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 (2026/27)
Brisbane Roar FC 26 games · 26 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Brisbane Roar FC get us underway at .
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Melbourne City FC 1-0 Brisbane Roar FC.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Brisbane Roar FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	9
James O'Shea	4
Connor Metcalfe	3
Roy O'Donovan	3
Brad Inman	2
Ritchie De Laet	2
Henry Hore	2
Aiden O'Neill	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.