Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Melbourne Victory FC and Macarthur FC.
  • 3' Poor challenge from Jason Geria. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 8' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Macarthur FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 13' A quiet spell here at . Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 18' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne Victory FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 19' Poor challenge from Brendan Hamill. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 20' A goal from the Australia international Nicholas D'Agostino! He fires home on 20 to make it 1-0!
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Macarthur FC that had 149 games and scored 216 goals.
  • 35' Marco Rojas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Macarthur FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 41' Marco Rojas is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Macarthur FC team. Craig Noone is replaced by Al Hassan Toure on 46 minute.
  • 47' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nicholas D'Agostino makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 57' Aleksandar Jovanovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 58' Marco Rojas does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne Victory FC surge ahead!
  • 59' Time for substitution for Macarthur FC. Tommy Oar is replaced by Jordon Mutch.
  • 62' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Marco Rojas exits the field as Ben Folami enters on 62.
  • 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leigh Broxham 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' Moudi Najjar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Liam Rose on 71 minute.
  • 74' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Leigh Broxham by Birkan Kirdar on 74 minute.
  • 79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Robbie Kruse on, Jake Brimmer off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' Apostolos Giannou doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Popovic

Macarthur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nicholas D'Agostino 2
Ben Folami 2
Elvis Kamsoba 2
James Meredith 2
Matt Derbyshire 2
Marco Rojas 1
Fernando Romero 1
Tomislav Uskok 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
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.