Macarthur vs Brisbane Roar Prediction

Form Over The Last 20 Games

Zoom out to the last 20 matches for each club and the records are almost identical. Macarthur have gone 6-7-7 with 32 scored and 34 conceded, while Brisbane Roar sit at 6-6-8 with 36 scored and 33 against. Neither side has been consistently good or consistently bad over that stretch.

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Macarthur: 20 completed matches; Brisbane Roar: 20 completed matches.

Macarthur

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

32

Conceded

34

Difference

-2

Brisbane Roar

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

33

Difference

+3

Narrow it down to the most recent A-League fixtures and both look unbeaten. Macarthur have a win and two draws in their last three league outings, while Brisbane Roar have drawn and won their last two. It's a reasonably even picture heading into this one.

Neither side's broader form gives a clear edge, and both are unbeaten in their most recent league matches.

Comparative Team Statistics: Macarthur vs Brisbane Roar

Head-to-Head

These two have met regularly over the past few seasons and the results swing around a fair bit. The most recent meeting in December saw Macarthur win 2-1 at home, but the one before that was a 1-0 Brisbane Roar win, and before that Brisbane won 5-1 away at Macarthur.

Further back there's a 4-4 draw and a run of away wins in both directions. There's no real pattern of one side dominating recently, just a history of fairly open, unpredictable scorelines between them.

Early Season Standings

The table data we have shows Macarthur third with 5 points from 3 games and Brisbane Roar fourth with 4 points from 2 games. That's a tiny sample, and it only covers these two teams rather than the full division.

It's worth treating those positions as a snapshot rather than anything settled. A couple of results either way could shuffle things around significantly at this stage of the season.

Players And Fitness

Macarthur's attacking threat has been shared around, with H. Sawyer contributing 6 goals in 26 matches and M. Duke chipping in 5 from just 13 appearances. C. Talbot has set up 6 goals in 25 games, so there's some creativity in that side.

Macarthur:

Best scorers:

H. Sawyer - 6

M. Duke - 5

Best assist providers:

C. Talbot - 6

Penalty cards:

T. Uskok x 1 x 6

A. Robinson x 1

L. Brattan x 8

Injury list:

C. Ikonomidis

T. Uskok

S. Grzan

A. Caceres

Brisbane Roar:

Penalty cards:

D. Valkanis x 1 x 5

C. Long x 1 x 4

N. Maieroni x 8

Injury list:

H. Bility

On the fitness front, Macarthur have a handful of names listed as questionable through injury, including C. Ikonomidis, T. Uskok and A. Caceres, plus S. Grzan listed as inactive. Brisbane Roar have H. Bility down as a doubt. None of this confirms the matchday squads, but it's worth keeping an eye on team sheets closer to kickoff.

How This One Might Play Out

Given how close the overall numbers are, this has the look of a tight contest rather than one team imposing itself. Both sides have shown they can draw as easily as they can win or lose, and the head-to-head history backs that up with its mix of scorelines.

Home advantage for Macarthur is the clearest factor in their favour, but Brisbane Roar's recent league form has actually been decent too. It wouldn't be a surprise to see goals at both ends again, based on how these meetings have generally gone.