Melbourne City FC vs Macarthur FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

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Macarthur FC

Tue 23 Dec 2025 · 08:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Melbourne City FC vs Macarthur FC — A League .

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

Match Details

Referee Jonathon Barreiro
Referee

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

2025-12-23 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Macarthur FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	Macarthur FC	H	1–1	D
20 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–1	L
06 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–0	W
29 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–0	D
21 Nov	Adelaide United FC	A	1–4	L
08 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–0	W

Macarthur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	1–1	D
19 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
05 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–0	D
30 Nov	Perth Glory FC	H	0–2	L
22 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–0	W
09 Nov	Sydney FC	A	0–2	L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Melbourne City FC and Macarthur FC get this one started.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Macarthur FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	9
Richard van der Venne	3
Bernardo Oliveira	2
Ulises Davila	2
Max Caputo	2
Jordan Bos	1
Moudi Najjar	1
Connor Metcalfe	1

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-12-23 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Macarthur FC D 2025-12-20 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2025-12-06 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2025-11-29 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D 2025-11-21 Adelaide United FC 4–1 Melbourne City FC L 2025-11-08 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W

Macarthur FC Form

2025-12-23 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Macarthur FC D 2025-12-19 Macarthur FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2025-12-05 Macarthur FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2025-11-30 Macarthur FC 0–2 Perth Glory FC L 2025-11-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Macarthur FC W 2025-11-09 Sydney FC 2–0 Macarthur FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.09 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Macarthur FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Macarthur FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC37% Draw31% Macarthur FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.16

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Macarthur FC

63%

Melbourne City FC or Macarthur FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC24% Draw53% Macarthur FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

13.8%

1 – 0

11.3%

0 – 1

11%

2 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

2.6%

1 – 3

2.5%

3 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Macarthur FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	20%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	20%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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