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

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A League · 2024-25

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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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Macarthur FC and Melbourne City FC has kicked off!
4' Melbourne City FC make a change. Kai Trewin trudges off to be replaced by German Ferreyra on 4 minutes.
9' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
14' Aziz Behich is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Macarthur FC so far.
19' It’s high time Mile Sterjovski made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
24' Lawrence Wong has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 208 appearances.
29' Macarthur FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kavian Rahmani, as he is very good at scoring at Campbelltown Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
39' Harry Politidis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
44' 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.
46' The referee shows Macarthur FC player a card on 46.
47' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Harry Politidis comes on to replace Benjamin Mazzeo.
52' Marco Tilio has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
57' Macarthur FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
59' Frans Deli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 59.
62' Brilliant from the ! Valere Germain makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 62.
63' The crowd applauds Arion Sulemani as he leaves the pitch. Michael Ghossaini steps in for Melbourne City FC.
64' Mathew Leckie gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Lawrence Wong and will look to change the dynamic.
67' It is a substitution in Macarthur FC team. Frans Deli is replaced by Bernardo Oliveira on 67 minute.
70' That is a card for Macarthur FC. Walter Scott will be fuming at that decision.
73' Macarthur FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel De Silva is hanging Jed Drew on the field on 73 minute.
76' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Kavian Rahmani is replaced by Marco Tilio.
81' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
90' Chris Ikonomidis is replacing Marin Jakolis for the Macarthur FC side.
It finishes all square. Macarthur FC and Melbourne City FC share the spoils 1-0.

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
Adrian Mariappa	1
Terry Antonis	1
Florin Berenguer	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.