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

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A League · 2025-26

Macarthur FC

6 – 2

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Melbourne City FC

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

Overview

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Macarthur FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Macarthur FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Lachlan Keevers

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

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	#4
5	Points	7
4	Played	4
1 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
4	Scored	6
4	Conceded	6
+0	GD	+0
1.25	PPG	1.75
25%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Macarthur FC are 7th (5 pts). Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Macarthur FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Macarthur FC

Ryan Fraser	1 G	2 A
Musa Toure	1 G	1 A
Jonathan Aspropotamitis	1 G
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	1 G

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Macarthur FC kicks off things out of here…
6-2 the final result. Melbourne City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Adrian Mariappa	1
Terry Antonis	1
Florin Berenguer	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

2.42 Macarthur FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Macarthur FC60% Draw21% Melbourne City FC19%

Actual: Macarthur FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Macarthur FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

40%

Macarthur FC or Melbourne City FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Macarthur FC45% Draw37% Melbourne City FC18%

Actual: Macarthur FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted

6 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

2 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 0

5.3%

1 – 0

5.2%

1 – 2

3 – 2

4.8%

4 – 1

4.3%

0 – 0

3.5%

4 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Macarthur FC

Handicap	Macarthur FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	18%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	20%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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