Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City Prediction: I expect a goal at halftime

Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City Prediction and Odds on 31 October 2025

Brisbane Roar will play against Melbourne City in the Australia A-League Round 3 matchup at Suncorp Stadium. Brisbane Roar will aim to bounce back to winning ways following their last defeat on their home soil, while Melbourne City will aim to secure a win on the road and extend their winning ways to three games. Let’s analyse previous results, overall performance, recent forms, and my betting opinion on how to place your bets.

Brisbane Roar: Forms and Statistics

Brisbane Roar will aim to secure a win on their home soil and bounce back to winning ways. Last time out against Wellington Phoenix, Brisbane Roar suffered a late defeat in a 1-2. Before the match, they were victorious against Macarthur FC in their opening league game. During these games, they have scored two goals while conceding two. Brisbane Roar are now ranked in 7th place in the league table, having gained 3 points in 2 games.

Brisbane Roar Lineups

🔖Brisbane Roar predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Macklin Freke

Defender players: Antonee Burke-Gilroy, Hoisin Bility, Lucas Herrington, James McGarry

Midfielder players: Samuel Klein, Jay O’Shea

Attacking players: Ben Halloran, Henry Hore, Jacob Brazete, Christopher Long

⛔️ Unavailable: Nathan Amanatidis, Ben Halloran, Austin Ludwik, Dimitrios Valkanis

👤 Head Coach: Zadkovich R.

Melbourne City: Forms and Statistics

Melbourne City will aim to secure a win on the road and extend their winning ways to three games. During their last matchup against Perth Glory, Melbourne City extended their winning ways to two games, in the match ended in a resounding 4-0 win. Before the match, they were victorious against Buriram in the AFC League phase while they tied against Western Sydny FC. During these games, they have scored seven goals while conceding two.

Melbourne City Lineups

Max Caputo displayed in front of the net on their home soil in their last matchup, having scored 2 goals early. In this match, I expect hom to display on the road following his last scoring abilities.

🔖 Melbourne City predicted lineup (3-5-2):

Goalkeeper: Patrick Beach

Defender players: Kai Trewin, German Ferreyra, Aziz Behich

Midfielder players: Mathew Leckie, Kai Trewin, Andreas Kuen, Nathaniel Atkinson, Wmin Durakovic

Attacking players:, Max Caputo, Benjamin Mazzeco

⛔️ Unavailable: James Nieuwenhuizen, Andrew Nabbout, Lawrence Wong, Samuel Souprayen, Alessandro Lopane, Medin Memeti

👤 Head Coach: Vidmar A.

Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City: Head-to-Head Statistics

During their last five games, Brisbane Roar won one game, while Melbourne City won four games. However, both teams scored against one another in four of their last five games, and more than two goals were recorded in four games.

Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City: Betting Tips & Odds

• In four of their last five games between Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City, they have taken more than 9 corners against one another. This option is provided on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 1.80;
• In four of their last five games between Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City, they have had BTTS against one another. This option is provided on the Betway bookmaker website for odds of 1.75;
• In four of their last five games between Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City, they have had over 2.5 goals against one another. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.92;
• In four of their last five games between Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City, they have had one goal at halftime against one another. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.83

Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City match Prediction 31 October 2025

Brisbane Roar will aim to secure a win and bounce back to winning ways on their home soil, while Melbourne City will aim to secure a win on the road and extend their winning ways to three games. Therefore, I predict both teams will showcase superior play in front of the net, while I expect more than two goals to be recorded. However, since both teams were able to record one goal in four of their last five head-to-head matches, I expect at least one goal at halftime.

Below are our predictions for this game.

Our match prediction: Over 2.5 goals for a coefficient of 2.00 in the Bet365 bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: BTTS for a coefficient of 1.75 in the Betway bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: HF Over 1 goal either half for a coefficient of 1.83 in the 1XBet bookmaker.