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

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A League · 2021-22

Melbourne Victory FC

3 – 1

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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 .

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
Macarthur FC 26 games · 34 pts (2025/26)

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 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#4	Position	#7
40	Points	34
26	Played	26
11 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	9 / 7 / 10
44	Scored	37
33	Conceded	44
+11	GD	-7
1.54	PPG	1.31
42%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Macarthur FC are 7th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ 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 Victory FC

Nikolaos Vergos	7 G	1 A
Clarismario	6 G
Mata	5 G	12 A
Keegan Jelacic	5 G	2 A
Charles Nduka	5 G	2 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' Three points are at stake. Melbourne Victory FC host Macarthur FC — let the battle begin!
3' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jason Geria on 3 minutes.
8' Over 8 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
13' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
18' Melbourne Victory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
19' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Yellow card on 19.
20' What composure from Nicholas D'Agostino! The Australia international strokes it home. 1-0.
25' Macarthur FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
40' Macarthur FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
41' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne Victory FC. Marco Rojas will be fuming at that decision.
46' The whistle greets Craig Noone as he departs to be replaced by Al Hassan Toure.
47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nicholas D'Agostino makes it 2-0.
52' Filip Kurto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
57' Jake Brimmer has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
58' The New Zealand Marco Rojas breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 3-0!
59' The Macarthur FC bench stirs into life. Tommy Oar is withdrawn and Jordon Mutch gets his opportunity.
62' Marco Rojas makes way for Ben Folami at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
63' Leigh Broxham was booked on 63.
68' Apostolos Giannou has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 68.
71' The supporters are chanting for Moudi Najjar. He replaces Liam Rose on 71 minute.
74' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 74 minute. Leigh Broxham leaves to be changed by Birkan Kirdar.
79' Macarthur FC is showing some good football. However, Macarthur FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
82' Jake Brimmer makes way for Robbie Kruse at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
87' Macarthur FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
90' Goal! Apostolos Giannou scores his 10 goal in 12 matches.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Macarthur FC.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Marco Rojas ↓ Ben Folami 62'
18
Nicholas D'Agostino ↓ Francesco Margiotta 62'
6
Leigh Broxham ↓ Birkan Kirdar 74'
17
Brendan Hamill
22
Jake Brimmer ↓ Robbie Kruse 82'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↓ Nishan Velupillay 74'
3
Jason Davidson
21
Roderick Miranda
2
Jason Geria
20
Ivan Kelava
8
Joshua Brillante

Bench

11
Ben Folami ↑ 62'
10
Robbie Kruse ↑ 82'
16
Stefan Nigro
1
Matt Acton
13
Birkan Kirdar ↑ 74'
9
Francesco Margiotta ↑ 62'
24
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 74'

Coach Anthony Popovic

Macarthur FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Adrian Mariappa
4
James Meredith ↓ Aleksandar Jovanovic 46'
17
Craig Noone ↓ Al Hassan Toure 46'
11
Tommy Oar ↓ Jordon Mutch 59'
12
Filip Kurto
99
Apostolos Giannou
24
Charles M'Mombwa
22
Liam Rose ↓ Moudi Najjar 71'
10
Ulises Davila
15
Alex Susnjar
31
Lachlan Rose

Bench

1
Nick Suman
8
Jordon Mutch ↑ 59'
14
Moudi Najjar ↑ 71'
35
Al Hassan Toure ↑ 46'
6
Aleksandar Jovanovic ↑ 46'
19
Michael Ruhs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Elvis Kamsoba	2
James Meredith	2
Matt Derbyshire	2
Nicholas D'Agostino	2
Ben Folami	2
Roderick Miranda	1
Daniel Arzani	1
Joshua Brillante	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.15 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Macarthur FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC52% Draw23% Macarthur FC25%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.52

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Macarthur FC

48%

Melbourne Victory FC or Macarthur FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC40% Draw40% Macarthur FC20%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.9%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

3.5%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Macarthur FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	16%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	21%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Macarthur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

Macarthur FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Clean Sheet