Macarthur FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

A League · 2025-26

Macarthur FC

6 – 2

Full Time

Melbourne City FC

Sat 24 Jan 2026 · 08:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Macarthur FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Macarthur FC 26 games · 34 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Lachlan Keevers

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Macarthur FC 12 games · Avg 3.3 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-24 Macarthur FC 6–2 Melbourne City FC 2025-12-23 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Macarthur FC 2025-03-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Macarthur FC 2025-01-25 Macarthur FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2024-03-01 Macarthur FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Macarthur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	6–2	W
18 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
10 Jan	Sydney FC	H	0–3	L
05 Jan	Auckland FC	H	1–1	D
01 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
26 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	5–4	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	2–6	L
16 Jan	Auckland FC	H	2–1	W
11 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–1	L
06 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
03 Jan	Sydney FC	H	0–0	D
28 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

Macarthur FC		Melbourne City FC
#7	Position	#6
34	Points	38
26	Played	26
9 / 7 / 10	W / D / L	10 / 8 / 8
37	Scored	33
44	Conceded	33
-7	GD	+0
1.31	PPG	1.46
35%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Macarthur FC are 7th (34 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Macarthur FC are looking to make home advantage count against Melbourne City FC.
Another three points for Macarthur FC.

Lineups

Macarthur FC Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	9
Richard van der Venne	3
Bernardo Oliveira	2
Ulises Davila	2
Max Caputo	2
Andrew Nabbout	1
Craig Noone	1
Jordan Bos	1

Head to Head

Macarthur FC Form

2026-01-24 Macarthur FC 6–2 Melbourne City FC W 2026-01-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Macarthur FC D 2026-01-10 Macarthur FC 0–3 Sydney FC L 2026-01-05 Macarthur FC 1–1 Auckland FC D 2026-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Macarthur FC W 2025-12-26 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–5 Macarthur FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2026-01-24 Macarthur FC 6–2 Melbourne City FC L 2026-01-16 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Auckland FC W 2026-01-11 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2026-01-06 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2026-01-03 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2025-12-28 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Perth Glory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.53 Macarthur FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.57 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Macarthur FC58% Draw20% Melbourne City FC22%

Actual: Macarthur FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 4.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Macarthur FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

42%

Macarthur FC or Melbourne City FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Macarthur FC44% Draw36% Melbourne City FC20%

Actual: Macarthur FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted

6 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 1

7.4%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

5.5%

3 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

4.5%

4 – 1

4.3%

1 – 0

3.9%

4 – 2

3.4%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Macarthur FC

Handicap	Macarthur FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	17%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.