- Brisbane have won the last two A-League Women clashes between these two but Canberra had won four straight before that.
- Canberra United (W) are the slight favourites at 1.73 ahead of Brisbane Roar (W) at 4.0.
- Both teams to score at 1.5 looks a no-brainer to take with another ripper game anticipated.
Home ground advantage in Canberra’s favour
Canberra United (W) head into Sunday's A-League Women clash with Brisbane Roar (W) as the favourites, but only slightly. The Roar are at 4.0 and we will be taking them on in this game, although we're not ready to go all out for an away win just yet.
The visitors are coming off a 2-0 win over Melbourne Victory that ended a rough start to the 2026-2027 season, which had seen them lose all three of their opening three matches. Brisbane have scored five goals and conceded eight in the new campaign, but their strike of two and an assist from Murphy Agnew against Victory was a clear step up and will need to be dealt with if the hosts are to get a result.
Canberra, who have scored just twice and conceded seven in their opening three fixtures of the new season, have had a similarly mixed form to start 2026-2027. United are 9th with three points from a possible nine, while The Roar are 8th with the same haul, although Brisbane have played one game more.
Antoni is an A-League wily veteran
The game will likely be decided in the transitions with Antoni Jagarinec's side looking happiest in a 4-2-3-1 structure. United are certainly much tighter than they have been in the first two rounds and will probably need to be to beat a Brisbane Roar outfit that likes to push forward.
Brisbane coach Johnathan Clemente has developed a free-flowing style that has seen his team push forward in numbers and then compact when out of possession to clog the transitions and force their opponents to play through. Clemente's men won't be looking to sit back and it will be up to Sally James and Elizabeth Anton to ensure the clean sheet that Canberra picked up in Perth last week is not a fluke.
The hosts look a lot happier when Emily Condon is on song, which she was in Western Australia when she drilled the winner. United have the A-League's most prolific goal-scorer ever in Michelle Heyman, who will be looking to impress in what will be her 200th appearance in the club's colours, but Condon's ability to find the right positions in the 18-yard box will be crucial to unlocking the visitors.
Both teams to find the net, Brisbane to make it close
Chloe Lincoln, who made five saves against Victory, is another weapon in the arsenal of Brisbane, who can hurt teams with their width and skill in the final third. Maja Markovski, who can score a goal at any time, is a big target up front and has already scored against her former club. Brisbane's form of W-L-L-L is tough to ignore and they will be up for it against a Canberra side that will make a game of it.
Over 2.5 goals at 1.55 fits the rivalry script and would be a value bet, but we see this being a bit tighter and more of a grind than the last six H2H games, which have all seen both teams score.
