Melbourne City FC vs Brisbane Roar FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Melbourne City FC

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Brisbane Roar FC

Tue 6 Jan 2026 · 08:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Melbourne City FC vs Brisbane Roar FC — A League .

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Brisbane Roar FC 26 games · 26 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee

19 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Melbourne City FC 21 games · Avg 3.4 goals Brisbane Roar FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-06 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2025-10-31 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC 2025-04-11 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC 2025-01-11 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC 2024-12-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–4 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
03 Jan	Sydney FC	H	0–0	D
28 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	1–3	L
23 Dec	Macarthur FC	H	1–1	D
20 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–1	L
06 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–0	W

Brisbane Roar FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	0–1	L
03 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–3	L
31 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–1	W
19 Dec	Macarthur FC	A	1–2	L
13 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–0	D
07 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Melbourne City FC		Brisbane Roar FC
#6	Position	#11
38	Points	26
26	Played	26
10 / 8 / 8	W / D / L	6 / 8 / 12
33	Scored	27
33	Conceded	36
+0	GD	-9
1.46	PPG	1.00
38%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Brisbane Roar FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Brisbane Roar FC are 11th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

4/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

3/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Brisbane Roar FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

Max Caputo	8 G	1 A
Marcus Younis	7 G	3 A
Medin Memeti	5 G	1 A

Brisbane Roar FC

Justin Vidic	4 G	2 A
Chris Long	4 G	1 A
Samuel Klein	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Melbourne City FC and Brisbane Roar FC.
The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	9
James O'Shea	4
Roy O'Donovan	3
Connor Metcalfe	3
Aiden O'Neill	2
Keegan Jelacic	2
Kai Trewin	2
Marcus Younis	2

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2026-01-06 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2026-01-03 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2025-12-28 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Perth Glory FC L 2025-12-23 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Macarthur FC D 2025-12-20 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2025-12-06 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W

Brisbane Roar FC Form

2026-01-06 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC L 2026-01-03 Brisbane Roar FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2025-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2025-12-19 Macarthur FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC L 2025-12-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC D 2025-12-07 Adelaide United FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.31 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.83 Brisbane Roar FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC50% Draw29% Brisbane Roar FC21%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.14

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Brisbane Roar FC

50%

Melbourne City FC or Brisbane Roar FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC31% Draw52% Brisbane Roar FC17%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

14.1%

1 – 1

13.7%

2 – 0

9.7%

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 1

3.6%

2 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

1.6%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Brisbane Roar FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	24%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	15%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Brisbane Roar FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.