Roar v City: key stats from Brisbane’s breakthrough

Brisbane Roar recorded their first win of the season at the seventh attempt on Friday night.

Find out how they did it against Melbourne City with the key stats from Opta.

  • Brisbane’s three goals came from their first four shots on target.
  • Avraam Papadopoulos’ first goal came with the first attempt of the match.
  • Papadopoulos’ brace – his first ever in the competition – took him level with Massimo Maccarone as Brisbane’s leading scorer.
  • Roar have now gone three matches without conceding a first half goal.
  • Jacob Pepper made his 100th Hyundai A-League appearance in the match.
  • Eric Bautheac scored his first goal in the Hyundai A-League.
  • Stefan Mauk’s second half goal was his first in the Hyundai A-League since 2015.