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Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2020-21
Brisbane Roar FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Tue 25 May 2021 · 09:05 UTC Dolphin Oval HT 45' · FT 45'
Rahmat Akbari 34' Y
Dylan Wenzel-Halls 36' Y
Y 51' Alec Mills
Y 61' Nuno Reis
Y 69' Florin Berenguer

Overview

Match Preview

Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at Dolphin Oval.

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

4
3
14
Brisbane Roar FC 21 games · Avg 3.4 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-25 Brisbane Roar FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC 2021-05-09 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC 2020-03-01 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2020-01-11 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2019-11-17 Brisbane Roar FC 4–3 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Brisbane Roar FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May Melbourne City FC H 3–0 W
21 May Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–1 W
16 May Adelaide United FC A 0–1 L
12 May Central Coast Mariners FC H 0–0 D
09 May Melbourne City FC A 2–3 L
05 May Western United FC H 2–1 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May Brisbane Roar FC A 0–3 L
16 May Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–2 D
13 May Adelaide United FC H 4–1 W
09 May Brisbane Roar FC H 3–2 W
05 May Perth Glory FC A 3–1 W
29 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC H 3–1 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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Brisbane Roar FC and Melbourne City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 6' James O'Shea has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 6 minutes.
  • 11' Adrian Luna needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 16' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 26' Brisbane Roar FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brisbane Roar FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 34' It’s a booking for Brisbane Roar FC player. Rahmat Akbari gets a Yellow card.
  • 36' Dylan Wenzel-Halls is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 38' What composure from Alex Parsons! The Australia international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 43' A quiet spell here at Dolphin Oval. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Curtis Good is withdrawn and Alec Mills gets his opportunity.
  • 51' The referee calls foul for Alec Mills. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 52' The deadlock is broken! James O'Shea gets on the scoresheet on 52 minutes.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Adrian Luna comes on to replace Connor Metcalfe.
  • 69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Florin Berenguer on 69 minutes.
  • 74' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brisbane Roar FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 76' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Florin Berenguer departs to be replaced by Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Brisbane Roar FC team. Alex Parsons is replaced by Danny Kim on 78 minute.
  • 79' Brisbane Roar FC ring the changes. Corey Brown has done his job and it is now time for Antonee Burke-Gilroy to step up.
  • 84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brisbane Roar FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Brisbane Roar FC team. Rahmat Akbari is replaced by Cyrus Dehmie on 90 minute.
  • Melbourne City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Brisbane Roar FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Moon

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 9
James O'Shea 4
Connor Metcalfe 3
Roy O'Donovan 3
Benjamin Mazzeo 2
Adam Taggart 2
Brad Inman 2
Ritchie De Laet 2

Head to Head

2021-05-25 Brisbane Roar FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC 2021-05-09 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC 2020-03-01 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2020-01-11 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2019-11-17 Brisbane Roar FC 4–3 Melbourne City FC

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2021-05-25 Brisbane Roar FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC W 2021-05-21 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-05-16 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2021-05-12 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2021-05-09 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2021-05-05 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Western United FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2021-05-25 Brisbane Roar FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L 2021-05-16 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2021-05-13 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC W 2021-05-09 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-05-05 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2021-04-29 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.12 Brisbane Roar FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brisbane Roar FC56% Draw23% Melbourne City FC21%
Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Brisbane Roar FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
44%
Brisbane Roar FC or Melbourne City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brisbane Roar FC44% Draw41% Melbourne City FC15%
Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
3.7%
3 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Brisbane Roar FC

Handicap Brisbane Roar FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 22% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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