Macarthur vs Brisbane Roar: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Macarthur played against Brisbane Roar in A-League (Australia). The game was played on December 19, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Macarthur has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Brisbane Roar has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 2.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Macarthur scores 0.57 goals per game and allows 1.00. Brisbane Roar scores 1.00 and allows 0.38. Games in this league average 2.38 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 29% of Macarthur's games and 25% of Brisbane Roar's. The Over 2.5 rates are 14% and 25%, compared with league averages of 49% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Macarthur has the higher season xG average, 1.36 to 1.17 per game. Macarthur takes 12.1 shots per game, while Brisbane Roar takes 10.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Macarthur leads at halftime in 14% of its games and scores 0.29 goals per game after halftime. Brisbane Roar leads at halftime in 50% and scores 0.38 after halftime.

When the teams score

Macarthur's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). For Brisbane Roar, it is minutes 31-45+ (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

A-League games average 2.38 goals. Both teams score in 49% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
2 : 1
Second half

Game stats

42Possession (%)58
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
8Shots13
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
5Shots on target3
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
1.17xG1.34
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
2Corners6
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
43Dangerous attacks43
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
14Fouls16
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
5Cards3
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0.57Goals scored / game1
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
1Goals allowed / game0.38
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
48%Average possession43%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
3.57Shots on target / game3
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.14Shots per game10.88
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
3.57Shots on target3
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
4.7%Shot conversion9.2%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
48%Possession43%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
1.36xG for1.17
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
1.72xG against1.27
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

Shooting quality

Macarthur: BalancedBrisbane Roar: Balanced
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
Accuracy (shots on target)29%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.160.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Brisbane Roar is 120% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Macarthur · 2.2 pts / game - Brisbane Roar

Macarthur
DLWLD
Season result split
29% W29% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-3
1.14 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-1
Last 5 at home
1-2-1
WDLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.78BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%
Brisbane Roar
WDWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
50% W38% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-3-1
1.88 pts / game · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-1
Last 5 away
1-2-1
LDWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.18BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Brisbane Roar is 75% better for: goals scored per game.

0.57 goals / game - Macarthur · 1 goals / game - Brisbane Roar

Brisbane Roar is 163% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Macarthur · 0.38 goals / game - Brisbane Roar

Macarthur scoring profile: more difficult

Macarthur scores in 43% of games (3 of 7 games), while Brisbane Roar keeps a clean sheet in 75% (6 of 8 games).

Brisbane Roar scoring profile: very strong

Brisbane Roar scores in 75% of games (6 of 8 games), while Macarthur keeps a clean sheet in 29% (2 of 7 games).

4Goals scored (season)8
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
7Goals conceded (season)3
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
1.57Average goals per game1.38
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
2Goals scored (last 5)6
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
5Goals conceded (last 5)1
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

How often they score at least...

43%1 goal75%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
14%2 goals13%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0%3 goals13%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0%4 goals0%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal25%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
29%2 goals13%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0%3 goals0%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0%4 goals0%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time13%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0%BTTS in both halves0%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
14%Scored in both halves13%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

BTTS and goal count

14%Min. 3 goals and BTTS13%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
20%BTTS - last 520%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

43%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
14%Min. 2 goals before half-time13%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time38%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Brisbane Roar is 75% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.14 pts / game - Macarthur · 2 pts / game - Brisbane Roar

Macarthur - half-time state
14% leading71% draw14% trailing
Brisbane Roar - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.14Points per game (1st half)2
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0.29Goals scored (1st half)0.63
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0.29Goals conceded (1st half)0.13
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0.57Average goals (1st half)0.75
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
71%Clean sheet before half-time88%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
71%No goal before half-time38%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

After half-time (2nd half)

1.14Points per game (2nd half)1.38
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0.29Goals scored (2nd half)0.38
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.25
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
1Average goals (2nd half)0.63
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
57%Clean sheet after half-time88%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
71%No goal after half-time75%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

Macarthur - second-half results

29% W29% D43% L
8
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding207%

Leads at halftime in 14% of games and wins 29%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Brisbane Roar - second-half results

25% W63% D13% L
16
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Macarthur - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.80
Goals scored / game0.20.2
Goals allowed / game0.01.0
Average goals per game0.21.2
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Brisbane Roar - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.80
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.20.0
Average goals per game0.80.6
1 goal60%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%100%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Macarthur
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
2
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
1
61-75
1
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Brisbane Roar
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
4
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.48
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.5 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
62%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
27%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-32%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
32%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Macarthur

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.79
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.72
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
42%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 50% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Brisbane Roar

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.72
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.89
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
28%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.32
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (A-League).

Teams vs league

MacarthurLigaBrisbane Roar
Average goals per game 1.572.38 1.38
Both teams scored 29%49% 25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 14%47% 25%
Clean sheets 29%31% 75%
Goal before half-time 43%66% 63%
Goal after half-time 71%66% 38%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.38
Average goals per game
49%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.36
Home goals / game
1.02
Away goals / game
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Brisbane RoarYellow cardAustin Ludwik
  2. MacarthurYellow cardNathan Luke Brattan
  3. MacarthurYellow cardTomislav Uskok
  4. MacarthurYellow cardDong-Won Ji
  5. Brisbane RoarGoalMatthew DenchAssist: Justin Vidic
  6. Brisbane RoarSubstitutionOn: Michael Klaude RuhsOff: Chris Long
  7. MacarthurSubstitutionOn: Frans DeliOff: Tomislav Uskok
  8. MacarthurGoalHarrison Sawyer
  9. Brisbane RoarYellow cardDean Anthony Bouzanis
  10. Brisbane RoarSubstitutionOn: Noah MaieroniOff: Jordan Lauton
  11. Brisbane RoarYellow cardNoah Maieroni
  12. MacarthurGoalHarrison Sawyer
  13. Brisbane RoarSubstitutionOn: Georgios VrakasOff: Matthew Dench
  14. Brisbane RoarSubstitutionOn: Quinn MacnicolOff: Henry Hore
  15. MacarthurYellow cardDean Bosnjak
  16. MacarthurYellow cardFrans Deli

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Adam KerseyMatches officiated: 15
5.2Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 247%Home wins33%Draws20%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Macarthur's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Brisbane Roar. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Brisbane Roar FC
1 : 0
Macarthur FC

FAQ

What was the result of Macarthur vs Brisbane Roar?

The A-League match finished Macarthur 2:1 Brisbane Roar. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Macarthur vs Brisbane Roar?

Macarthur score 0.57 goals per game on average and Brisbane Roar 1.00. The A-League average is 2.38 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 29% of Macarthur's matches and 25% of Brisbane Roar's.

What form are Macarthur and Brisbane Roar in?

Over the last 5 games Macarthur have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Brisbane Roar 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Macarthur vs Brisbane Roar?

The statistical background for Macarthur vs Brisbane Roar — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.