Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Brisbane Roar FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at Suncorp Stadium.
- Brisbane Roar FC 26 games · 26 pts (2025/26)
- Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Kearney Robinson
- Referee Daniel Elder
- Referee
- Assistant 1 Ashley Beecham
- Assistant 2 Joey Lee (Australia)
- 4th Official Nathan Shakespear (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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Melbourne City FC H 2–3 L 10 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–2 D 02 Apr Sydney FC H 0–0 D 21 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–2 L 13 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–2 D 28 Feb Perth Glory FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr Brisbane Roar FC A 3–2 W 12 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–0 W 07 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–1 W 04 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 3–0 W 22 Mar Perth Glory FC A 1–1 D 17 Mar Sydney FC A 1–0 W Season Stats
Brisbane Roar FC Melbourne City FC #11 Position #6 26 Points 38 26 Played 26 6 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 10 / 8 / 8 27 Scored 33 36 Conceded 33 -9 GD +0 1.00 PPG 1.46 23% Win % 38% Key Stats
57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Brisbane Roar FC this season38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this seasonBrisbane Roar FC are 11th (26 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Brisbane Roar FC and Melbourne City FC is underway.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Samuel Klein has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 15' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker Marcus Younis scoring 2 goals.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Noah Maieroni made 205 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' 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 Kavian Rahmani suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' Melbourne City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Patrick Beach, as he is very good at scoring at Suncorp Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 44' Goal! Justin Vidic scores his 2 goal in 204 matches.
- 49' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
- 54' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Melbourne City FC winning 66.67% of all matches.
- 59' Brisbane Roar FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 61' What a strike from Marcus Younis! The score is 1-1.
- 61' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Harrison Shillington by Peter Antoniou on 61 minute.
- 66' Melbourne City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marcus Younis on 66.
- 70' Another substitution for Brisbane Roar FC to replace James McGarry by Matt Dench on 70 minute.
- 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Michael Valkanis on 71.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Jay O'Shea. He replaces Jordan Lauton on 74 minute.
- 75' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 75 minute. Zane Schreiber leaves to be changed by Mathew Leckie.
- 80' Goal! Medin Memeti scores his 6 goal in 208 matches.
- 81' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Marcus Younis departs to be replaced by Max Caputo.
- 82' The whistle greets Marius Lode as he departs to be replaced by Niall Thom.
- 84' Andreas Kuen was booked on 84.
- 89' Medin Memeti was booked on 89.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.
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Brisbane Roar FC
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James McGarry ↓ Matt Dench 70'
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Marius Lode ↓ Niall Thom 82'
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Jordan Lauton ↓ Jay O'Shea 74'
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Bench- 11
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Jay O'Shea ↑ 74'
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Quinn MacNicol ↑ 70'
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Matt Dench ↑ 70'
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Niall Thom ↑ 82'
Coach Michael ValkanisMelbourne City FC
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Andrew Nabbout ↓ Medin Memeti 61'
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Marcus Younis ↓ Max Caputo 81'
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Zane Schreiber ↓ Mathew Leckie 75'
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Kavian Rahmani ↓ Emin Durakovic 75'
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Mathew Leckie ↑ 75'
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Max Caputo ↑ 81'
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Emin Durakovic ↑ 75'
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Medin Memeti ↑ 61'
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Peter Antoniou ↑ 61'
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Head to Head
Brisbane Roar FC Form
2026-04-18 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC L 2026-04-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC D 2026-04-02 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2026-03-21 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-03-13 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2026-02-28 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC DMelbourne City FC Form
2026-04-18 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2026-04-12 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2026-04-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-03-22 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2026-03-17 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W