Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar Tips & Prediction - Roar value to avoid defeat in A-League

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Last updated: Mon 05 Jan 2026 16:45

Gary Emmerson 05 Jan 2026

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Melbourne City vs Sydney FC predictions for Saturday's A-League Round 11 game
City have only one win in the last seven games
Roar to avoid defeat in the best bet with value on a draw

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Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City clash on Tuesday (Getty Images)

Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar Tips & Prediction

Melbourne City are odds-on favourites to win this midweek A-League clash but have only won once in their last seven games in all competitions.

Brisbane Roar have faltered recently with two defeats in the last three games, but I think they are value to avoid defeat. A stalemate is also predicted with City having drawn three of their last five games.

Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar Stats & Trends

City are winless in their last 5 games in all comps
City have drawn 3 of their last 5 games
City drew 0-0 with Roar in Round 3 this season
Roar are unbeaten in 7 of their last 9 games
Roar are unbeaten in 4 of their last 5 away games

Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar Head To Head

City have been dominant in recent times, winning five of the last seven meetings. The sides last met in Round 3 this season when playing out a 0-0 draw.

Melbourne City Form Analysis

Melbourne City are not in a great spot, sitting outside of the top six following a run of just one win in the last seven matches in the A-League.

Since last winning against the Newcastle Jets a month ago, City have drawn with FC Seoul in the AFC Champions League and picked up just two points from four A-League games.

City suffered a late loss to rivals Victory before a 1-1 draw with Macarthur and 3-1 home loss to Perth Glory in their final game of 2025.

Things didn't get much better for Aurelio Vidmar's side in their opening game of the new year as they played out a 0-0 draw with Sydney FC at the weekend.

Brisbane Roar Form Analysis

Brisbane Roar have dropped to fourth spot on the ladder after two defeats in their last three matches, but they remain just two points off top spot.

Roar went down to just their second defeat of the season wen losing 2-1 to Macarthur pre-Christmas, only to bounce back immediately with a win over Central Coast Mariners by the same scoreline on New Year's Eve.

Justin Vidic scored the 92nd minute winner in that victory, but there was no joy in the opening game of 2026 as Roar slipped to a disappointing 3-0 loss to Wellington Phoenix last weekend.

Verdict

Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar

City can't win at the moment so I'm backing the Roar in the double chance market. Take the added value on this ending in a draw too.

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