Melbourne City FC vs Macarthur FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Melbourne City FC vs Macarthur FC — A League at AAMI Park.
- Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
- Macarthur FC 26 games · 34 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
- Referee Alex King
- Referee Jonathon Barreiro
- Referee Andrew Meimarakis
- Referee David Walsh
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar | Macarthur FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 06 Mar | Melbourne Victory FC | A | 6–0 | W |
| 02 Mar | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Feb | Sydney FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 07 Feb | Newcastle United Jets FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 03 Feb | Central Coast Mariners FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar | Melbourne City FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 08 Mar | Central Coast Mariners FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 28 Feb | Sydney FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Feb | Western United FC | A | 1–4 | L |
| 12 Feb | Adelaide United FC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 09 Feb | Brisbane Roar FC | A | 2–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Melbourne City FC | Macarthur FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | Position | #7 |
| 38 | Points | 34 |
| 26 | Played | 26 |
| 10 / 8 / 8 | W / D / L | 9 / 7 / 10 |
| 33 | Scored | 37 |
| 33 | Conceded | 44 |
| +0 | GD | -7 |
| 1.46 | PPG | 1.31 |
| 38% | Win % | 35% |
Key Stats
58%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
42%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
38%
Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season
Melbourne City FC this season
15%
Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season
Macarthur FC this season
Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Macarthur FC are 7th (34 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Melbourne City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
Melbourne City FC
| Max Caputo | 8 G | 1 A |
| Marcus Younis | 7 G | 3 A |
| Medin Memeti | 5 G | 1 A |
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 |
Events
Match Events
- 0' That's the starting whistle at AAMI Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Melbourne City FC and Macarthur FC.
- 5' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' Macarthur FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
- 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 20' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Craig Noone gets a Yellow card.
- 23' Jamie MacLaren doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 25' The Australia Jamie MacLaren breaks the deadlock on 25 minutes. 2-0!
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' Goal! Craig Noone scores his 17 goal in 318 matches.
- 40' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Macarthur FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 46' The whistle greets Michael Ruhs as he departs to be replaced by Lachlan Rose.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Derbyshire made 149 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Florin Berenguer on 61.
- 65' Time for substitution for Macarthur FC. Susaeta is replaced by Loic Puyo.
- 66' A tactical swap from Macarthur FC — Jake Hollmann on, Tommy Oar off on 66 minutes.
- 71' Tom Glover is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
- 76' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 79' Ben Garuccio is replacing Andrew Nabbout for the Melbourne City FC side.
- 81' Scott Jamieson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 82' The Macarthur FC bench stirs into life. Denis Genreau is withdrawn and Antonis Martis gets his opportunity.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Stefan Colakovski. He replaces Craig Noone on 85 minute.
- 89' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Jamie MacLaren by Naoki Tsubaki on 89 minute.
- The points are shared — Melbourne City FC 3-0 Macarthur FC. Honours even.
Lineups
Melbourne City FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
11
Craig Noone ↓ Stefan Colakovski 85'
-
9
Jamie MacLaren ↓ Naoki Tsubaki 89'
-
15
Andrew Nabbout ↓ Ben Garuccio 79'
- 4
- 10
- 3
- 13
-
18
Connor Metcalfe ↓ Marco Tilio 89'
- 22
- 7
- 1
Bench
- 33
- 2
-
19
Ben Garuccio ↑ 79'
-
23
Marco Tilio ↑ 89'
-
14
Naoki Tsubaki ↑ 89'
-
17
Stefan Colakovski ↑ 85'
- 43
Macarthur FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
-
8
Denis Genreau ↓ Antonis Martis 82'
- 4
- 33
- 3
-
11
Tommy Oar ↓ Jake Hollmann 66'
- 7
- 5
- 15
- 27
-
19
Michael Ruhs ↓ Lachlan Rose 46'
Bench
-
10
Loic Puyo ↑ 65'
- 23
- 6
-
29
Antonis Martis ↑ 82'
-
21
Jake Hollmann ↑ 66'
-
31
Lachlan Rose ↑ 46'
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jamie MacLaren | 9 |
| Richard van der Venne | 3 |
| Bernardo Oliveira | 2 |
| Ulises Davila | 2 |
| Max Caputo | 2 |
| Apostolos Giannou | 1 |
| Matthew Millar | 1 |
| Curtis Good | 1 |
Head to Head
Melbourne City FC Form
2021-03-12
Melbourne City FC
3–0
Macarthur FC
W
2021-03-06
Melbourne Victory FC
0–6
Melbourne City FC
W
2021-03-02
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
0–2
Melbourne City FC
W
2021-02-23
Melbourne City FC
3–2
Sydney FC
W
2021-02-07
Newcastle United Jets FC
1–0
Melbourne City FC
L
2021-02-03
Central Coast Mariners FC
3–2
Melbourne City FC
L
Macarthur FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.26
Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83
Macarthur FC xG
I would bet for:
Melbourne City FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Melbourne City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
Melbourne City FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Macarthur FC
35%
Melbourne City FC or Macarthur FC
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Melbourne City FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.5%
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6.1%
4 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 2
3.4%
0 – 1
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC
| Handicap | Melbourne City FC covers | Push | Macarthur FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| -2 | 25% | 21% | 54% |
| -1.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| -1 | 46% | 23% | 32% |
| -0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +0.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +1 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
44%
✗
Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.