Thursday , 2 July 2026

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 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
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
#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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Brisbane Roar FC and Melbourne City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Brisbane Roar FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 6' James O'Shea has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 6 minutes.
  • 11' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 16' Florin Berenguer has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 21' Naoki Tsubaki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 302 appearances.
  • 26' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brisbane Roar FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 31' Over 31 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Rahmat Akbari.
  • 36' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dylan Wenzel-Halls.
  • 38' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alex Parsons makes it 2-0.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' The whistle greets Curtis Good as he departs to be replaced by Alec Mills.
  • 51' Alec Mills was booked on 51.
  • 52' with the perfectly-timed delivery and James O'Shea makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' Poor challenge from Nuno Reis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 67' The whistle greets Connor Metcalfe as he departs to be replaced by Adrian Luna.
  • 69' Poor challenge from Florin Berenguer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 74' Marco Tilio, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 76' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Raphael Borges Rodrigues is hanging Florin Berenguer on the field on 76 minute.
  • 78' Brisbane Roar FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Danny Kim is hanging Alex Parsons on the field on 78 minute.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Brisbane Roar FC team. Corey Brown is replaced by Antonee Burke-Gilroy on 79 minute.
  • 84' Jamie Young is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brisbane Roar FC tonight.
  • 89' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Melbourne City FC winning 66.67% of all matches.
  • 90' Brisbane Roar FC make a change. Rahmat Akbari trudges off to be replaced by Cyrus Dehmie on 90 minutes.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Melbourne City FC.

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
Leo Natel 2
Curtis Good 2
Adam Taggart 2
Benjamin Mazzeo 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
2 / 4
1.64 Brisbane Roar FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brisbane Roar FC47% Draw27% Melbourne City FC26%
Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Brisbane Roar FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
53%
Brisbane Roar FC or Melbourne City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brisbane Roar FC34% Draw46% Melbourne City FC20%
Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Brisbane Roar FC

Handicap Brisbane Roar FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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