Thursday , 2 July 2026

Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2025-26
Brisbane Roar FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 07:00 UTC Suncorp Stadium 6,845 HT 45' · FT 45'
Justin Vidic 44' 1–0
1–1 61' Marcus Younis pen
1–2 66' Marcus Younis
1–3 80' Medin Memeti
Youstin Salas 90+2' 2–3
Michael Valkanis 71' Y
Y 84' Andreas Kuen
Y 84' Aurelio Vidmar
Y 89' Medin Memeti

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Kearney Robinson
  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Ashley Beecham
  • Assistant 2 Joey Lee (Australia)
  • 4th Official Nathan Shakespear (Australia)
24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.3 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
2026-04-18 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 2026-01-06 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2025-10-31 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC 2025-04-11 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC 2025-01-11 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC

Recent Form

Brisbane Roar FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Melbourne City FC H 2–3 L
10 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–2 D
02 Apr Sydney FC H 0–0 D
21 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–2 L
13 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
28 Feb Perth Glory FC H 1–1 D
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Brisbane Roar FC A 3–2 W
12 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–0 W
07 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–1 W
04 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 3–0 W
22 Mar Perth Glory FC A 1–1 D
17 Mar Sydney 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Brisbane Roar FC is hosting Melbourne City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Noah Maieroni needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Brisbane Roar FC is showing some good football. However, Brisbane Roar FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' 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 Marius Lode suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker Marcus Younis scoring 2 goals.
  • 44' Justin Vidic puts Brisbane Roar FC on the lead.
  • 49' Melbourne City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 59' 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.
  • 61' What an equalizer from Marcus Younis!
  • 61' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Harrison Shillington by Peter Antoniou on 61 minute.
  • 66' Marcus Younis with the second goal in the match!
  • 70' Another substitution for Brisbane Roar FC to replace James McGarry by Matt Dench on 70 minute.
  • 71' It’s gonna be a card for Michael Valkanis.
  • 74' Another change for Brisbane Roar FC made on 74 minute. Jordan Lauton leaves to be changed by Jay O'Shea.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Mathew Leckie. He replaces Zane Schreiber on 75 minute.
  • 80' Goal! Medin Memeti scores his 6 goal in 208 matches.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Marcus Younis is replaced by Max Caputo.
  • 82' Another substitution for Brisbane Roar FC to replace Marius Lode by Niall Thom on 82 minute.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Andreas Kuen. He receives a card.
  • 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Medin Memeti on 89.
  • With this win, Melbourne City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Valkanis

Melbourne City FC Lineups

4-3-3

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
Yonatan Cohen 2
Leo Natel 2
Curtis Good 2
Adam Taggart 2

Head to Head

2026-04-18 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC 2026-01-06 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2025-10-31 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC 2025-04-11 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC 2025-01-11 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2026-04-18 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC L 2026-04-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC D 2026-04-02 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2026-03-21 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-03-13 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2026-02-28 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D

Melbourne City FC Form

2026-04-18 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2026-04-12 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-04-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-03-22 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2026-03-17 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.09 Brisbane Roar FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brisbane Roar FC20% Draw48% Melbourne City FC32%
Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
10.3%
0 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Brisbane Roar FC

Handicap Brisbane Roar FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 16% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 22% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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