Struggling Brisbane Roar will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Melbourne City in the upcoming league round. It's 9th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Melbourne City have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Brisbane Roar form and stats
2 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Brisbane Roar have to build on here at Suncorp Stadium in the A-League.
A good away victory last time out for Brisbane Roar, who won 2-1 against Western Sydney Wanderers (placed 8th). Before that, Brisbane Roar played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Newcastle Jets.
Brisbane Roar have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Suncorp Stadium with 6 goals in 4 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Brisbane Roar defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Melbourne City form and stats
Playing away, Melbourne City, who have the most scored goals (13) away in A-League, have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the A-League this season.
The supporters enjoyed Melbourne City's previous game versus Western United (placed 5th), a A-League 3-2 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Sydney's place.
Melbourne City have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 13 goals from 6 away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Melbourne City have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Brisbane Roar - Melbourne City 4-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Brisbane Roar won 3 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Melbourne City has 6 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5Brisbane Roar missing players
Melbourne City missing players
| Brisbane Roar | Melbourne City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 91% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 73% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 36% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 55% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 75% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 36% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 5.5 | 6.5 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 3.8 | 2.8 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 159 | 62 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 97 | 191 |
| 54 | 20 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 45 | 79 |
| 22% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 29% | 32% |
- Brisbane Roar has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Brisbane Roar has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1)
- Brisbane Roar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Brisbane Roar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Melbourne City has the fewest matches under the total-line (1)
- Melbourne City has the most matches over the total-line (11)
- Melbourne City has the most scored goals (13) away
- Melbourne City have scored more than double the goals of Brisbane Roar.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sydney | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Perth Glory | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | Western United | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 9 |
