Sunday , 16 August 2026

Melbourne Victory FC vs Brisbane Roar FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2023-24
Melbourne Victory FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Brisbane Roar FC
Sat 20 Apr 2024 · 07:30 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Jason Geria 51' R
Chris Ikonomidis 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jack Morgan
  • Referee Sarah Ho (Australia)

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

6
6
6
Melbourne Victory FC 18 games · Avg 2.4 goals Brisbane Roar FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-20 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2024-03-03 Brisbane Roar FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-04-29 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar FC 2023-01-06 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar FC 2022-10-29 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Brisbane Roar FC H 0–0 D
12 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–1 L
06 Apr Melbourne City FC H 2–1 W
31 Mar Perth Glory FC H 2–1 W
14 Mar Western United FC A 2–2 D
09 Mar Adelaide United FC A 2–1 W
Brisbane Roar FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Melbourne Victory FC A 0–0 D
13 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–2 L
05 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
31 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–1 L
16 Mar Macarthur FC H 1–2 L
10 Mar Sydney FC A 1–1 D

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)
39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
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' It’s Showtime! The match between Melbourne Victory FC and Brisbane Roar FC is underway.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' It’s high time Luciano Trani made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Corey Brown has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 210 appearances.
  • 25' Brisbane Roar FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' Thomas Waddingham has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' It looks surprising Brisbane Roar FC does not make any changes. Paul Izzo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Brisbane Roar FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jay O'Shea made 205 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 51' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jason Geria on 51 minutes.
  • 55' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Zinedine Machach by Connor Chapman on 55 minute.
  • 59' Brisbane Roar FC ring the changes. Jack Hingert has done his job and it is now time for Jez Lofthouse to step up.
  • 64' 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.
  • 68' Roly Bonevacia gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Fabian Monge and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' Another change for Brisbane Roar FC made on 75 minute. Antonee Burke-Gilroy leaves to be changed by Louis Zabala.
  • 80' 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.
  • 82' Melbourne Victory FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 84' Brisbane Roar FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonas Markovski is hanging Nikola Mileusnic on the field on 84 minute.
  • 86' Salim Khelifi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Arzani at the 86 minute mark.
  • 87' Melbourne Victory FC ring the changes. Jake Brimmer has done his job and it is now time for Leigh Broxham to step up.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luciano Trani

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kosta Barbarouses 7
Scott McDonald 3
Ola Toivonen 3
Andrew Nabbout 2
Marco Rojas 2
Riku Danzaki 2
Thomas Waddingham 1
Ben Folami 1

Head to Head

2024-04-20 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2024-03-03 Brisbane Roar FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-04-29 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar FC 2023-01-06 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar FC 2022-10-29 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-04-20 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC D 2024-04-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-04-06 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2024-03-31 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W 2024-03-14 Western United FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-03-09 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2024-04-20 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC D 2024-04-13 Brisbane Roar FC 0–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2024-04-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-03-31 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2024-03-16 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Macarthur FC L 2024-03-10 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Brisbane Roar FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne Victory FC45% Draw30% Brisbane Roar FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Brisbane Roar FC
55%
Melbourne Victory FC or Brisbane Roar FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC31% Draw52% Brisbane Roar FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
9.6%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
1.7%

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 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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