Melbourne Victory vs Brisbane Roar prediction, odds & betting tips – 20/04/2024

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Melbourne Victory - Brisbane Roar

Australia A-League - Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Melbourne Victory will battle their demons on the 20^th of April when old nemesis Brisbane Roar pays them a visit at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. Is the advantage of playing at home going to aid coach Popovic’s boys to break the curse? Stay tuned to find out the answer in the following Melbourne Victory vs Brisbane Roar betting tips below.

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Melbourne Victory vs Brisbane Roar prediction: Traditions won’t be honored this time

Key Stats

• Coach Anthony Popovic has a decent 11-9-11 record against Brisbane Roar.
• Five of the last six Melbourne Victory vs Brisbane Roar head-to-heads resulted in under 2.5 goals.
• The Lions lost three of their last four A-League outings.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Home-field advantage does the trick

• HOME: 13/20 (1.65) – 59.5%
• DRAW: 63/20 (4.15) – 23.5%
• AWAY: 77/20 (4.85) – 17.0%

*These Melbourne Victory vs Brisbane Roar odds are subject to change

Melbourne Victory are, of course, the expected winners in this particular A-League meeting, as coach Popovic’s troops keep a can-t-miss 59.5% chance of securing the three points. This means that Brisbane Roar’s odds at 77/20 (4.85) make them the underdogs in the competition, with barely a 17.0% shot at the three points.

Moreover, we also believe we will see under 2.5 goals at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, as the odds at 67/100 (1.67) imply a 59.88% success chance for our Melbourne Victory vs Brisbane Roar predictions.

Last five H2Hs: Boys in Blue must turn it around

Australia A-League 03/03/24

Brisbane Roar

3

Melbourne Victory

2

Australia A-League 29/04/23

Melbourne Victory

0

Brisbane Roar

1

Australia A-League 06/01/23

Melbourne Victory

0

Brisbane Roar

1

Australia A-League 29/10/22

Brisbane Roar

0

Melbourne Victory

0

Australia Friendlies 04/09/22

Brisbane Roar

1

Melbourne Victory

1

As you see, the head-to-head statistics don’t back us up on this one, but we are sure that Popovic’s boys will do what’s necessary to get a result over the Lions.

Melbourne Victory team news and form: Boys in Blue firm for 3^rd place

Coach Anthony Popovic will be able to count on his key performers for the home game against the Lions. Seeing as we will see Melbourne Victory’s best on the 20^th of April, we trust that the Boys in Blue will be able to get a good result here.

Predicted lineup: Izzo (GK), Roderick, Traore, Da Silva, Geria, Monge, Brimmer, Folami, Machach, Arzani & Fornaroli

Australia A-League 31/05/25

L

Melbourne City

1

Melbourne Victory

0

Australia A-League 24/05/25

W

Auckland FC

0

Melbourne Victory

2

Australia A-League 17/05/25

L

Auckland FC

1

Melbourne Victory

0

Australia A-League 10/05/25

W

Western Sydney Wanderers

1

Melbourne Victory

2

Australia A-League 04/05/25

D

Newcastle Jets

1

Melbourne Victory

1

Brisbane Roar team news and form: Troubling stuff for the Lions

The Lions are a step away from missing out on the final series. They need to get two victories in the next two games, but as you saw from our Melbourne Victory vs Brisbane Roar predictions, we doubt this will be the case.

Predicted lineup: Freke (GK), Hingert, Aldred, Trewin, Brown, Hore, Gilroy, O’Shea, Gomulka, Waddingham & Berenguer

Australia Cup 14/05/25

L

Wellington Phoenix

1

Brisbane Roar

0

Australia A-League 02/05/25

W

Central Coast Mariners

1

Brisbane Roar

2

Australia A-League 26/04/25

W

Wellington Phoenix

0

Brisbane Roar

1

Australia A-League 22/04/25

D

Adelaide United

1

Brisbane Roar

1

Australia A-League 17/04/25

W

Western United FC

1

Brisbane Roar

2

Player to watch: Bruno Fornaroli

It shouldn’t come as a surprise to any of you to find out that Bruno Fornaroli is featured as the player to watch in our Melbourne Victory vs Brisbane Roar predictions. After all, the Aussie striker is on the right track to securing the Top Goalscorer Award for his sensational contribution in the 2023/24 campaign.

Fornaorli has the quality

Bruno bagged 18 league goals for the Boys in Blue so far. Surely, he is eager to put his hands on the prestigious individual award, as well as the title, right?