Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Wed 23 Mar 2022 · 08:35 UTC Moreton Daily Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 67' Florin Berenguer

Tom Aldred 90' Y

Y 90' Jordon Hall

Overview

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

Brisbane Roar FC 26 games · 26 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-23 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC 2021-11-19 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC 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

Recent Form

Brisbane Roar FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	1–2	L
19 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	4–1	W
12 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–1	W
05 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
20 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	0–2	L
16 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–3	L

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–1	W
19 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
12 Mar	Western United FC	A	2–2	D
09 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	3–1	W
02 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
26 Feb	Sydney FC	A	2–1	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 wait is over. Melbourne City FC get us underway at Moreton Daily Stadium.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Brisbane Roar FC and Melbourne City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
9' Henry Hore doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
10' What composure from Henry Hore! The Australia international strokes it home. 2-0.
14' Kai Trewin doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
19' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
24' A quiet spell here at Moreton Daily Stadium. Brisbane Roar FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
29' Tsubasa Endoh has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kerrin Stokes made 208 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
44' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
49' Against the run of play, Raphael Borges Rodrigues has scored! This game has turned on its head.
54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' Fresh legs for Brisbane Roar FC! Jack Hingert comes on to replace Louis Zabala.
57' The Brisbane Roar FC manager makes a substitution. Ryo Wada departs to be replaced by Cyrus Dehmie.
60' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Kerrin Stokes exits the field as Carl Jenkinson enters on 60.
65' Brisbane Roar FC have won 245 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
67' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 67.
71' Nikola Mileusnic gets the nod from Brisbane Roar FC. He replaces Luke Ivanovic and will look to change the dynamic.
72' The supporters are chanting for Tsubasa Endoh. He replaces Florin Berenguer on 72 minute.
75' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Max Caputo on, Raphael Borges Rodrigues off on 75 minutes.
80' The crowd applauds Jesse Daley as he leaves the pitch. Matti Steinmann steps in for Brisbane Roar FC.
81' Another change for Brisbane Roar FC made on 81 minute. Nicholas Olsen leaves to be changed by Jez Lofthouse.
86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tom Aldred.
Melbourne City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

8
Matti Steinmann ↑ 80'
19
Jack Hingert ↑ 56'
10
Nikola Mileusnic ↑ 71'
1
Macklin Freke
29
Cyrus Dehmie ↑ 57'
4
Anton Mlinaric
11
Jez Lofthouse ↑ 81'

Coach Warren Moon

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Aiden O'Neill
15
Andrew Nabbout
10
Florin Berenguer ↓ Tsubasa Endoh 72'
22
Curtis Good
1
Tom Glover
17
Stefan Colakovski
36
Kerrin Stokes ↓ Carl Jenkinson 60'
35
Raphael Borges Rodrigues ↓ Max Caputo 75'
16
Taras Gomulka
38
Jordan Bos
34
Jordon Hall

Bench

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
Adam Taggart	2

Head to Head

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2022-03-23 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC L 2022-03-19 Perth Glory FC 1–4 Brisbane Roar FC W 2022-03-12 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-03-05 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC L 2022-02-20 Perth Glory FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2022-02-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Brisbane Roar FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2022-03-23 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2022-03-19 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2022-03-12 Western United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2022-03-09 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2022-03-02 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2022-02-26 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.25 Brisbane Roar FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Brisbane Roar FC or Melbourne City FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brisbane Roar FC31% Draw28% Melbourne City FC41%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Brisbane Roar FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

69%

Brisbane Roar FC or Melbourne City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brisbane Roar FC23% Draw47% Melbourne City FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

8.4%

2 – 1

7.3%

1 – 0

7.2%

0 – 2

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Brisbane Roar FC

Handicap	Brisbane Roar FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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