Saturday , 14 November 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Brisbane Roar FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Melbourne City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Brisbane Roar FC
Sun 1 Mar 2020 · 07:30 UTC AAMI Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Adrian Luna 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Brisbane Roar FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Daniel Illievski
  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Owen Goldrick
  • Referee Lachlan Keevers

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 10
2 Sydney FC 4 7
3 Brisbane Roar FC 3 7
4 Melbourne City FC 4 7
5 Perth Glory FC 4 6
6 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 5
7 Macarthur FC 4 5
8 Auckland FC 4 5
9 Melbourne Victory FC 4 3
10 Newcastle United Jets FC 4 2
11 Central Coast Mariners FC 4 2
12 Adelaide United FC 3 1

Head-to-Head

14
3
4
Melbourne City FC 21 games · Avg 3.4 goals Brisbane Roar FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-03-01 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2020-01-11 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2019-11-17 Brisbane Roar FC 4–3 Melbourne City FC 2019-04-05 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Brisbane Roar FC 2019-01-11 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Brisbane Roar FC H 1–0 W
15 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–1 L
07 Feb Melbourne Victory FC H 2–1 W
01 Feb Adelaide United FC A 1–3 L
25 Jan Perth Glory FC H 0–0 D
18 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–0 W
Brisbane Roar FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Melbourne City FC A 0–1 L
22 Feb Perth Glory FC H 1–1 D
16 Feb Western United FC A 1–0 W
08 Feb Adelaide United FC H 2–1 W
31 Jan Sydney FC A 0–1 L
25 Jan Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Melbourne City FC Brisbane Roar FC
#4 Position #3
7 Points 7
4 Played 3
2 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
6 Scored 5
6 Conceded 3
+0 GD +2
1.75 PPG 2.33
50% Win % 67%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Brisbane Roar FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts). Brisbane Roar FC are 3rd (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Brisbane Roar FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
Andrew Nabbout 2 G
Emiliano Marcondes 1 G 2 A
Matheus Rossetto 1 G
Awer Mabil 1 G
Quinn MacNicol 1 G
Brisbane Roar FC
Justin Vidic 2 G
Tom Aldred 1 G
Tae-Hee Nam 1 G
Sabit James 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Melbourne City FC to score. At the same time, Brisbane Roar FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Brisbane Roar FC's compact .
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Hingert made 208 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Brisbane Roar FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Brisbane Roar FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' 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 Scott McDonald suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Brisbane Roar FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' Brad Inman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' A goal from the England international Jamie Young! He fires home on 55 to make it 0-1!
  • 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 64' The Brisbane Roar FC bench stirs into life. Jacob Pepper is withdrawn and Aaron Amadi-Holloway gets his opportunity.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Brisbane Roar FC. Aaron Amadi-Holloway is replaced by Mirza Muratovic.
  • 73' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Connor Metcalfe is hanging Florin Berenguer on the field on 73 minute.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Adrian Luna on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Nathaniel Atkinson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 85' Dylan Wenzel-Halls is replacing Jack Hingert for the Brisbane Roar FC side.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Lachlan Wales comes on to replace Susaeta.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Jamie MacLaren is replaced by Harrison Delbridge.
  • Full Time. Melbourne City FC beats Brisbane Roar FC

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2020-03-01 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2020-01-11 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC 2019-11-17 Brisbane Roar FC 4–3 Melbourne City FC 2019-04-05 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Brisbane Roar FC 2019-01-11 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2020-03-01 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2020-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2020-02-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2020-02-01 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC L 2020-01-25 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D 2020-01-18 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2020-03-01 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2020-02-22 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D 2020-02-16 Western United FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2020-02-08 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 2020-01-31 Sydney FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2020-01-25 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.34 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Brisbane Roar FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Brisbane Roar FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC43% Draw27% Brisbane Roar FC30%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

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

Melbourne City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Brisbane Roar FC
57%
Melbourne City FC or Brisbane Roar FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC27% Draw48% Brisbane Roar FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.6%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Brisbane Roar FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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