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

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A League · 2024-25

Melbourne City FC

2 – 0

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Macarthur FC

Fri 7 Mar 2025 · 08:35 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Max Caputo 11' Y

Y 57' Jake Hollmann

Yonatan Cohen 86' Y

Y 88' Peter Makrillos

Overview

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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 Kearney Robinson
Referee Ben Abraham

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

Melbourne City FC 12 games · Avg 3.3 goals Macarthur FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Macarthur FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	2–0	W
28 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–0	W
22 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–2	D
15 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	1–0	W
07 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	0–1	L
25 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	0–1	L

Macarthur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	0–2	L
01 Mar	Sydney FC	H	0–2	L
16 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
09 Feb	Western United FC	H	2–2	D
01 Feb	Auckland FC	A	1–2	L
25 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	1–0	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)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
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' Welcome to AAMI Park that hosts another battle between Melbourne City FC and Macarthur FC.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Macarthur FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
11' Controversy at the stadium! Max Caputo argues furiously but the card stands.
16' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Macarthur FC's compact .
21' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
31' The travelling Macarthur FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
33' Max Caputo puts Melbourne City FC on the lead.
38' Macarthur FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' The whistle greets Saif-Eddine Khaoui as he departs to be replaced by Liam Rose.
51' It looks surprising Macarthur FC does not make any changes. Luke Brattan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' Lawrence Wong has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 208 appearances.
57' A moment of madness from Jake Hollmann on 57 minutes earns him a card. Macarthur FC will be frustrated.
62' The crowd applauds Kavian Rahmani as he leaves the pitch. Harry Politidis steps in for Melbourne City FC.
64' Harry Sawyer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Ikonomidis on 64 minute.
69' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
74' Max Caputo doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
75' The supporters are chanting for Steven Ugarkovic. He replaces Andreas Kuen on 75 minute.
80' Nathaniel Atkinson, a Australia , has 29 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
83' Another change for Macarthur FC made on 83 minute. Kealey Adamson leaves to be changed by Yianni Nicolaou.
84' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Max Caputo exits the field as Michael Ghossaini enters on 84.
85' Lawrence Wong gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Mathew Leckie and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Melbourne City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
88' Controversy at the stadium! Peter Makrillos argues furiously but the card stands.
Macarthur FC will have plenty to reflect on. Melbourne City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Steven Ugarkovic ↑ 75'
10
Yonatan Cohen ↑ 75'
2
Callum Talbot
40
James Nieuwenhuizen
38
Harry Politidis ↑ 62'
41
Lawrence Wong ↑ 85'
50
Michael Ghossaini ↑ 84'

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Macarthur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Liam Rose ↑ 46'
30
Alex Robinson
23
Frans Deli
28
Harry Sawyer ↑ 64'
24
Dean Bosnjak ↑ 64'
11
Peter Makrillos ↑ 64'

Coach Mile Sterjovski

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

2025-03-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Macarthur FC W 2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2025-02-22 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2025-02-15 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2025-02-07 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2025-01-25 Macarthur FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L

Macarthur FC Form

2025-03-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Macarthur FC L 2025-03-01 Macarthur FC 0–2 Sydney FC L 2025-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Macarthur FC L 2025-02-09 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western United FC D 2025-02-01 Auckland FC 2–1 Macarthur FC L 2025-01-25 Macarthur FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.68 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Macarthur FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC54% Draw26% Macarthur FC20%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Macarthur FC

46%

Melbourne City FC or Macarthur FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC37% Draw46% Macarthur FC17%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 0

10.9%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

0 – 1

5.9%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

5.3%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Macarthur FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	23%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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