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Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City Preview: Team News & Prediction

by Alex Lawes · December 2 2024, 21:01
Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City Preview: Team News & Prediction
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It has been a miserable start to the 2024/25 Australian A League season for Brisbane Roar now welcoming a much-improved but still average Melbourne City side to Queensland this week.

Kick-off date/time: Friday 6th December, 2024: UK – 8:35am / US ET – 3:35am / US PT – 12:35am

How to watch on TV/online: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+

Brisbane Roar Team News: No Neicer Acosta

Brisbane Roar are dealing with just one injury concern for this weekend’s visit of Melbourne City with full-back Neicer Acosta still sidelined but there are no other absentees for the home team in this one. 

Predicted XI (4-4-2): Freke; Hingert, Neville, Warland, Gilroy; Jelacic, O’Shea, Zabala, Struick; Waddingham, Florin Berenguer

Unavailable: Neicer Acosta (Injured)

Questionable: 

Melbourne City Team News: Several injuries

Melbourne City are dealing with several injury issues for this weekend with long-term absentees such as Harrison Shillington and Alessandro Lopane now being joined by experienced Australia international Mathew Leckie. 

Predicted XI (4-4-1-1): Beach; Talbot, Trewin, Souprayen, Behich; Cohen, Ugarkovic, Schreiber, Atkinson; Kuen; Memeti

Unavailable: Necovski (Injured), Shillington (Injured), Lopane (Injured), Tilio (Injured), Caputo (Injured), Leckie (Injured), Nabbout (Injured)

Questionable: 

Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City Prediction

Brisbane Roar come into this one on the back of a thrilling 4-4 draw with Macarthur last weekend. The Queenslanders started the season with four successive defeats before that game in which they were 2-0 and 3-2 up at points but needed a second-half stoppage-time equaliser. They now face an injury ridden Melbourne City side that suffered a 2-0 loss at home to Western Sydney Wanderers last week. The visitors have started with three wins and two defeats and, despite that loss, will surely be confident of inflicting further pain onto the hosts.

Brisbane Roar vs Melbourne City Tip: Double chance – Melbourne City to win or draw

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