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

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne Victory FC

0 – 0

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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

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

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
Brisbane Roar FC 26 games · 26 pts (2025/26)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Melbourne Victory FC is hosting Brisbane Roar FC for another epic battle.
5' Brisbane Roar FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Brisbane Roar FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fabian Monge made 210 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Brisbane Roar FC's shape.
35' Brisbane Roar FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
40' Bruno Fornaroli is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
45' Jez Lofthouse has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
50' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
51' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jason Geria on 51 minutes.
55' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Connor Chapman is hanging Zinedine Machach on the field on 55 minute.
59' The supporters are chanting for Jez Lofthouse. He replaces Jack Hingert on 59 minute.
64' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Brisbane Roar FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
68' Fabian Monge makes way for Roly Bonevacia at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
73' Louis Zabala is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
75' Another substitution for Brisbane Roar FC to replace Antonee Burke-Gilroy by Louis Zabala on 75 minute.
80' The travelling Brisbane Roar FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
82' A moment of madness from Chris Ikonomidis on 82 minutes earns him a card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
84' The whistle greets Nikola Mileusnic as he departs to be replaced by Jonas Markovski.
86' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Daniel Arzani departs to be replaced by Salim Khelifi.
87' Leigh Broxham is replacing Jake Brimmer for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
The points are shared — Melbourne Victory FC 0-0 Brisbane Roar FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Leigh Broxham ↑ 87'
28
Roly Bonevacia ↑ 68'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 68'
23
Salim Khelifi ↑ 86'
14
Connor Chapman ↑ 55'
30
Ahmad Taleb
37
Kasey Bos

Coach Tony Popović

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Jack Hingert ↓ Jez Lofthouse 59'
3
Corey Brown
10
Nikola Mileusnic ↓ Jonas Markovski 84'
5
Tom Aldred
7
Florin Berenguer ↓ Rylan Brownlie 84'
1
Macklin Freke
27
Kai Trewin
12
Taras Gomulka ↓ Thomas Waddingham 59'
13
Henry Hore
21
Antonee Burke-Gilroy ↓ Louis Zabala 75'
26
Jay O'Shea

Bench

11
Jez Lofthouse ↑ 59'
35
Louis Zabala ↑ 75'
32
James Nikolovski
29
Matthew Acton
15
Thomas Waddingham ↑ 59'
14
Rylan Brownlie ↑ 84'
8
Jonas Markovski ↑ 84'

Coach Luciano Trani

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

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.