Macarthur FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Melbourne City FC

Sat 25 Jan 2025 · 08:35 UTC Campbelltown Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jake Hollmann 46' Y

Frans Deli 59' Y

Walter Scott 70' Y

Overview

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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 Daniel Elder
Referee Alex King

24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

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

2025-01-25 Macarthur FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2024-03-01 Macarthur FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC 2023-11-12 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Macarthur FC 2023-03-19 Macarthur FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2023-02-04 Melbourne City FC 6–1 Macarthur FC

Recent Form

Macarthur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	1–0	W
20 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–2	L
12 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	3–1	W
06 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	1–2	L
01 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	3–2	W
27 Dec	Perth Glory FC	A	3–0	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	0–1	L
18 Jan	Auckland FC	A	0–3	L
11 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
07 Jan	Western United FC	H	2–0	W
03 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–0	W
31 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D

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

15% Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
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' What a night it is going to be! Macarthur FC welcome Melbourne City FC for this crunch clash at Campbelltown Stadium.
4' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 4 minute. Kai Trewin leaves to be changed by German Ferreyra.
9' Kavian Rahmani is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Macarthur FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
19' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
24' Macarthur FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
34' Valere Germain has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 14 cards already picked up this season.
39' German Ferreyra needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Macarthur FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' The referee has no hesitation. Jake Hollmann is booked for Macarthur FC — card on 46.
47' Harry Politidis is replacing Benjamin Mazzeo for the Melbourne City FC side.
52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callum Talbot, as he is very good at scoring at Campbelltown Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
57' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
59' That looks like a foul for a card for Frans Deli.
62' Valere Germain does the damage! The net is bulging and Macarthur FC surge ahead!
63' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Arion Sulemani is replaced by Michael Ghossaini.
64' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Mathew Leckie on, Lawrence Wong off on 64 minutes.
67' A change in the Macarthur FC ranks — Frans Deli exits the field as Bernardo Oliveira enters on 67.
70' Macarthur FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 70.
73' Daniel De Silva is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jed Drew at the 73 minute mark.
76' Marco Tilio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kavian Rahmani on 76 minute.
81' The home supporters are growing impatient. Macarthur FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
86' Australia international Jake Hollmann has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
90' A tactical swap from Macarthur FC — Chris Ikonomidis on, Marin Jakolis off on 90 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Macarthur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Ivan Vujica ↑ 73'
9
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 90'
33
Yianni Nicolaou
30
Alex Robinson
7
Daniel De Silva ↑ 73'
21
Bernardo Oliveira ↑ 67'
28
Harry Sawyer ↑ 90'

Coach Mile Sterjovski

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Aziz Behich
6
Steven Ugarkovic
13
Nathaniel Atkinson
27
Kai Trewin ↓ German Ferreyra 4'
2
Callum Talbot
33
Patrick Beach
26
Samuel Souprayen
20
Arion Sulemani ↓ Michael Ghossaini 63'
46
Benjamin Mazzeo ↓ Harry Politidis 47'
41
Lawrence Wong ↓ Mathew Leckie 64'
47
Kavian Rahmani ↓ Marco Tilio 76'

Bench

7
Mathew Leckie ↑ 64'
1
Jamie Young
23
Marco Tilio ↑ 76'
38
Harry Politidis ↑ 47'
19
Zane Schreiber
22
German Ferreyra ↑ 4'
50
Michael Ghossaini ↑ 63'

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	9
Richard van der Venne	3
Bernardo Oliveira	2
Ulises Davila	2
Max Caputo	2
Michael Ruhs	1
Jason Romero	1
Adrian Mariappa	1

Head to Head

Macarthur FC Form

2025-01-25 Macarthur FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2025-01-20 Macarthur FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2025-01-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–3 Macarthur FC W 2025-01-06 Macarthur FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2025-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Macarthur FC W 2024-12-27 Perth Glory FC 0–3 Macarthur FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-01-25 Macarthur FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2025-01-18 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L 2025-01-11 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2025-01-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2025-01-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.48 Macarthur FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Macarthur FC or Melbourne City FC 74% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Macarthur FC44% Draw26% Melbourne City FC30%

Actual: Macarthur FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Macarthur FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

56%

Macarthur FC or Melbourne City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Macarthur FC29% Draw46% Melbourne City FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

7.6%

0 – 1

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Macarthur FC

Handicap	Macarthur FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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