Newcastle United Jets (home)
- Newcastle United Jets have surged into 2nd place in the A-League 2025/2026 table with 24 points from 14 matches and they have home-field advantage in their clash with Brisbane Roar FC, who sit 6th in the table with 21 points from 15 games.
- Newcastle, meanwhile, have won 4 of their last 5 league matches and thrashed Wellington Phoenix 4-1 in their most recent home game 3 days ago.
- They are a hard team to play against with a relentless tempo, aggressive counter-pressing and a vertical style of play.
- Newcastle are happy to play in a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1, and Mark Milligan has certainly reinvigorated their identity and brought the firepower since taking over in July 2025.
Brisbane Roar FC (away)
- Brisbane Roar FC have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 A-League 2025/2026 matches.
- They sit 6th in the table with 21 points from 15 games and are just 3 points behind the hosts ahead of this weekend’s game.
- Brisbane Roar FC have scored only 8 goals in 8 away A-League 2025/2026 fixtures.
- Brisbane are a well-organized, vertically-focused 4-3-3 team that can play some good soccer when their players are at it, but a disciplined mid-block press and high full-backs are key to their gameplan.
Head-to-Head
They won the last head-to-head 3-0 at Suncorp Stadium a couple of months ago .
Key Players
Lachlan Rose leads the Jets’ scoring with 6 in 14 league appearances so far, while Chris Long has 3 in 13 for the visitors and is their in-form frontman, scoring 2 of his team’s last 4 .
Betting Insights
- Newcastle are red hot favourites to win this game at 1.97.
- Brisbane are listed at 3.4 and a draw is 3.75.
- Both Teams To Score is 1.45 and Over 2.5 Goals is 1.5, suggesting an open match with plenty of goalmouth activity.
Prediction
Newcastle’s form, home scoring record and the momentum of their Australia Cup run suggests they will take all 3 points this weekend.
