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Queensland Lions vs Melbourne City Tips & Live Stream - City to cruise through in Australia Cup

andrew-hendrie
Andrew Hendrie
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Last updated: Mon 10 Aug 2026 11:14
Queensland Lions enter the Australia Cup Round of 16 in outstanding form, boasting prolific scoring and a recent upset win over Perth Glory. Despite their dominance in the NPL QLD, Melbourne City’s A-League pedigree gives them the edge in this matchup. City eased through their R32 fixture and are expected to progress, although the Lions' firepower should see them find the back of the net. Key recommendations back a Melbourne City win and both teams to score, reflecting both squads' attacking strengths.
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  • Queensland Lions on a prolific run but face A-League opposition
  • Melbourne City expected to progress, but both teams likely to score
  • First-ever meeting between these clubs in the Australia Cup
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Melbourne City to win through to the quarter-finals (Getty Images)


Queensland Lions vs Melbourne City Verdict


Queensland Lions are in good form and have been firing in goals in the NPL and they are backed to score in this Round of 16 tie. However, I expect Melbourne City's A-League class to see them through to the quarter-finals.
  • Lions have scored 1+ goal in their last 24 games
  • Lions have won 12 of their last 13 games
  • Lions have scored 51 goals in 21 NPL QLD games this season
  • City have conceded 1+ goal in four of their last five games in all comps

Head To Head

This will be the first meeting between the two clubs.

Queensland Lions Form - Upset Secured

The Lions produced an excellent display to edge out Perth Glory in the Australia Cup R32 after a 0-0 stalemate at the end of normal time.

Jerson Lagos put the Lions in front in the 95th minute, but the QLD NPL leaders were forced into a shootout after Perth equalised 13 minutes later. The Lions scored all four of their spot kicks as Glory missed two to secure a famous victory.

It backs up what has been a dominant NPL campaign for the Lions - they've won 16 of their 21 games, wrapped up the minor premiership and defeated Peninsula 1-0 and Brisbane Roar U23s 4-2 since toppling Perth.

Melbourne City Form - Easy Progress

City endured an inconsistent A-League campaign but did enough to sneak into the finals, finishing sixth after balancing domestic commitments with the AFC Champions League.

Aurelio Vidmar's side found form at the perfect time, winning its final four regular-season matches to secure a place in the top six.

Their finals campaign was short-lived, however. City suffered a 2-1 defeat to Adelaide before their season came to an end in a penalty shootout loss to eventual champions Auckland.

City returned to competitive action in the Australia Cup R32, easing past Northern NSW NPL side Weston Bears 3-0. Lawrence Wong put City ahead before fellow Academy graduates Besian Kutleshi and Medin Memet also got on the scoresheet in a dominant win.

The club's best Australia Cup result was in 2016 when City secured the silverware, while they also finished runner-up in 2019.

Verdict

City's class should see them through, but the Lions are dangerous going forward and can get on the scoresheet.

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Andrew Hendrie

Sports Editor • 20+ years betting experience

Andrew has been writing about sports for over a decade now after graduating with a double degree in 2013. In that time he has covered a wide range of sports, including NRL, AFL, Football (soccer), Tennis, NBA, NFL and more.


As a fan of Manchester City (since the 90s, he’s not a bandwagoner so they say), Canterbury Bulldogs and the Newcastle Jets, he’s experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows throughout the last few years.

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