Macarthur FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Macarthur FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at Campbelltown Stadium.
- Macarthur FC 26 games · 34 pts (2025/26)
- Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Kearney Robinson
- Referee
7 games this season
🟨 1.0/game
⚽ 6.7 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Mar | Melbourne City FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Feb | Newcastle United Jets FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 18 Feb | Wellington Phoenix FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 10 Feb | Melbourne Victory FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 04 Feb | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | H | 4–3 | W |
| 28 Jan | Perth Glory FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Mar | Macarthur FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 24 Feb | Sydney FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Feb | Melbourne Victory FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Feb | Brisbane Roar FC | A | 1–5 | L |
| 02 Feb | Perth Glory FC | A | 2–4 | L |
| 25 Jan | Adelaide United FC | H | 1–0 | W |
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)
H2H (12 games)
42%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
15%
Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season
Macarthur FC this season
38%
Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season
Melbourne City FC this season
Macarthur FC are 7th (34 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Macarthur FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
2/2
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Melbourne City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Macarthur FC
| Harry Sawyer | 6 G | 1 A |
| Mitchell Duke | 5 G | 3 A |
| Luke Vickery | 5 G | 1 A |
| Rafael Duran | 4 G | 2 A |
Melbourne City FC
| Max Caputo | 8 G | 1 A |
| Marcus Younis | 7 G | 3 A |
| Medin Memeti | 5 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Campbelltown Stadium that hosts another battle between Macarthur FC and Melbourne City FC.
- 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' Ivan Vujica has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' Macarthur FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
- 40' Raphael Borges Rodrigues is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
- 45' Leo Natel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Macarthur FC so far.
- 47' Bernardo Oliveira is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
- 52' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
- 57' Against the run of play, Bernardo Oliveira has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 67' Yianni Nicolaou gets the nod from Macarthur FC. He replaces Kealey Adamson and will look to change the dynamic.
- 68' The crowd applauds Steven Ugarkovic as he leaves the pitch. Harry Politidis steps in for Melbourne City FC.
- 73' Callum Talbot needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 78' Jamie MacLaren makes way for Max Caputo at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
- 81' The whistle greets Valere Germain as he departs to be replaced by Jed Drew.
- 86' Macarthur FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
- 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Andrew Nabbout.
- Another three points for Macarthur FC.
Lineups
Macarthur FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
-
98
Valere Germain ↓ Jed Drew 81'
- 13
- 12
- 10
- 17
- 6
- 8
- 4
- 20
- 21
Bench
- 1
- 14
- 36
- 31
-
22
Yianni Nicolaou ↑ 67'
-
37
Jed Drew ↑ 81'
-
11
Kearyn Baccus ↑ 81'
Coach
Mile Sterjovski
Melbourne City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 6
-
9
Jamie MacLaren ↓ Max Caputo 78'
-
11
Leo Natel ↓ Andrew Nabbout 67'
- 22
- 44
- 25
- 10
- 3
- 14
- 26
Bench
- 17
-
15
Andrew Nabbout ↑ 67'
- 4
-
21
Alessandro Lopane ↑ 67'
- 33
-
45
Harry Politidis ↑ 68'
-
37
Max Caputo ↑ 78'
Coach
Mike van Houten
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
2024-03-01
Macarthur FC
2–0
Melbourne City FC
W
2024-02-25
Newcastle United Jets FC
2–2
Macarthur FC
D
2024-02-18
Macarthur FC
1–2
Wellington Phoenix FC
L
2024-02-10
Melbourne Victory FC
0–1
Macarthur FC
W
2024-02-04
Macarthur FC
4–3
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
W
2024-01-28
Macarthur FC
2–2
Perth Glory FC
D
Melbourne City FC Form
2024-03-01
Macarthur FC
2–0
Melbourne City FC
L
2024-02-24
Sydney FC
1–1
Melbourne City FC
D
2024-02-17
Melbourne City FC
0–0
Melbourne Victory FC
D
2024-02-10
Brisbane Roar FC
5–1
Melbourne City FC
L
2024-02-02
Perth Glory FC
4–2
Melbourne City FC
L
2024-01-25
Melbourne City FC
1–0
Adelaide United FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.78
Macarthur FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53
Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Macarthur FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 2.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 3.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 4.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
Double Chance
Macarthur FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
54%
Macarthur FC or Melbourne City FC
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.7%
Asian Handicap — Macarthur FC
| Handicap | Macarthur FC covers | Push | Melbourne City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -2 | 10% | 13% | 77% |
| -1.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -1 | 23% | 19% | 57% |
| -0.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| +0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +1 | 68% | 17% | 16% |
| +1.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +2 | 84% | 10% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet
22%
✗
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.