Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

A League · 2024-25
Melbourne Victory FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Brisbane Roar FC
Sat 9 Nov 2024 · 06:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Walid Shour
Y 85' Harry Van der Saag

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kearney Robinson
  • Referee
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

6
6
6
Melbourne Victory FC 18 games · Avg 2.4 goals Brisbane Roar FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-09 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Nov Brisbane Roar FC H 2–0 W
03 Nov Macarthur FC H 2–1 W
26 Oct Melbourne City FC A 3–1 W
18 Oct Central Coast Mariners FC A 0–0 D
25 May Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–3 L
18 May Wellington Phoenix FC A 2–1 W
Brisbane Roar FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Nov Melbourne Victory FC A 0–2 L
01 Nov Sydney FC H 2–3 L
19 Oct Auckland FC A 0–2 L
26 Apr Adelaide United FC H 3–4 L
20 Apr Melbourne Victory FC A 0–0 D
13 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–2 L

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 game is set. Brisbane Roar FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brisbane Roar FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Brisbane Roar FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Hosine Bility has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Brisbane Roar FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 28' It’s gonna be a card for Walid Shour.
  • 33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 37' The deadlock is broken! Nishan Velupillay gets on the scoresheet on 37 minutes.
  • 42' It looks surprising Brisbane Roar FC does not make any changes. Antonee Burke-Gilroy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 47' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 52' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nikolaos Vergos suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' Walid Shour, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 62' The whistle greets Reno Piscopo as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Arzani.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Keegan Jelacic as he leaves the pitch. Antonee Burke-Gilroy steps in for Brisbane Roar FC.
  • 68' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 71' The whistle greets Walid Shour as he departs to be replaced by Samuel Klein.
  • 72' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 72 minute. Nikolaos Vergos leaves to be changed by Jing Reec.
  • 76' GOAL! Jason Geria fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 81' 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.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a card for Harry Van der Saag.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Brisbane Roar FC. Harry Van der Saag is replaced by Louis Zabala.
  • 90' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Nishan Velupillay by Fabian Monge on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Brisbane Roar FC.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Kisnorbo

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Zadkovich

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kosta Barbarouses 7
Ola Toivonen 3
Scott McDonald 3
Marco Rojas 2
Riku Danzaki 2
Andrew Nabbout 2
Dylan Wenzel-Halls 1
Thomas Waddingham 1

Head to Head

2024-11-09 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC 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

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-11-09 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-11-03 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Macarthur FC W 2024-10-26 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-10-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-05-25 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-05-18 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2024-11-09 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2024-11-01 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Sydney FC L 2024-10-19 Auckland FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2024-04-26 Brisbane Roar FC 3–4 Adelaide United FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.67 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Brisbane Roar FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC to win 59% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC59% Draw25% Brisbane Roar FC16%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Brisbane Roar FC
41%
Melbourne Victory FC or Brisbane Roar FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne Victory FC40% Draw48% Brisbane Roar FC12%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.8%
0 – 0
11.3%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
2.8%
0 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Brisbane Roar FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 26% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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