Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar Tips & Live Stream - No let up for struggling Roar in A-League

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Last updated: 10 Jan 2025

Andrew Hendrie 10 Jan 2025

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Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar predictions for Saturday's A-League game
Melbourne boasts a 6-game unbeaten run, despite injury challenges
City are backed to win and keep the Roar without a victory this season

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Melbourne City Brisbane Roar A-League Men

City host Roar on Saturday (Photo by Getty Images)

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Melbourne City continue to be hit by injuries but their young side should still be too good for struggling Brisbane Roar, who haven't won all season and anchored to the bottom of the ladder.

Melbourne City vs Brisbane Roar Preview
Head To Head
Melbourne City Form
Melbourne City Team News
Brisbane Roar Form
Brisbane Roar Team News

Melbourne City have won their last 2 games
Melbourne City have won 7 of the last 10 A-League games against Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar have seen BTTS in their last 4 games against Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar have lost 9 of their last 11 games

Head To Head

Melbourne City have won seven of the last 10 A-League meetings between the teams, including a thumping 4-1 triumph at Suncorp back in Round 7.

Melbourne City Form

Melbourne City are one of the form teams in the competition heading into this clash, with their current six-game unbeaten run lifting them to second spot on the ladder.

Despite missing a host of first-team players, City snapped the four-game winning streak of Western United on Tuesday when winning 2-0.

Aurelio Vidmar's side had beaten Wellington Phoenix by the same score in their previous game, meaning they are 2-0 in 2025.

City can count themselves unlucky not to be on top of the table heading into Round 13, with the team leading Auckland FC 2-1 in injury time before conceding and settling for a 2-2 draw last month.

Melbourne City Team News

James Jeggo is a chance to return for this encounter, but it's doubtful any of the other players to have missed the win over Western will be fit enough.

Brisbane Roar Form

Bottom of the ladder Brisbane Roar are in absolutely horrendous form.

The Roar have picked up just two points from their 11 games this season and have lost 1-0 at home against the two other struggling sides in the A-League - Perth Glory and Newcastle Jets.

The Roar have set a new club record going 14 games without a win, along with a new A-League record for most consecutive home defeats.

That now stands at eight following their loss to the Jets on Tuesday.

Brisbane Roar Team News

Thomas Waddingham should come back into the starting side after he was left on the bench in the loss against the Jets.

Verdict

Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar

The Roar are in shambles and are tipped for another defeat here. City have won their last two games against Western and Wellington and I'm backing them to make it three straight with BTTS also tipped.

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