- Brindabella Blues FC have lost all five home matches this season, scoring just once.
- O'Connor Knights SC have lost four of their last five games, but their only win in that run came on the road.
Brindabella Blues will have a tough time ending their losing run
A quick look at the NPL ACT League 2026 table will tell you that O'Connor Knights SC are superior to Brindabella Blues FC in every aspect of the game this term, but with the hosts at the mercy of a 5-game losing run, the visitors could have a trickier time than expected when they face off this Saturday.
Brindabella sit 11th in the NPL ACT League 2026 after picking up just three points from their ten matches so far, while O'Connor are 8th after amassing 12 points from their 12 games. That's a small, but significant margin in favour of O'Connor, but their form has also been poor lately, as they have lost four of their last five games, including a three-match losing streak at home.
O'Connor have one win and three defeats in four games away from home this term, and even though they have scored an average of 1.25 and conceded 2.00 goals in those away trips, it is difficult to back them at 1.63 against a Brindabella side that are at 4.0.
O’Connor are better than the odds suggest
Brindabella Blues have lost their last two home matches against Canberra Olympic (0-3) and Belconnen United (1-4) and are simply struggling in the NPL ACT League 2026 at the moment. They have lost all five of their home games this year, scoring just once, and the fact that the hosts are such a low-lying team is a clear indication that the players are young and developing.
O'Connor Knights SC can be dangerous when they get the ball in the final third, but they have struggled to get there in recent weeks. They are a much higher tempo team than Brindabella, who will sit deep and defend as a unit, so O'Connor will attempt to press and win the ball back in the centre third, creating a battle of chess match.
Both teams to score looks very good at 1.27, given that both have been conceding at will this campaign, and we're going to take a chance on O'Connor to come away with a victory and a bit of a confidence boost after being on the wrong end of a few bad results.
