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

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Gary Emmerson
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Last updated: Mon 05 Jan 2026 16:45

Melbourne City enter the A-League clash against Brisbane Roar as favorites despite being on a lackluster run with one win in their last seven matches. City has managed to secure draws in three of their last five games. In contrast, Brisbane Roar, holding fourth place on the ladder, have lost two of their last three matches but narrowly trail the top spot by two points. The article suggests betting on Brisbane Roar in the double chance market, anticipating a possible draw, leveraging City's current inconsistency.

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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.
  • 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

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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