Having a home game feels safe and friendly for Brisbane Roar, but Melbourne City are fully set and qualified to go home as winners. What will happen?
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (39) in A-League
These teams have little in common geographically as Melbourne City have to travel 1600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Brisbane and Melbourne City.
Brisbane Roar form and stats
Brisbane Roar are steadily winning A-League games and points here at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games. Brisbane Roar are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Happy days for Brisbane in their previous game, a fixture away at Perth Glory (placed 12th) that ended with a 4-1 victory. O'Shea (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 9.31/10. O'Shea scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 52 successful passes (of 60 total).
Before that, Brisbane Roar had a home game versus Wellington Phoenix which ended with a victory 2-1.The match schedule is unforgiving for Brisbane Roar as they have a new game in only three days, a A-League match thankfully also at home. Western United are visiting.
The Brisbane fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. Brisbane Roar are not conceding a lot of goals here at Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex 1 in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches. When Brisbane Roar hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Western Sydney Wanderers, Perth Glory and Newcastle Jets), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Melbourne City form and stats
As the visiting team in A-League matches, Melbourne City have produced an overall stat of 4-3-1 so far.
Melbourne played 1-1 against Melbourne Victory in their previous match. Defender Good was the best team player with a rating of 8.1. Good scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.
A 2-2 draw at Western United's stadium before that.Melbourne City have another match away from home in just three nights, a A-League fixture vs Macarthur. A rough timetable for the visiting team!
The Melbourne manager Kisnorbo has got the team scoring on the road, with 18 away goals in 8 league matches. Melbourne City's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other before in this season, with the result Melbourne City - Brisbane 2-1 written in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Brisbane Roar victories, one draw and six Melbourne City wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. MacLaren 12 goals |  M. Leckie 6 goals |   N. Mileusnic 5 goals |
Brisbane Roar missing players
Melbourne City missing players
| Brisbane Roar | Melbourne City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | 39 |
| 22 | 5 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| 93% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 84% |
| 67% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | 79% |
| 20% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 75% | 58% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 16% |
| 53% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | 79% |
| 20% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 33% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 11% |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.5 | 7.1 |
| 5.9 | 5.7 | 7.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.7 | 14.5 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 13 | 15 |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 25% | 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 45% | 38% |
| 13.1 | 12 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.8 | 10.8 |
| 4.5 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | 3.5 |
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in A-League
- Melbourne City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Melbourne City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Melbourne City have scored more than double the goals of Brisbane Roar.
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (18) away in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (39) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the the best goal difference (+12) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the the best goal difference (+6) away in A-League
- Melbourne City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
| 2 | Western United | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 33 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 4 | Macarthur | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -2 | 25 |
| 5 | Sydney | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -7 | 21 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 13 |
