Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Brisbane Roar FC

5 – 1

Full Time

Melbourne City FC

Sat 10 Feb 2024 · 07:00 UTC Suncorp Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Henry Hore 10' Y

Y 62' Scott Galloway

Macklin Freke 88' Y

Overview

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

Brisbane Roar FC 26 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

2024-02-10 Brisbane Roar FC 5–1 Melbourne City FC 2023-12-28 Melbourne City FC 8–1 Brisbane Roar FC 2023-03-12 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC 2023-01-21 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC 2022-10-14 Brisbane Roar FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Brisbane Roar FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	5–1	W
02 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–1	D
27 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–2	L
23 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–3	L
18 Jan	Macarthur FC	H	1–3	L
14 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–2	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–5	L
02 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	2–4	L
25 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	1–0	W
21 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
12 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
07 Jan	Western United 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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Brisbane Roar FC kicks off things out of here…
2' Goal! Kai Trewin scores his 8 goal in 205 matches.
7' Curtis Good is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brisbane Roar FC tonight.
10' That is a card for Brisbane Roar FC. Henry Hore will be fuming at that decision.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luciano Trani will be considering his options from the bench.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' Brisbane Roar FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' Against the run of play, Thomas Waddingham has scored! This game has turned on its head.
33' A stunning finish from Jay O'Shea — that came from absolutely nowhere!
38' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
39' Keegan Jelacic doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
46' GOAL! Thomas Waddingham scores on 46.
46' The whistle greets Andrew Nabbout as he departs to be replaced by Marin Jakolis.
51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
55' Florin Berenguer is replacing Henry Hore for the Brisbane Roar FC side.
58' The crowd applauds Leo Natel as he leaves the pitch. Marco Tilio steps in for Melbourne City FC.
62' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Scott Galloway gets a card.
67' Brisbane Roar FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
68' The Brisbane Roar FC bench stirs into life. Thomas Waddingham is withdrawn and Marco Rojas gets his opportunity.
73' GOAL! Terry Antonis scores on 73.
78' Both keepers have barely been tested. Brisbane Roar FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
81' Max Caputo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jamie MacLaren on 81 minute.
86' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
88' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Macklin Freke on 88 minutes.
88' The Brisbane Roar FC manager makes a substitution. Jack Hingert departs to be replaced by Louis Zabala.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Jack Hingert ↓ Louis Zabala 88'
6
Joe Caletti ↓ Taras Gomulka 88'
10
Nikola Mileusnic
1
Macklin Freke
27
Kai Trewin
23
Keegan Jelacic
13
Henry Hore ↓ Florin Berenguer 55'
32
James Nikolovski
21
Antonee Burke-Gilroy ↓ Corey Brown 68'
26
Jay O'Shea
15
Thomas Waddingham ↓ Marco Rojas 68'

Bench

20
Marco Rojas ↑ 68'
3
Corey Brown ↑ 68'
17
Carlo Armiento
7
Florin Berenguer ↑ 55'
12
Taras Gomulka ↑ 88'
35
Louis Zabala ↑ 88'
29
Matthew Acton

Coach Luciano Trani

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jamie Young
6
Steven Ugarkovic
2
Scott Galloway
9
Jamie MacLaren ↓ Max Caputo 81'
15
Andrew Nabbout ↓ Marin Jakolis 46'
11
Leo Natel ↓ Marco Tilio 58'
22
Curtis Good
18
Jordon Hall
21
Alessandro Lopane ↓ Terry Antonis 46'
3
James Jeggo
45
Harry Politidis ↓ Mathew Leckie 46'

Bench

7
Mathew Leckie ↑ 46'
17
Terry Antonis ↑ 46'
44
Marin Jakolis ↑ 46'
–
Marco Tilio ↑ 58'
33
Patrick Beach
26
Samuel Souprayen
37
Max Caputo ↑ 81'

Coach Mike van Houten

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

2024-02-10 Brisbane Roar FC 5–1 Melbourne City FC W 2024-02-02 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2024-01-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2024-01-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Brisbane Roar FC L 2024-01-18 Brisbane Roar FC 1–3 Macarthur FC L 2024-01-14 Brisbane Roar FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2024-02-10 Brisbane Roar FC 5–1 Melbourne City FC L 2024-02-02 Perth Glory FC 4–2 Melbourne City FC L 2024-01-25 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC W 2024-01-21 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2024-01-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-01-07 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.79 Brisbane Roar FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.59 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Brisbane Roar FC or Melbourne City FC 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brisbane Roar FC43% Draw25% Melbourne City FC32%

Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Brisbane Roar FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

57%

Brisbane Roar FC or Melbourne City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brisbane Roar FC32% Draw42% Melbourne City FC26%

Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

0 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

1 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Brisbane Roar FC

Handicap	Brisbane Roar FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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