Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

A League · 2024-25
Melbourne City FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Brisbane Roar FC
Fri 11 Apr 2025 · 09:35 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 50' Austin Ludwik
Steven Ugarkovic 69' Y
German Ferreyra 86' Y
Y 90' Samuel Klein
Mathew Leckie 90' Y
Y 90' Hosine Bility
Nathaniel Atkinson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kearney Robinson
  • Referee Casey Reibelt
7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

14
3
4
Melbourne City FC 21 games · Avg 3.4 goals Brisbane Roar FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-11 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC 2025-01-11 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Brisbane Roar FC H 3–2 W
05 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–0 W
29 Mar Sydney FC A 3–2 W
12 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–1 L
07 Mar Macarthur FC H 2–0 W
28 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–0 W
Brisbane Roar FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Melbourne City FC A 2–3 L
04 Apr Macarthur FC H 1–5 L
30 Mar Auckland FC H 0–2 L
15 Mar Perth Glory FC A 3–1 W
08 Mar Adelaide United FC A 1–1 D
01 Mar Melbourne Victory FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Melbourne City FC Brisbane Roar FC
#6 Position #11
38 Points 26
26 Played 26
10 / 8 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 8 / 12
33 Scored 27
33 Conceded 36
+0 GD -9
1.46 PPG 1.00
38% Win % 23%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Brisbane Roar FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Brisbane Roar FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
Max Caputo 8 G 1 A
Marcus Younis 7 G 3 A
Medin Memeti 5 G 1 A
Brisbane Roar FC
Justin Vidic 4 G 2 A
Chris Long 4 G 1 A
Samuel Klein 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at AAMI Park!
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Brisbane Roar FC's compact .
  • 9' Asumah Abubakar-Ankra has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
  • 14' Patrick Beach needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 19' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 24' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 29' With 0 assists to his name this season, Max Caputo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
  • 34' Australia international Kai Trewin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 3 meetings.
  • 46' Melbourne City FC make a change. Callum Talbot trudges off to be replaced by Steven Ugarkovic on 46 minutes.
  • 50' It’s gonna be a card for Austin Ludwik.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 57' What an equalizer from Marco Tilio!
  • 61' GOAL! Max Caputo fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 63' It is a substitution in Brisbane Roar FC team. Austin Ludwik is replaced by Lucas Herrington on 63 minute.
  • 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 69' Against the run of play, Keegan Jelacic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 69' That is a card for Melbourne City FC. Steven Ugarkovic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Brisbane Roar FC team. Walid Shour is replaced by Louis Zabala on 72 minute.
  • 77' 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.
  • 82' Lawrence Wong is replacing Alessandro Lopane for the Melbourne City FC side.
  • 85' GOAL! German Ferreyra fires home to make it 3-2!
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a card for German Ferreyra.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Samuel Klein. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Marco Tilio as he leaves the pitch. Harry Politidis steps in for Melbourne City FC.
  • With this win, Melbourne City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Zadkovich

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

2025-04-11 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC 2025-01-11 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 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

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-04-11 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2025-04-05 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2025-03-29 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2025-03-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2025-03-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Macarthur FC W 2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2025-04-11 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2025-04-04 Brisbane Roar FC 1–5 Macarthur FC L 2025-03-30 Brisbane Roar FC 0–2 Auckland FC L 2025-03-15 Perth Glory FC 1–3 Brisbane Roar FC W 2025-03-08 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2025-03-01 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.95 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Brisbane Roar FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Brisbane Roar FC
44%
Melbourne City FC or Brisbane Roar FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC38% Draw42% Brisbane Roar FC20%
Actual: Brisbane Roar FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.6%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Brisbane Roar FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 21% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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