Macarthur vs Brisbane Roar: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Macarthur: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Brisbane Roar: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Macarthur scores 0.57 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Brisbane Roar scores 1.00 and concedes 0.38. League average: 2.38 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Macarthur 29%, Brisbane Roar 25%. Over 2.5: Macarthur 14%, Brisbane Roar 25%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Macarthur has higher xG: 1.36 vs 1.17. Macarthur: 12.1 shots per match, Brisbane Roar: 10.9.

Match halves

Macarthur: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.29. Brisbane Roar: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.38.

Goals by minute

Macarthur: 0-15 (2 goals). Brisbane Roar: 31-45+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

A-League: 2.38 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 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
0.57Goals scored / match1
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
1Goals conceded / match0.38
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
48%Average possession43%
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
3.57Shots on target / match3
MacarthurBrisbane Roar

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.14Shots per match10.88
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Macarthur
DLWLD
Season result split
29% W29% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-3
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-1
Last 5 at home
1-2-1
WDLD
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
50% W38% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-3-1
1.88 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-1
Last 5 away
1-2-1
LDWD
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Brisbane Roar is 163% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Macarthur scoring profile: more difficult

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

Brisbane Roar scoring profile: very strong

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

4Goals scored (season)8
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
7Goals conceded (season)3
MacarthurBrisbane Roar
1.57Average goals in match1.38
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 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.

49%
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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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.

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

1.14 pts / match - Macarthur · 2 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 14% of matches and wins 29%. 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

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 half-time in 50% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 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 match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.20.2
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.21.2
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.80
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.0
Average goals in match0.80.6
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.48
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.72
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
42%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.89
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
28%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 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 match
49%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.36
Home goals / match
1.02
Away goals / match
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence 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

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 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.