Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar Tips & Predictions - City set for third consecutive win

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Last updated: 09 Apr 2025

Andrew Hendrie 09 Apr 2025

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Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar predictions for Friday's A-League game
City's last 11 home wins have been to nil
Four of Brisbane's last six defeats have been to nil
City have won the last 10 meetings between the teams
The match is scheduled for kick off at 7.35pm AEST on Friday April 11

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City host Roar on Friday (Photo by Getty Images)

Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar Tips & Predictions

Melbourne City will be looking to strengthen their top two charge when they play host to lowly Brisbane Roar to launch A-League Round 26 action on Friday night.

Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar Tips & Predictions
Head To Head
Melbourne City Form
Melbourne City Team News
Brisbane Roar Form
Brisbane Roar Team News

City are one of the form teams of the competition heading into the final month of the regular season and they will be confident of securing another three points at home against the second-last team here.

A win to nil and BTTS - No are the main plays for this clash. Incredibly, City's last 11 home wins have been accompanied by a clean sheet. When they prevail at AAMI Park, they aren't letting the opposition get a sniff. Four of Brisbane's last six defeats have been to nil and they recently went down 2-0 to Auckland FC, who are of similar quality. All signs point to another comfortable win for City on Friday night.

Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar predictions for Friday's A-League game
City's last 11 home wins have been to nil
Four of Brisbane's last six defeats have been to nil
City have won the last 10 meetings between the teams
The match is scheduled for kick off at 7.35pm AEST on Friday April 11

Head To Head

City have absolutely dominated this matchup over the last few years, winning the last 10 meetings between the teams dating back to 2017 - including a 1-0 triumph back in Round 13.

Melbourne City Form

After navigating a tricky period with various injuries to key players, City are finishing the season strongly and eyeing off a top two finish, with a win here temporarily lifting them above Western United on the ladder.

City come into this fixture having won six of their last seven home matches - and their only defeat in that period was a 1-0 loss to the Newcastle Jets in which they dominated possession and led the shot count 27-2.

Aurelio Vidmar's side produced a workmanlike performance to edge out Central Coast Mariners 1-0 last week at home, with Medin Memeti's goal in the 29th minute proving the difference.

Melbourne City Team News

Mat Leckie is still in doubt after battling a calf injury.

Brisbane Roar Form

It's been another disappointing season for Brisbane, who are 12th on the ladder with just two wins from their 21 games.

The Roar are only above Perth Glory on goal difference, but they have played two less games, so they should be able to avoid the wooden spoon.

Brisbane have suffered back-to-back defeats heading into this contest, going down 2-0 to Auckland before a 5-1 hammering at the hands of Macarthur FC last week.