Sunday , 16 August 2026

Macarthur FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Macarthur FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sun 11 Dec 2022 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 57' Jake Brimmer
Craig Noone 90' Y

Overview

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Macarthur FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League .

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

3
2
7
Macarthur FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Melbourne Victory FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-11 Macarthur FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-04-22 Macarthur FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-03-04 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Macarthur FC 2021-05-14 Macarthur FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-05-06 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Macarthur FC

Recent Form

Macarthur FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Melbourne Victory FC H 0–1 L
13 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC A 3–2 W
06 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–4 L
29 Oct Sydney FC H 2–3 L
21 Oct Western United FC A 1–1 D
16 Oct Adelaide United FC H 2–0 W
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Macarthur FC A 1–0 W
11 Nov Adelaide United FC A 0–3 L
04 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC H 4–0 W
29 Oct Brisbane Roar FC A 0–0 D
22 Oct Melbourne City FC H 0–2 L
15 Oct Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Macarthur FC Melbourne Victory FC
#7 Position #4
34 Points 40
26 Played 26
9 / 7 / 10 W / D / L 11 / 7 / 8
37 Scored 44
44 Conceded 33
-7 GD +11
1.31 PPG 1.54
35% Win % 42%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Macarthur FC are 7th (34 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 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 Victory FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/3
■ 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 Victory FC
Nikolaos Vergos 7 G 1 A
Clarismario 6 G
Mata 5 G 12 A
Keegan Jelacic 5 G 2 A
Charles Nduka 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Macarthur FC to score. At the same time, Melbourne Victory FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Macarthur FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bachana Arabuli made 149 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Nishan Velupillay, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' Paul Izzo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. Macarthur FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne Victory FC's compact .
  • 57' Jake Brimmer was booked on 57.
  • 58' Bruno Fornaroli makes way for Ben Folami at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 62' The Macarthur FC bench stirs into life. Jed Drew is withdrawn and Al Hassan Toure gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Macarthur FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Macarthur FC! Anthony Carter comes on to replace Daniel Arzani.
  • 73' The whistle greets Ulises Davila as he departs to be replaced by Craig Noone.
  • 74' Matthew Bozinovski gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Jason Geria and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Macarthur FC — Jerry Skotadis on, Kearyn Baccus off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Nicholas D'Agostino exits the field as Nishan Velupillay enters on 82.
  • 84' Ben Folami is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 89' has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Craig Noone on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Macarthur FC will be frustrated.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Melbourne Victory FC players.

Lineups

Macarthur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dwight Yorke

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Popovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nicholas D'Agostino 2
Ben Folami 2
Elvis Kamsoba 2
James Meredith 2
Matt Derbyshire 2
Lleyton Brooks 1
Chris Ikonomidis 1
Marco Rojas 1

Head to Head

2022-12-11 Macarthur FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-04-22 Macarthur FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-03-04 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Macarthur FC 2021-05-14 Macarthur FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-05-06 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Macarthur FC

Macarthur FC Form

2022-12-11 Macarthur FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2022-11-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–3 Macarthur FC W 2022-11-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Macarthur FC L 2022-10-29 Macarthur FC 2–3 Sydney FC L 2022-10-21 Western United FC 1–1 Macarthur FC D 2022-10-16 Macarthur FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2022-12-11 Macarthur FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-11-11 Adelaide United FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2022-11-04 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-10-29 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2022-10-22 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC L 2022-10-15 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.34 Macarthur FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Macarthur FC or Melbourne Victory FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Macarthur FC32% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC41%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Macarthur FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
68%
Macarthur FC or Melbourne Victory FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Macarthur FC24% Draw44% Melbourne Victory FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
6.8%
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.6%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Macarthur FC

Handicap Macarthur FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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