney FC	H	0–0	D
21 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–2	L
13 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
28 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	1–1	D

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	A	3–2	W
12 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–0	W
07 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–1	W
04 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–0	W
22 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	1–1	D
17 Mar	Sydney FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Brisbane Roar FC		Melbourne City FC
#3	Position	#4
7	Points	7
3	Played	4
2 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
5	Scored	6
3	Conceded	6
+2	GD	+0
2.33	PPG	1.75
67%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Brisbane Roar FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Brisbane Roar FC are 3rd (7 pts). Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brisbane Roar FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/1

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brisbane Roar FC

Justin Vidic	2 G
Tom Aldred	1 G
Tae-Hee Nam	1 G
Sabit James	1 G

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Brisbane Roar FC is hosting Melbourne City FC for another epic battle.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brisbane Roar FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' Andreas Kuen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 147 appearances.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Brisbane Roar FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Brisbane Roar FC and Melbourne City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' Brisbane Roar FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
44' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Justin Vidic makes no mistake. 1-0!
49' It looks surprising Brisbane Roar FC does not make any changes. Emin Durakovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
54' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
59' Brisbane Roar FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
61' Marcus Younis adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
61' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Peter Antoniou on, Harrison Shillington off on 61 minutes.
66' A goal from the Australia international Marcus Younis! He fires home on 66 to make it 1-2!
70' Brisbane Roar FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matt Dench is hanging James McGarry on the field on 70 minute.
71' Michael Valkanis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 71.
74' Jay O'Shea has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Lauton on 74 minute.
75' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Zane Schreiber exits the field as Mathew Leckie enters on 75.
80' Goal! Medin Memeti scores his 6 goal in 209 matches.
81' The whistle greets Marcus Younis as he departs to be replaced by Max Caputo.
82' Brisbane Roar FC ring the changes. Marius Lode has done his job and it is now time for Niall Thom to step up.
84' Melbourne City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 84.
89' Melbourne City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 89.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

11
Macklin Freke
19
Michael Ruhs
26
Jay O'Shea ↑ 74'
30
Quinn MacNicol ↑ 70'
16
Matt Dench ↑ 70'
6
Austin Ludwik
39
Niall Thom ↑ 82'

Coach Michael Valkanis

Melbourne City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

16
Aziz Behich
15
Andrew Nabbout ↓ Medin Memeti 61'
30
Andreas Kuen
11
Elbasan Rashani
28
Marcus Younis ↓ Max Caputo 81'
1
Patrick Beach
26
Samuel Souprayen
36
Harrison Shillington ↓ Peter Antoniou 61'
19
Zane Schreiber ↓ Mathew Leckie 75'
22
German Ferreyra
47
Kavian Rahmani ↓ Emin Durakovic 75'

Bench

7
Mathew Leckie ↑ 75'
2
Harrison Delbridge
40
James Nieuwenhuizen
17
Max Caputo ↑ 81'
39
Emin Durakovic ↑ 75'
35
Medin Memeti ↑ 61'
37
Peter Antoniou ↑ 61'

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	9
James O'Shea	4
Roy O'Donovan	3
Connor Metcalfe	3
Yonatan Cohen	2
Leo Natel	2
Curtis Good	2
Benjamin Mazzeo	2

Head to Head

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2026-04-18 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC L 2026-04-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC D 2026-04-02 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2026-03-21 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-03-13 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2026-02-28 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D

Melbourne City FC Form

2026-04-18 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2026-04-12 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-04-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-03-22 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2026-03-17 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.58 Brisbane Roar FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.42 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Brisbane Roar FC or Melbourne City FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brisbane Roar FC36% Draw26% Melbourne City FC38%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Brisbane Roar FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

64%

Brisbane Roar FC or Melbourne City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brisbane Roar FC30% Draw44% Melbourne City FC26%

Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

0 – 0

6.7%

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Brisbane Roar FC

Handicap	Brisbane Roar FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.