Thursday , 2 July 2026

Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Brisbane Roar FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Fri 6 Dec 2024 · 08:35 UTC Suncorp Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Harry Van der Saag 54' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Referee Sam Kelly (Australia)
26 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.8 goals/game

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
2024-12-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–4 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Brisbane Roar FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Melbourne City FC H 1–4 L
30 Nov Macarthur FC A 4–4 D
23 Nov Adelaide United FC H 2–3 L
09 Nov Melbourne Victory FC A 0–2 L
01 Nov Sydney FC H 2–3 L
19 Oct Auckland FC A 0–2 L
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Brisbane Roar FC A 4–1 W
30 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 0–2 L
10 Nov Perth Glory FC A 5–0 W
04 Nov Western United FC A 1–0 W
26 Oct Melbourne Victory FC H 1–3 L
19 Oct Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–0 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' Brisbane Roar FC have kicked off against Melbourne City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 1' Melbourne City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Andreas Kuen on 1.
  • 6' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zane Schreiber made 208 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 11' Brisbane Roar FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
  • 16' It looks surprising Brisbane Roar FC does not make any changes. Nathaniel Atkinson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 18' Magnificent from Yonatan Cohen! That is 7 goals in 43 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 23' Brisbane Roar FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' Jack Hingert has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 33' Scott Neville, a Australia , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 38' Brisbane Roar FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 43' Jay O'Shea has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 205 appearances.
  • 46' Another change for Brisbane Roar FC made on 46 minute. Florin Berenguer leaves to be changed by Harry Van der Saag.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ruben Zadkovich might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Harry Van der Saag on 54 minutes.
  • 59' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' Neicer Acosta has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Hingert on 64 minute.
  • 69' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for James Jeggo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' GOAL! Yonatan Cohen scores on 70. Assisted by Andreas Kuen
  • 71' Andreas Kuen makes way for Zane Schreiber at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
  • 76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
  • 77' Brilliant from the ! Jay O'Shea makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 77.
  • 80' Corey Brown has so much to prove this time. He replaces Antonee Burke-Gilroy on 80 minute.
  • 82' What a strike from Steven Ugarkovic! The score is 1-4.
  • 84' German Ferreyra is replacing Nathaniel Atkinson for the Melbourne City FC side.
  • 89' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Yonatan Cohen exits the field as Kavian Rahmani enters on 90.
  • Full Time. Melbourne City FC beats Brisbane Roar FC

Lineups

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Zadkovich

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-12-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–4 Melbourne City FC 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

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2024-12-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–4 Melbourne City FC L 2024-11-30 Macarthur FC 4–4 Brisbane Roar FC D 2024-11-23 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC L 2024-11-09 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2024-11-01 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Sydney FC L 2024-10-19 Auckland FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2024-12-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–4 Melbourne City FC W 2024-11-30 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-11-10 Perth Glory FC 0–5 Melbourne City FC W 2024-11-04 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2024-10-26 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-10-19 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.16 Brisbane Roar FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.23 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
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
44%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
79%
Brisbane Roar FC or Melbourne City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brisbane Roar FC16% Draw39% Melbourne City FC45%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
8.4%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 3
6.9%
0 – 3
6.1%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.8%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 4
Actual
0 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Brisbane Roar FC

Handicap Brisbane Roar FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 22% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 18% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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