A win for the hosts is anticipated from this fixture if the league standings is to be trusted. The Melbourne City supporters are hopeful that the mismatch between 1st and Brisbane Roar's 10th place in the table will be visible on the grass.
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (44) in A-League
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals (17) in A-League
These teams have little in common geographically as Brisbane Roar have to travel 1600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Melbourne City form and stats
Melbourne City have been very solid at home in the A-League so far, with 20 points collected from 8 matches (6-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Melbourne City after consecutive victories at their own ground.
In their previous game, the manager Vidošić led his Melbourne to a defeat away at Adelaide United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at AAMI Park. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Glover had a busy but productive day in the Adelaide United match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Sydney in a game that was won 3-2.Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 10 latest league games highlights that 8 of them had at least one goal from each side.
It's goals goals goals for Melbourne City who have scored 25 goals from 8 league home games. Melbourne City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Brisbane Roar form and stats
There's been little loot from Brisbane Roar's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the A-League. Brisbane Roar only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws.
There might be some fixture complaints from Brisbane as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 2-3 against Macarthur. Late heartbreak for Brisbane Roar in the Macarthur match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime. Courtney-Perkins was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.64. The defender Courtney-Perkins served one assist, hit two key passes and won 8 of 11 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Perth Glory.Will both teams score at least one goal each? This side's latest fixtures suggest that, having finished 5 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each team.
Brisbane Roar have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Melbourne have avoided a loss in the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) against Brisbane Roar.Oddly enough, the last time Brisbane Roar kept a "clean sheet" was also against this opponent, seven league matches ago (Brisbane Roar - Melbourne City 0-0).
Top Goalscorers
  J. MacLaren 18 goals |  M. Leckie 6 goals |  M. Tilio 5 goals |
Melbourne City missing players
Brisbane Roar missing players
| Melbourne City | Brisbane Roar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 44 | 25 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 23 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| 89% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 84% |
| 84% | 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 68% |
| 68% | 78% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 37% |
| 53% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 16% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 63% | 56% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 37% | 44% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 26% |
| 11% | 11% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 32% |
| 6.1 | 6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| 4.3 | 4 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16.9 | 17.3 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.5 | 13 | 12.3 |
| 6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 39% | 41% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 24% | 22% |
| 10.2 | 7.9 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 11.4 | 14 |
| 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 3.7 |
- Brisbane Roar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals (17) in A-League
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in A-League
- Brisbane Roar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Melbourne City have not yet lost a game at home.
- Melbourne City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melbourne City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Melbourne City have scored more than double the goals of Brisbane Roar.
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (25) at home in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (44) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the the best goal difference (+16) at home in A-League
- Melbourne City have the the best goal difference (+21) in A-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 37 |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 31 |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Sydney | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 8 | Macarthur | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -10 | 24 |
| 9 | Western United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -10 | 22 |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | Perth Glory | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 20 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 18 |
