Sunday , 16 August 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Brisbane Roar FC and Melbourne City FC get this one started.
  • 1' A goal from the Austria international Andreas Kuen! He fires home on 1 to make it 0-1!
  • 6' Macklin Freke, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 11' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Patrick Beach has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 16' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harry Politidis, as he is very good at scoring at Suncorp Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 18' Yonatan Cohen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' Benjamin Warland has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brisbane Roar FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 43' Samuel Souprayen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 208 appearances.
  • 46' Florin Berenguer makes way for Harry Van der Saag at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brisbane Roar FC.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kai Trewin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brisbane Roar FC.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Harry Van der Saag on 54.
  • 59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 64' Neicer Acosta is replacing Jack Hingert for the Brisbane Roar FC side.
  • 69' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 70' Magnificent from Yonatan Cohen! That is 7 goals in 43 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Zane Schreiber comes on to replace Andreas Kuen.
  • 76' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 77' Jay O'Shea does the damage! The net is bulging and Brisbane Roar FC surge ahead!
  • 80' A change in the Brisbane Roar FC ranks — Antonee Burke-Gilroy exits the field as Corey Brown enters on 80.
  • 82' A stunning finish from Steven Ugarkovic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 84' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 84 minute. Nathaniel Atkinson leaves to be changed by German Ferreyra.
  • 89' Brisbane Roar FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Kavian Rahmani. He replaces Yonatan Cohen on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Melbourne City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Roy O'Donovan 3
Connor Metcalfe 3
Aiden O'Neill 2
Keegan Jelacic 2
Kai Trewin 2
Marcus Younis 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.