Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City

Brisbane Roar

2 - 3

Melbourne City

🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:00 Europe/London 📍 Suncorp Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Daniel Elder 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Brisbane Roar 11 · Melbourne City 6

Referee Stats

Daniel Elder

19 matches · 3.16 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.16
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.47
Over 4.5 cards	16%
Home wins	37%
Draws	16%
Away wins	47%

How the match was won

Brisbane Roar outshot their opponent (15-10).
Brisbane Roar controlled possession (55%).
Melbourne City had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brisbane Roar (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-6

Goals For / Against

14 / 18

Avg: 1.08 / 1.38

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-7-3

Goals For / Against

16 / 21

Avg: 1.14 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.36

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.00

PPG

1.36

1.08

1.14

1.38

1.50

54%

O2.5

38%

46%

BTTS

54%

69%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Brisbane Roar rank11th

Melbourne City rank6th

Brisbane Roar points26

Melbourne City points38

Brisbane Roar: #11 · 26 pts · GD -9

17 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

Melbourne City: #6 · 38 pts · GD +0

5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brisbane Roar last 5 home

L D L D D

Points3/15

Weighted index16

Goals6-8

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Melbourne City last 5 away

W D W L D

Points8/15

Weighted index64

Goals6-7

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Brisbane Roar trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 31%

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.531%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Brisbane Roar score at home69%

Brisbane Roar clean sheet at home38%

Melbourne City score away77%

Melbourne City clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Brisbane Roar score first69%

Brisbane Roar win after scoring first33%

Melbourne City score first38%

Melbourne City win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brisbane Roar 0% · Melbourne City 50%

Avg first goal minute: Brisbane Roar 26.1' · Melbourne City 33.6'

Vs league average

Brisbane Roar score at home1.08 vs 1.53

Brisbane Roar concede at home1.38 vs 1.34

Melbourne City score away1.14 vs 1.34

Melbourne City concede away1.50 vs 1.53

Brisbane Roar score 29% below league average, while Melbourne City score 15% below league average.

Defensive side: Brisbane Roar are 3% above league average at home, and Melbourne City are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Brisbane Roar goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

46-60 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

16-30 0

Melbourne City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

422

340

Passes Accurate

332

262

Passes %

79%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Vidic

Normal Goal

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Younis

Penalty

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. Nabbout

1st substitution · For: M. Memeti

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ H. Shillington

2nd substitution · For: Peter Antoniou

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

M. Younis

Normal Goal

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ G. Vrakas

1st substitution · For: Q. Macnicol

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. McGarry

2nd substitution · For: M. Dench

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Lauton

3rd substitution · For: J. O'Shea

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Kavian Rahmani

3rd substitution · For: E. Durakovic

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Z. Schreiber

4th substitution · For: M. Leckie

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

M. Memeti

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Rashani

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ M. Younis

5th substitution · For: M. Caputo

84'

84' A. Kuen

89'

89' M. Memeti

90+2' ⚽

⚽

90+2' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

Y. Salas

Normal Goal

Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne City beat Brisbane Roar 3-2 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Daniel Elder. It was played at Suncorp Stadium.

First half: Brisbane Roar took the lead at 44' when J. Vidic scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Melbourne City leveled the score at 61' when M. Younis scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 61', with A. Nabbout replacing M. Memeti. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 61', with H. Shillington replacing Peter Antoniou. Melbourne City took the lead at 66' when M. Younis scored, making the score 1-2. Brisbane Roar made their 1st substitution at 70', with G. Vrakas replacing Q. Macnicol. Brisbane Roar made their 2nd substitution at 70', with J. McGarry replacing M. Dench. Brisbane Roar made their 3rd substitution at 74', with J. Lauton replacing J. O'Shea. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Kavian Rahmani replacing E. Durakovic. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 75', with Z. Schreiber replacing M. Leckie. Melbourne City extended the lead at 80' when M. Memeti scored, with the assist credited to E. Rashani, making the score 1-3. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 81', with M. Younis replacing M. Caputo. A. Kuen received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 84'. M. Memeti received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 89'. Brisbane Roar scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+2' when Y. Salas scored, making the score 2-3.

Brisbane Roar used 3 substitutions while Melbourne City used 5 substitutions. Melbourne City got 2 yellow cards.