Macarthur vs Brisbane Roar: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Macarthur play Brisbane Roar in A-League (Australia). The match date is 19 December 2025 at 08:00. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Macarthur: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Brisbane Roar: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Macarthur scores 1.42 and concedes 1.69 goals per match. Brisbane Roar scores 1.04 and concedes 1.38. League average: 2.82 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Macarthur 62%, Brisbane Roar 58%. Over 2.5: Macarthur 54%, Brisbane Roar 54%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Macarthur has higher xG: 1.59 vs 1.45. Macarthur: 14.3 shots per match, Brisbane Roar: 13.5.

Match halves

Macarthur: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.73. Brisbane Roar: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Macarthur: 61-75 (12 goals). Brisbane Roar: 31-45+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

A-League: 2.82 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

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-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

MacarthurBrisbane Roar
1.42Goals scored / match1.04
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
1.69Goals conceded / match1.38
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
48%Average possession47%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
4.31Shots on target / match4.15
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.31Shots per match13.5
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
4.31Shots on target4.15
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
9.9%Shot conversion7.7%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
48%Possession47%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
1.59xG for1.45
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
1.6xG against1.27
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

Shooting quality

Macarthur: AttackingBrisbane Roar: Balanced
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
Accuracy (shots on target)30%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.25

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Macarthur is 350% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Macarthur · 0.4 pts / match - Brisbane Roar

Macarthur
WWLLW
Season result split
35% W27% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-7-10
1.31 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-4-4
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DLLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.79Opponent xG: 1.73BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Brisbane Roar
LDDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
23% W31% R46% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-8-12
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-4-6
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.04BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Macarthur is 37% better for: goals scored per match.

1.42 goals / match - Macarthur · 1.04 goals / match - Brisbane Roar

Brisbane Roar is 22% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.69 goals / match - Macarthur · 1.38 goals / match - Brisbane Roar

Macarthur scoring profile: very strong

Macarthur scores in 73% of matches (19 of 26 matches), while Brisbane Roar keeps a clean sheet in 27% (7 of 26 matches).

Brisbane Roar scoring profile: very strong

Brisbane Roar scores in 73% of matches (19 of 26 matches), while Macarthur keeps a clean sheet in 15% (4 of 26 matches).

37Goals scored (season)27
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
44Goals conceded (season)36
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
3.12Average goals in match2.42
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
11Goals scored (last 5)6
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
9Goals conceded (last 5)9
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal73%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
31%2 goals27%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
15%3 goals4%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
12%4 goals0%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal73%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
46%2 goals46%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
27%3 goals15%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
12%4 goals4%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time27%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
8%BTTS in both halves0%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
19%Scored in both halves27%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS46%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
80%BTTS - last 580%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

69%Min. 1 goal before half-time77%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time27%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
23%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
46%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
27%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Macarthur - half-time state
27% leading42% draw31% trailing
Brisbane Roar - half-time state
27% leading46% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.23Points per match (1st half)1.27
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0.69Goals scored (1st half)0.54
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0.65Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
1.35Average goals (1st half)1.08
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
50%Clean sheet before half-time50%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
58%No goal before half-time46%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

After half-time (2nd half)

1.27Points per match (2nd half)1.04
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
1.04Goals conceded (2nd half)0.85
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
1.77Average goals (2nd half)1.35
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
38%Clean sheet after half-time54%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
50%No goal after half-time54%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

Macarthur - second-half results

35% W23% R42% P
32
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding130%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Brisbane Roar - second-half results

23% W35% R42% P
33
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding85%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 23%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Macarthur - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.20
Goals scored / match1.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.4
Average goals in match2.02.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+6-4
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 8
Brisbane Roar - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.40
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.4
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Macarthur
ScoredConceded
9
3
0-15
2
4
16-30
7
10
31-45
3
5
46-60
12
9
61-75
4
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

Brisbane Roar
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
3
5
16-30
7
4
31-45
3
6
46-60
3
7
61-75
7
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.76
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-64%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Macarthur

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.7 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

Brisbane Roar

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.52
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.41
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 3.122.82 2.42
Both teams scored 62%60% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 54%56% 54%
Clean sheets 15%23% 27%
Goal before half-time 69%72% 77%
Goal after half-time 85%82% 69%

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

2.82
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Macarthur 0 - 0 - 1 Brisbane Roar. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

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 1.42 goals per game on average and Brisbane Roar 1.04. The A-League average is 2.82 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 62% of Macarthur's matches and 58% of Brisbane Roar's.

What form are Macarthur and Brisbane Roar in?

Over the last 5 games Macarthur have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Brisbane Roar 0-2-3 (0.40 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.