Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar

A-League Men 6 Jan 2026, 08:00
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar
🏟 AAMI Park Round 20

Match report

Melbourne City edged past Brisbane Roar 1-0 in the A-League Men on 6 January 2026.

Melbourne City had 15 shots to Brisbane Roar's 10.

The match was played at AAMI Park.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 15 - 10 On target 3 - 1 Corners 5 - 5 Fouls 17 - 12 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Youstin Salas
Brisbane Roar · captained the side
7 Max Caputo 1 goal
7 Patrick Beach captained the side
7 Nathaniel Atkinson captained the side
7 Germán Ferreyra 71 passes (93% accurate)
First half vs second half
Brisbane Roar came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–3 6–7
Shots On Goal 1–0 2–1
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 3–2 2–3
Attacks 64–26 53–38
Match statistics
5 Corners 5
4 Substitution 5
117 Attacks 64
64 Dangerous Attacks 27
3 On Target 1
12 Off Target 9
50% Ball Possession 50%
15 Shots Total 10
3 Shots On Goal 1
4 Shots Off Goal 5
8 Shots Blocked 4
5 Shots Inside Box 4
10 Shots Outside Box 6
17 Fouls 12
5 Corners 5
1 Offsides 0
67% Ball Possession 33%
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 2
597 Passes Total 289
511 Passes Accurate 199
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-1-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 4-1-4-1
1 P. Beach
13 N. Atkinson 22 G. Ferreyra 4 L. Bonetig 16 A. Behich
27 K. Trewin
35 M. Memeti 19 Z. Schreiber 30 A. Kuen 39 E. Durakovic
17 M. Caputo
Brisbane Roar · 4-1-3-2
1 D. Bouzanis
2 Y. Salas 3 D. Valkanis 6 A. Ludwik 23 J. McGarry
8 S. Klein
10 G. Vrakas 26 J. O'Shea 44 J. Lauton
9 C. Long 19 M. Ruhs
Melbourne City
Coach
Aurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 15 Andrew Nabbout
  • 41 Lawrence Wong
  • 21 Alessandro Lopane
  • 44 Besian Kutleshi
  • 40 James Nieuwenhuizen
  • 36 Harrison Shillington
  • 38 Beckham Baker
Brisbane Roar
Coach
Michael Valkanis
Substitutes
  • 16 Matt Dench
  • 17 Justin Vidic
  • 31 Noah Maieroni
  • 41 Emmet Shaw
  • 35 Mikael Evagorou-Alao
  • 11 Macklin Freke
  • 33 Jackson O'Reilly
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. Dench ↓ J. Lauton Brisbane Roar
  • 68' ↑ A. Nabbout ↓ M. Caputo Melbourne City
  • 68' ↑ J. Vidic ↓ C. Long Brisbane Roar
  • 69' ↑ N. Maieroni ↓ J. O'Shea Brisbane Roar
  • 76' ↑ M. Evagorou-Alao ↓ M. Ruhs Brisbane Roar
  • 76' ↑ E. Shaw ↓ G. Vrakas Brisbane Roar
  • 78' ↑ L. Wong ↓ E. Durakovic Melbourne City
  • 79' ↑ A. Lopane ↓ A. Kuen Melbourne City
  • 90' ↑ B. Kutleshi ↓ Z. Schreiber Melbourne City
Cards
  • 29' A. Behich Melbourne City
  • 70' N. Maieroni Brisbane Roar
  • 84' M. Evagorou-Alao Brisbane Roar
  • 88' N. Atkinson Melbourne City
  • 90+1' S. Klein Brisbane Roar
  • 90+1' M. Memeti Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Melbourne City 11 3 draws 2 Brisbane Roar
2026-04-18 Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City 0 - 0
2026-01-06 Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar 1 - 0
2025-10-31 Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City 0 - 0
2025-04-11 Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar 3 - 2
2025-01-11 Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar 1 - 0
2024-12-06 Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City 1 - 4
Recent form
Melbourne City D D W W D
Brisbane Roar D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar?
Melbourne City won 1-0 against Brisbane Roar on 6 January 2026.
Who won Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar?
Melbourne City won the match 1-0.
Where was Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar played?
The match was played at AAMI Park.
Who had more possession in Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar?
Melbourne City had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.