Brisbane Roar vs Sydney FC Australia Cup Tips & Prediction - Sydney to advance into quarter-finals
Sydney FC's blend of impressive young talent and recent good form—including a 5-1 win over Bayswater and a friendly draw with Tottenham—positions them as strong favorites against Brisbane Roar in the Australia Cup. Despite losing Spanish forward Victor Campuzano to injury, Sydney's prodigies have stepped up. Brisbane, still rebuilding after a tough A-League campaign, will look to challenge but appear outmatched. The key prediction: Sydney FC to win in a game producing under 2.5 goals.
- Brisbane Roar vs Sydney FC predictions for Sunday's Australia Cup R16 game
- Sydney in good form and coming off draw with Tottenham
- Roar still building squad & winless in last 12 games vs A-League opposition
- The game is scheduled for kick off at 5.00pm AEST on Sunday August 9
Brisbane Roar vs Sydney FC Australia Cup Tips & Prediction
Led by their impressive group of rising prodigies, Sydney FC crushed Bayswater in the Australia Cup R32 before drawing with EPL giants Tottenham - the Sky Blues are backed to continue their good form by defeating Brisbane Roar at Spencer Park on Sunday in a game that produces Under 2.5 goals.
Sydney FC continue their pursuit of a third Australia Cup trophy after previous triumphs in 2017 and 2023. The Sky Blues should be confident of knocking out the Roar, who have struggled near the bottom of the A-League for the last few years now and are still trying to build a full roster for next season.
While Sydney suffered a blow with Spanish forward Victor Campuzano being ruled out for the next season with an ACL injury, they have some brilliant young players that are set to light up the A-League this upcoming campaign.
Thiago Quintal (20), Akol Akon (17) and Mathias Macallister (19) are leading the next generation of young homegrown attacking players in Sydney, with all three playing a huge role in the 5-1 crushing of Bayswater in the previous round.
Akon missed the draw with Tottenham last week, but Quintal and Macaliister again impressed, with the latter almost scoring a wonder goal from the halfway line.
Brisbane did well to beat Sydney Olympic 3-0 on the road in their R32 win, but Olympic are having a horror season and set to be relegated from the NPL NSW, so you can't really take much from that.
At the end of the day, Sydney are simply the far superior side and reigning A-League Grand Finalists - they should prove too strong based on their preseason performances so far.
Brisbane Roar vs Sydney FC Stats & Trends
- Sydney are unbeaten in five of the last six meetings, winning three
- Under 2.5 goals has landed in the last two meetings
- Eight of Sydney's last 10 games in all comps have seen Under 2.5 goals
- Roar are winless in their last 12 games vs A-League teams, losing seven
Brisbane Roar vs Sydney FC Head To Head
These two teams played out a pair of low-scoring games last season, with Sydney prevailing 1-0 at home before a 0-0 stalemate at Suncorp.
The overall H2H and stats can be seen in the table below.
| Detail | Record |
|---|---|
| Total Matches Played | 69 |
| Sydney FC Wins | 25 |
| Brisbane Roar Wins | 22 |
| Draws | 22 |
| Sydney FC Goals Scored | 86 |
| Brisbane Roar Goals Scored | 84 |
Brisbane Roar Form Analysis
It was another frustrating A-League campaign for Brisbane. After showing promise early in the season, their form fell away dramatically, with the club failing to win any of its final 12 matches to finish 11th on the ladder, 12 points outside the finals.
Michael Valkanis remains at the helm as Brisbane looks to make a fresh start in the Australia Cup. The Roar enjoyed a positive build-up, recording convincing pre-season victories over Caboolture (3-0) and Ipswich (5-0).
Brisbane then continued that momentum into the Round of 32 last week, registering a dominant 3-0 victory over Sydney Olympic, with Justin Nidic, Sabit Njor and Jacob Nasso scoring between the 63rd and 77th minute.
It's the first time Brisbane have advanced into the R16 since they finished runners-up to Sydney FC in 2023.
Brisbane Roar Team News
| Position | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Dean Bouzanis | Australia |
| Goalkeeper | Oscar Page (scholarship) | Australia |
| Goalkeeper | George Plusnin (scholarship) | Australia |
| Defender | Jacob Nasso | Australia |
| Defender | Dimitri Valkanis | Australia |
| Defender | Tate Russell | Australia |
| Defender | Hosine Bility | Australia |
| Defender | Joel King | Australia |
| Defender | Archie Mitchell (scholarship) | Australia |
| Midfielder | Noah Maieroni (scholarship) | Australia |
| Midfielder | Nam Tae-hee | South Korea |
| Midfielder | Emin Durakovic | Australia |
| Midfielder | Emmett Shaw (scholarship) | Australia |
| Midfielder | Jordan Lauton | Australia |
| Midfielder | Milorad Stajić | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Forward | Marko Ilic | Germany |
| Forward | Justin Vidic | Australia |
| Forward | Sabit Ngor | Australia |
| Forward | Nathan Amanatidis | Australia |
Sydney FC Form Analysis
Sydney made a slow start to the A-League season but found their best football at the perfect time, eliminating Melbourne Victory and minor premiers Newcastle Jets to book a place in the Grand Final.
The Sky Blues ultimately fell just short of silverware, suffering a 1-0 defeat to Auckland across the ditch Auckland also ended Sydney's Australia Cup campaign earlier in the season, knocking them out at the quarter-final stage.
Patrick Kisnorbo took charge late in the regular season and quickly tightened the side defensively, with Sydney conceding just five goals across their final eight matches under his guidance.
Sydney returned to action with a classy 5-1 demolition of Bayswater in the R32. Teenage rising star Akol Akon provided three assists as Thiago Quintal bagged himself a brilliant hat-trick, while Mathias Macallister and Zachary De Jesus were also on target.
It was also a great experience for Sydney last week as they shared the pitch with Tottenham in a friendly, holding the EPL heavyweights to a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes, with new Japanese signing Takahiro Sekine coming off the bench to score.
Sydney FC Team News
| Position | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Gus Hoefsloot | Australia |
| Goalkeeper | Harrison Devenish-Meares | Australia |
| Defender | Aaron Gurd | Australia |
| Defender | Jordan Courtney-Perkins | Australia |
| Defender | Ben Garuccio | Australia |
| Defender | Zac De Jesus | Australia |
| Defender | Rhyan Grant (captain) | Australia |
| Defender | Ethan Dyer | New Zealand |
| Defender | Marcel Tisserand | DR Congo |
| Defender | Tyler Williams (scholarship) | Australia |
| Defender | Alexandar Popovic | Australia |
| Midfielder | Wataru Kamijo | Australia |
| Midfielder | Sam Lancaster | Australia |
| Midfielder | Nick Alfaro (scholarship) | Australia |
| Midfielder | Lachie Middleton | Australia |
| Midfielder | Joe Lacey | Wales |
| Midfielder | Marin France | Australia |
| Midfielder | Rhys Youlley | Australia |
| Midfielder | Jake Hollman | Australia |
| Forward | Akol Akon (scholarship) | Australia |
| Forward | Víctor Campuzano | Spain |
| Forward | Abel Walatee | Australia |
| Forward | Takahiro Sekine | Japan |
| Forward | Gabriel Popovic | Australia |
| Forward | Mitchell Glasson | Australia |
| Forward | Tiago Quintal | Australia |
| Forward | Mathias Macallister | Australia |
| Forward | Al Hassan Touré | Australia |
Verdict
Sydney are backed to advance into the quarter-finals in a game that sees Under 2.5 goals.
Under 2.5
Total Goals
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