Newcastle Jets vs Brisbane Roar Prediction: Both to score, but only one to win

Newcastle Jets, the Australian A-League Men's best-performing side over the past couple of months, can go top, for a few hours at least, by beating Brisbane Roar, who have lost four of their last five games, at McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday (06:00 GMT, TNT Sports 1).

Below are my Newcastle Jets vs Brisbane Roar predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

January arrival Zach Clough (groin) still isn’t fit enough to make his Newcastle Jets debut, and Mark Milligan must make do without Kosta Grozos (calf), Alexander Badolato, Christian Bracco and Oscar Fryer (all ACL) again, too.

Football Odds

Brisbane Roar boss Michael Valkanis won’t be able to call upon Jacob Brazete, Milorad Stajic (both leg) or Nathan Amanatidis (quad), but Hosine Bility, Ben Halloran and Quinn MacNicol have all been named in his extended squad.

Newcastle Jets vs Brisbane Roar Odds

Newcastle Jets, who have won six of their last seven games, including all four this calendar year, are 10/11 to maintain their perfect start to 2026, implying a 52.4% probability of success.

Meanwhile, Brisbane Roar are 9/4, or a 30.8% chance, to record a first league victory at McDonald Jones Stadium since December 2022 (0-1).

The draw is offered at 13/5, both teams to score at 4/9, and over 2.5 total goals at 1/2.

Corner Over/Under - Over 10.5 @ 4/5

A total of 15 corners were taken in November's head-to-head at Suncorp Stadium, with Brisbane and Newcastle accounting for seven and eight, respectively.

The Jets lead the way for corners per game (for/against) this season with 11.57, and while the Roar are way down on 9.73, when just including their away matches, the figure rises to 10.5, with five of their eight trips outside Brisbane resulting in at least 11 corners being taken.

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Over 10.5 corners has been a winning selection in two of the Roar's last three away games, including their last one at Perth Glory (1-2), as well as three of the Jets' last four, albeit all three were on their travels, too.

No Draw Both Teams To Score - Yes @ 11/10

The Jets are the only side in this season's ALM yet to record a draw, winning eight and losing six of their first 14 games. Both teams have scored in 10 of those matches, meaning No Draw Both Teams To Score - Yes has been a winning selection in 71.43% of their league contests this term.

The Roar, meanwhile, have experienced three stalemates, but those all came in their first eight games. Since drawing 0-0 at Western Sydney Wanderers on December 13, Brisbane have won twice and lost five, with both teams scoring in four of those.

None of the last seven league meetings between these two teams have ended in a stalemate, and five of those saw No Draw Both Teams To Score - Yes emerge as a triumphant bet.

Nick Ware P/L 25/26 ALM Season (After GW14)

 P/L: +3.9%