Macarthur vs Brisbane Roar Prediction

Form across a mixed bag of fixtures

Macarthur's last 20 matches, spanning the A-League, Australia Cup and AFC Champions League Two, have brought six wins, six draws and eight losses, with 31 goals scored and 36 conceded. That's a fairly even return, though the goals against tally hints at some defensive wobbles along the way.

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

Macarthur

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

32

Conceded

37

Difference

-5

Brisbane Roar

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

34

Difference

-1

Brisbane Roar's recent sample, which includes several friendlies alongside A-League and cup games, shows five wins, five draws and ten losses, with 33 scored and 34 conceded. They've found the net regularly but haven't matched that at the back.

Neither side arrives with a settled run of results, and some of this form comes from friendlies rather than the league itself.

Comparative Team Statistics: Macarthur vs Brisbane Roar

Macarthur have had the better of this fixture lately

The two clubs have met 13 times since 2021, and while it's been a fairly even series overall, Macarthur have won more of those meetings than Brisbane Roar. Their last home game in this fixture, back in December 2025, ended 2-1 in their favour.

Brisbane Roar's most recent win in this head-to-head came on their own ground in October 2025, beating Macarthur 1-0. Beyond that, the series has thrown up some high-scoring draws and one-sided results over the years.

Home advantage has counted for something in this fixture recently, with Macarthur winning their last meeting on their own patch.

Some fitness question marks for both sides

Macarthur have a handful of players listed as doubts, including Ikonomidis, Uskok, Grzan and Caceres, all down as questionable with injury or fitness concerns. Brisbane Roar have Bility carrying a similar question mark.

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 attacking side, Macarthur's Sawyer and Duke have been among the more productive forwards recently, while Talbot has chipped in with assists from midfield. With the match still a month away, none of these fitness notes should be read as confirmed absences just yet.

What kind of game to expect

Both sides have shown they can score goals this year, and their head-to-head meetings have often produced goals at both ends too. If that pattern holds, this doesn't look like a fixture built for a quiet, low-scoring afternoon.

With a month still to go before kickoff, team news could shift the picture further, especially given the number of players currently carrying knocks on both sides.