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

Full Time

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 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Macarthur FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Ben Abraham

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

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
#4	Position	#7
7	Points	5
4	Played	4
2 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 1
6	Scored	4
6	Conceded	4
+0	GD	+0
1.75	PPG	1.25
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts). Macarthur FC are 7th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Macarthur FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

Macarthur FC

Ryan Fraser	1 G	2 A
Musa Toure	1 G	1 A
Jonathan Aspropotamitis	1 G
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds AAMI Park will turn into a battlefield for Melbourne City FC and Macarthur FC.
5' 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.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mile Sterjovski will be considering his options from the bench.
11' Melbourne City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 11.
16' Macarthur FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
26' It’s high time Aurelio Vidmar made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
31' Macarthur FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
33' Max Caputo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Melbourne City FC are in front.
38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
43' Melbourne City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Macarthur FC backline.
46' The whistle greets Saif-Eddine Khaoui as he departs to be replaced by Liam Rose.
51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chris Ikonomidis is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
57' Poor challenge from Jake Hollmann. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
62' Harry Politidis gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Kavian Rahmani and will look to change the dynamic.
64' Harry Sawyer is replacing Chris Ikonomidis for the Macarthur FC side.
69' Australia international Mathew Leckie has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
74' Max Caputo doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
75' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Andreas Kuen departs to be replaced by Steven Ugarkovic.
80' Macarthur FC have won 220 goals from 153 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
83' Another change for Macarthur FC made on 83 minute. Kealey Adamson leaves to be changed by Yianni Nicolaou.
84' Melbourne City FC make a change. Max Caputo trudges off to be replaced by Michael Ghossaini on 84 minutes.
85' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Lawrence Wong on, Mathew Leckie off on 85 minutes.
86' It’s gonna be a card for Yonatan Cohen.
88' The referee has no hesitation. Peter Makrillos is booked for Macarthur FC — card on 88.
It finishes all square. Melbourne City FC and Macarthur FC share the spoils 2-0.

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
Florin Berenguer	1
Jake Hollmann	1
Apostolos Giannou	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

3 / 4

1.43 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.88 Macarthur FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC51% Draw28% Macarthur FC21%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Macarthur FC

49%

Melbourne City FC or Macarthur FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC33% Draw50% Macarthur FC17%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

13.1%

0 – 0

12.1%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Macarthur FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	24%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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