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Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2018-19
Brisbane Roar FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 24 Nov 2018 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 5' Harrison Delbridge
Eric Bautheac 49' Y
Y 49' Scott Jamieson

Overview

Match Preview

Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Beath
  • Referee Andrew Lindsay
  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee Ashley Beecham
  • Referee Ryuji Sato

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Newcastle United Jets FC 26 48
2 Adelaide United FC 26 43
3 Auckland FC 26 42
4 Melbourne Victory FC 26 40
5 Sydney FC 26 39
6 Melbourne City FC 26 38
7 Macarthur FC 26 34
8 Wellington Phoenix FC 26 33
9 Central Coast Mariners FC 26 32
10 Perth Glory FC 26 31
11 Brisbane Roar FC 26 26
12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 21

Head-to-Head

4
3
14
Brisbane Roar FC 21 games · Avg 3.4 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-24 Brisbane Roar FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Brisbane Roar FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov Melbourne City FC H 2–0 W
10 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–2 D
03 Nov Perth Glory FC A 1–2 L
28 Oct Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–0 D
21 Oct Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–1 D
03 Mar Adelaide United FC H 1–0 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov Brisbane Roar FC A 0–2 L
09 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–0 W
02 Nov Sydney FC H 0–3 L
27 Oct Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–1 D
20 Oct Melbourne Victory FC A 2–1 W
16 Mar Adelaide United FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Brisbane Roar FC Melbourne City FC
#11 Position #6
26 Points 38
26 Played 26
6 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 10 / 8 / 8
27 Scored 33
36 Conceded 33
-9 GD +0
1.00 PPG 1.46
23% Win % 38%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Brisbane Roar FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Brisbane Roar FC are 11th (26 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brisbane Roar FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Melbourne City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brisbane Roar FC
Justin Vidic 4 G 2 A
Chris Long 4 G 1 A
Samuel Klein 4 G
Melbourne City FC
Max Caputo 8 G 1 A
Marcus Younis 7 G 3 A
Medin Memeti 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Brisbane Roar FC to score. At the same time, Melbourne City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The referee has no hesitation. Harrison Delbridge is booked for Melbourne City FC — Yellow card on 5.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker Marcus Younis scoring 2 goals.
  • 25' Brisbane Roar FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 27' Against the run of play, Adam Taggart has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 32' Brisbane Roar FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
  • 37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brisbane Roar FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 42' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Riley McGree made 208 appearances and scored 36 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 49' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Eric Bautheac on 49 minutes.
  • 54' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 59' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brisbane Roar FC that had 205 games and scored 245 goals.
  • 62' Brisbane Roar FC make a change. Eric Bautheac trudges off to be replaced by Henrique Silva on 62 minutes.
  • 66' Brilliant from the ! Adam Taggart makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 66.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Anthony Caceres. He replaces Luke Brattan on 67 minute.
  • 72' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Aloisi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Riley McGree is replaced by Dario Vidosic on 76 minute.
  • 81' Harrison Delbridge needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 86' Brisbane Roar FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stefan Nigro is hanging Tobias Mikkelsen on the field on 86 minute.
  • 90' The Brisbane Roar FC manager makes a substitution. Matt McKay departs to be replaced by Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Melbourne City FC.

Lineups

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 9
James O'Shea 4
Connor Metcalfe 3
Roy O'Donovan 3
Leo Natel 2
Curtis Good 2
Benjamin Mazzeo 2
Adam Taggart 2

Head to Head

2018-11-24 Brisbane Roar FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2018-11-24 Brisbane Roar FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC W 2018-11-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC D 2018-11-03 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC L 2018-10-28 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2018-10-21 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2018-03-03 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2018-11-24 Brisbane Roar FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC L 2018-11-09 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2018-11-02 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Sydney FC L 2018-10-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2018-10-20 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2018-03-16 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.33 Brisbane Roar FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brisbane Roar FC50% Draw29% Melbourne City FC21%
Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Brisbane Roar FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
50%
Brisbane Roar FC or Melbourne City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brisbane Roar FC33% Draw53% Melbourne City FC14%
Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.4%
0 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
8.1%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 2
3.3%
2 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Brisbane Roar FC

Handicap Brisbane Roar FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 25% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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