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Melbourne Victory FC vs Brisbane Roar FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2018-19
Melbourne Victory FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Brisbane Roar FC
Sat 16 Mar 2019 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Eric Bautheac

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Brisbane Roar FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Beath
  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Daniel Illievski
  • Referee Jack Morgan
  • Referee George Lakrindis

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

6
6
6
Melbourne Victory FC 18 games · Avg 2.4 goals Brisbane Roar FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-16 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC 2019-01-15 Brisbane Roar FC 0–5 Melbourne Victory FC 2018-12-14 Brisbane Roar FC 2–4 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Brisbane Roar FC H 2–1 W
02 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–2 L
23 Feb Melbourne City FC H 1–1 D
15 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–1 D
10 Feb Perth Glory FC H 1–2 L
02 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC A 3–2 W
Brisbane Roar FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Melbourne Victory FC A 1–2 L
08 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 1–4 L
22 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC A 5–3 W
16 Feb Perth Glory FC A 0–4 L
08 Feb Sydney FC H 2–1 W
02 Feb Adelaide United FC A 3–4 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Brisbane Roar FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts). Brisbane Roar FC are 3rd (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
3/1
76+
–/2
■ 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 Victory FC
Keegan Jelacic 2 G
Jordi Valadon 2 G
Charles Nduka 1 G 2 A
Brisbane Roar FC
Justin Vidic 2 G
Tom Aldred 1 G
Tae-Hee Nam 1 G
Sabit James 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne Victory FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Brisbane Roar FC backline.
  • 15' Brisbane Roar FC have won 250 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 17' Eric Bautheac picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 22' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 24' The deadlock is broken! Kosta Barbarouses gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
  • 29' Brisbane Roar FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' Kosta Barbarouses doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jacob Pepper made 208 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 49' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' GOAL! Eric Bautheac fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 55' Stefan Nigro has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 59' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 59 minute. Ola Toivonen leaves to be changed by Kenjok Athiu.
  • 64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Tobias Mikkelsen. He replaces Eli Babalj on 66 minute.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Josh Hope as he leaves the pitch. Carl Valeri steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 71' The Brisbane Roar FC manager makes a substitution. Daniel Leck departs to be replaced by Zachary Duncan.
  • 76' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Stefan Nigro as he leaves the pitch. Henrique Silva steps in for Brisbane Roar FC.
  • 85' Zach Duncan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brisbane Roar FC tonight.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Rahmat Akbari on, James Troisi off on 86 minutes.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Brisbane Roar FC.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kevin Muscat

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kosta Barbarouses 7
Scott McDonald 3
Ola Toivonen 3
Andrew Nabbout 2
Marco Rojas 2
Riku Danzaki 2
Eric Bautheac 1
Brendan Hamill 1

Head to Head

2019-03-16 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC 2019-01-15 Brisbane Roar FC 0–5 Melbourne Victory FC 2018-12-14 Brisbane Roar FC 2–4 Melbourne Victory FC

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2019-03-16 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2019-03-02 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2019-02-23 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2019-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2019-02-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC L 2019-02-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC W

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2019-03-16 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC L 2019-03-08 Brisbane Roar FC 1–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–5 Brisbane Roar FC W 2019-02-16 Perth Glory FC 4–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2019-02-08 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Sydney FC W 2019-02-02 Adelaide United FC 4–3 Brisbane Roar FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.9 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Brisbane Roar FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC49% Draw23% Brisbane Roar FC28%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Brisbane Roar FC
51%
Melbourne Victory FC or Brisbane Roar FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne Victory FC33% Draw41% Brisbane Roar FC26%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.4%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
5%
0 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Brisbane Roar FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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