Saturday , 14 November 2026

Melbourne Victory FC vs Macarthur FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2021-22
Melbourne Victory FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Macarthur FC
Fri 4 Mar 2022 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Jason Geria 3' Y
Brendan Hamill 19' Y
Marco Rojas 41' Y
Leigh Broxham 63' Y
Y 68' Apostolos Giannou

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Macarthur FC — A League .

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

7
2
3
Melbourne Victory FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Macarthur FC
Last 5 meetings
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

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Macarthur FC H 3–1 W
19 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–0 W
16 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
12 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC H 1–2 L
09 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–1 L
28 Nov Brisbane Roar FC H 3–0 W
Macarthur FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Melbourne Victory FC A 1–3 L
26 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–2 D
23 Feb Perth Glory FC A 1–0 W
19 Feb Adelaide United FC H 4–1 W
13 Feb Brisbane Roar FC A 1–3 L
10 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC A 3–3 D

Season Stats

Melbourne Victory FC Macarthur FC
#9 Position #7
3 Points 5
4 Played 4
0 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 1
5 Scored 4
6 Conceded 4
-1 GD +0
0.75 PPG 1.25
0% Win % 25%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts). Macarthur FC are 7th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
3/1
76+
–/2
■ 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 Victory FC
Keegan Jelacic 2 G
Jordi Valadon 2 G
Charles Nduka 1 G 2 A
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' KICK OFF: Melbourne Victory FC gets underway.
  • 3' Jason Geria is having his name booked by the referee on 3.
  • 8' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 13' Over 13 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 18' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne Victory FC in their trying to find a way past Macarthur FC's compact .
  • 19' Brendan Hamill has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 19.
  • 20' Melbourne Victory FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Nicholas D'Agostino on 20.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 41' The referee calls foul for Marco Rojas. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' Another substitution for Macarthur FC to replace Craig Noone by Al Hassan Toure on 46 minute.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Nicholas D'Agostino gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 52' Melbourne Victory FC have won 304 goals from 214 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' Macarthur FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 58' Marco Rojas doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 59' Jordon Mutch is replacing Tommy Oar for the Macarthur FC side.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Marco Rojas is replaced by Ben Folami.
  • 63' Leigh Broxham has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 63.
  • 68' The referee shows Macarthur FC player a Yellow card on 68.
  • 71' Moudi Najjar is replacing Liam Rose for the Macarthur FC side.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Birkan Kirdar on, Leigh Broxham off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Robbie Kruse. He replaces Jake Brimmer on 82 minute.
  • 87' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Macarthur FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Apostolos Giannou makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Melbourne Victory FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Popovic

Macarthur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Folami 2
Elvis Kamsoba 2
James Meredith 2
Matt Derbyshire 2
Nicholas D'Agostino 2
Tomislav Uskok 1
Apostolos Giannou 1
Matthew Millar 1

Head to Head

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

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2022-03-04 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2022-02-19 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2022-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2022-02-12 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-02-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-11-28 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Brisbane Roar FC W

Macarthur FC Form

2022-03-04 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Macarthur FC L 2022-02-26 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Macarthur FC D 2022-02-23 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Macarthur FC W 2022-02-19 Macarthur FC 4–1 Adelaide United FC W 2022-02-13 Brisbane Roar FC 3–1 Macarthur FC L 2022-02-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–3 Macarthur FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Macarthur FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Macarthur FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC43% Draw27% Macarthur FC30%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Macarthur FC
57%
Melbourne Victory FC or Macarthur FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne Victory FC30% Draw46% Macarthur FC24%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
7.3%
0 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
6.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Macarthur FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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