Melbourne Victory FC vs Brisbane Roar FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Melbourne Victory FC vs Brisbane Roar FC — A League .
- Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
- Brisbane Roar FC 26 games · 26 pts (2025/26)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr | Brisbane Roar FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 23 Apr | Macarthur FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Apr | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 09 Apr | Perth Glory FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Apr | Melbourne City FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Apr | Wellington Phoenix FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr | Melbourne Victory FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 24 Apr | Sydney FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 16 Apr | Wellington Phoenix FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 08 Apr | Newcastle United Jets FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 01 Apr | Central Coast Mariners FC | A | 1–4 | L |
| 18 Mar | Western United FC | H | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Melbourne Victory FC | Brisbane Roar FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #11 |
| 40 | Points | 26 |
| 26 | Played | 26 |
| 11 / 7 / 8 | W / D / L | 6 / 8 / 12 |
| 44 | Scored | 27 |
| 33 | Conceded | 36 |
| +11 | GD | -9 |
| 1.54 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 42% | Win % | 23% |
Key Stats
44%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
39%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
23%
Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season
Melbourne Victory FC this season
27%
Clean Sheets
Brisbane Roar FC this season
Brisbane Roar FC this season
Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Brisbane Roar FC are 11th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Melbourne Victory FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/3
■ 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 Victory FC
| Nikolaos Vergos | 7 G | 1 A |
| Clarismario | 6 G | |
| Mata | 5 G | 12 A |
| Keegan Jelacic | 5 G | 2 A |
| Charles Nduka | 5 G | 2 A |
Brisbane Roar FC
| Justin Vidic | 4 G | 2 A |
| Chris Long | 4 G | 1 A |
| Samuel Klein | 4 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. Melbourne Victory FC get us underway at .
- 5' 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.
- 10' 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.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Brisbane Roar FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 20' Brisbane Roar FC have won 245 goals from 205 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 25' Jack Hingert is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Brisbane Roar FC so far.
- 30' Melbourne Victory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Brisbane Roar FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 45' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Brisbane Roar FC's shape.
- 50' The 31-year-old Connor Chapman has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 54' Magnificent from Jordan Courtney-Perkins! That is 8 goals in 205 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 58' The supporters are chanting for Chris Ikonomidis. He replaces Nishan Velupillay on 58 minute.
- 58' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Yellow card on 58.
- 59' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Nishan Velupillay is replaced by Chris Ikonomidis.
- 63' Joshua Brillante is replacing Connor Chapman for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
- 68' Brisbane Roar FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 73' Stefan Scepovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
- 75' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Bruce Kamau on, Ben Folami off on 75 minutes.
- 77' Henry Hore makes way for Nikola Mileusnic at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brisbane Roar FC.
- 82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 83' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Raimon Marchan.
- 86' Time for substitution for Brisbane Roar FC. Jez Lofthouse is replaced by Joseph Knowles.
- 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Macklin Freke.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Melbourne Victory FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
-
11
Ben Folami ↓ Bruce Kamau 75'
- 5
- 16
- 21
- 10
- 14
- 24
- 20
- 19
-
46
Jordi Valadon ↓ Raimon Marchan 58'
Bench
- 1
- 6
-
18
Bruce Kamau ↑ 75'
-
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 58'
-
26
Lleyton Brooks ↑ 63'
-
4
Raimon Marchan ↑ 58'
-
8
Joshua Brillante ↑ 63'
Coach
Anthony Popovic
Brisbane Roar FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 19
- 2
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 27
-
12
Taras Gomulka ↓ Rahmat Akbari 58'
- 26
-
13
Henry Hore ↓ Nikola Mileusnic 77'
-
11
Jez Lofthouse ↓ Joseph Knowles 86'
Bench
-
10
Nikola Mileusnic ↑ 77'
- 17
-
7
Rahmat Akbari ↑ 58'
- 23
- 15
-
28
Joseph Knowles ↑ 86'
- 21
Coach
Nick Green
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
Melbourne Victory FC Form
2023-04-29
Melbourne Victory FC
0–1
Brisbane Roar FC
L
2023-04-23
Melbourne Victory FC
2–1
Macarthur FC
W
2023-04-15
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
2–1
Melbourne Victory FC
L
2023-04-09
Melbourne Victory FC
0–0
Perth Glory FC
D
2023-04-05
Melbourne City FC
2–1
Melbourne Victory FC
L
2023-04-01
Wellington Phoenix FC
1–2
Melbourne Victory FC
W
Brisbane Roar FC Form
2023-04-29
Melbourne Victory FC
0–1
Brisbane Roar FC
W
2023-04-24
Brisbane Roar FC
0–2
Sydney FC
L
2023-04-16
Wellington Phoenix FC
2–2
Brisbane Roar FC
D
2023-04-08
Brisbane Roar FC
3–0
Newcastle United Jets FC
W
2023-04-01
Central Coast Mariners FC
4–1
Brisbane Roar FC
L
2023-03-18
Brisbane Roar FC
1–0
Western United FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.35
Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89
Brisbane Roar FC xG
I would bet for:
Melbourne Victory FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Brisbane Roar FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 2.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
| ± 3.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Brisbane Roar FC
58%
Melbourne Victory FC or Brisbane Roar FC
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
13.2%
0 – 0
12.9%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
4%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
1.8%
Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC
| Handicap | Melbourne Victory FC covers | Push | Brisbane Roar FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 14% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 24% | 54% |
| -0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +0.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +1 | 77% | 15% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
41%
✓
Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet
27%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

