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Melbourne Victory and Brisbane Roar will battle for three points in an Australian A-League matchday 25 clash on Saturday.
The home side are coming off a 1-0 defeat away to Wellington Phoenix last weekend. Finn Suman scored the match-winner in the fifth minute of injury time.
Brisbane Roar, meanwhile, fell to a 2-0 defeat at home to Newcastle Jets. Clayton Taylor and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos scored second-half goals to guide their side to all three points.
The loss left the Roar in ninth spot in the table, having garnered 29 points from 25 games. Melbourne Victory are third with 41 points to show for their efforts in 25 games.
Melbourne Victory vs Brisbane Roar Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the 54th meeting between the two sides. Melbourne Victory have a slightly better record with 21 wins to their name, and Brisbane Roar were victorious on 20 occasions while 12 games ended in draws.
- Their most recent meeting came in March 2024 when Brisbane Roar claimed a 3-2 home win.
- Five of the last six head-to-head games have produced less than three goals.
- Seven of Melbourne Victory's last eight league games have been decided by a one-goal margin.
- Five of Brisbane Roar's last seven games have witnessed more goals scored in the second half than the first.
- Five of Melbourne Victory's last six league games have witnessed goals at both ends and also produced three goals or more.
Melbourne Victory vs Brisbane Roar Prediction
Melbourne Victory saw their four-game winning run come to an end last weekend and Tony Popovic will be hoping his side can bounce back to winning ways. Their games at home have been tight affairs in recent weeks, with each of the last five having been decided by a one-goal margin.
Brisbane Roar are unbeaten in the last seven head-to-head games, winning the last three on the bounce (four draws). However, they enter this game as underdogs, having won just one of their last five games (three losses).
We are backing the home side to claim all three points with a multi-goal victory and goals at both ends.
Prediction: Melbourne Victory 3-1 Brisbane Roar
Melbourne Victory vs Brisbane Roar Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Melbourne Victory to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Melbourne Victory to score over 1.5 goals
