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Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar: result 2-1 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on March 12, 2023 at 04:00 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne

Melbourne City
2-1
Brisbane Roar

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What was the result of Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar?

Melbourne City won 2-1 on March 12, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 22′A. O'NeillMelbourne City
  • 80′J. O'SheaBrisbane Roar (pen.)
  • 88′A. O'NeillMelbourne City

Official lineup for Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Melbourne City

4-3-3
  1. 15A. Nabbout
  2. 9J. Maclaren
  3. 23M. Tilio
  1. 14V. Berisha
  2. 3S. Jamieson
  3. 13A. O'Neill
  1. 38J. Bos
  2. 22C. Good
  3. 6T. Lam
  4. 25C. Talbot
  1. 1T. Glover

Brisbane Roar

4-4-2
  1. 22S. Šćepović
  2. 7Rahmat Akbari
  1. 11J. Lofthouse
  2. 26J. O'Shea
  3. 12T. Gomulka
  4. 13H. Hore
  1. 15N. Smith
  2. 5T. Aldred
  3. 2S. Neville
  4. 27K. Trewin
  1. 23J. Holmes
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne City have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Brisbane Roar have 4, 5 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Melbourne City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 3, 2023Adelaide United(away)2-4A-League
Feb 25, 2023Sydney(home)3-2A-League
Feb 18, 2023Melbourne Victory(away)2-3A-League
Feb 11, 2023Perth Glory(away)4-2A-League
Feb 4, 2023Macarthur(home)6-1A-League
Brisbane Roar
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 5, 2023Macarthur(away)2-3A-League
Feb 26, 2023Perth Glory(home)2-1A-League
Feb 18, 2023Sydney(away)1-1A-League
Feb 10, 2023Central Coast Mariners(home)1-2A-League
Feb 4, 2023Adelaide United(away)1-2A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Melbourne City wins, 1 draw, 1 Brisbane Roar win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 21, 2023Brisbane Roar 0-0 Melbourne CityA-League
Oct 14, 2022Brisbane Roar 0-2 Melbourne CityA-League
Mar 23, 2022Brisbane Roar 1-2 Melbourne CityA-League
Nov 19, 2021Melbourne City 2-1 Brisbane RoarA-League
May 25, 2021Brisbane Roar 3-0 Melbourne CityA-League
May 9, 2021Melbourne City 3-2 Brisbane RoarA-League

Last archived meeting: Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City on Jan 21, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Melbourne City score 2.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Brisbane Roar score 1.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Melbourne City2.51.5411/1512/15
Brisbane Roar1.11.3310/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
12Melbourne City1001130

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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