Melbourne Victory FC vs Macarthur FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Melbourne Victory FC

2 – 1

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Macarthur FC

Sun 23 Apr 2023 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Fernando Romero 27' Y

Fernando Romero 28' Y

Overview

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Melbourne Victory FC vs Macarthur FC — A League .

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)
Macarthur FC 26 games · 34 pts (2026/27)

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

2023-04-23 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Macarthur FC 2022-12-11 Macarthur FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-04-22 Macarthur FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-03-04 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Macarthur FC 2021-05-14 Macarthur FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Macarthur FC	H	2–1	W
15 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
09 Apr	Perth Glory FC	H	0–0	D
05 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	1–2	L
01 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–1	W
19 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W

Macarthur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–2	L
14 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–2	L
08 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
01 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	1–2	L
19 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D
11 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–4	L

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Melbourne Victory FC and Macarthur FC get this one started.
3' Fernando Romero adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne Victory FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
8' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne Victory FC in their trying to find a way past Macarthur FC's compact .
13' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
23' Ali Auglah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
27' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Fernando Romero on 27 minutes.
28' Poor challenge from Fernando Romero. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
33' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Oliver Jones has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
43' The travelling Macarthur FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. made 0 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomislav Uskok, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
58' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
63' A change in the Macarthur FC ranks — Jake McGing exits the field as Craig Noone enters on 63.
64' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Joshua Brillante exits the field as Raimon Marchan enters on 64.
66' GOAL! Tomislav Uskok fires home to make it 1-1!
71' Craig Noone is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Macarthur FC so far.
72' The crowd applauds Al Hassan Toure as he leaves the pitch. Ali Auglah steps in for Macarthur FC.
74' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bruno Fornaroli makes it 2-1.
77' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Nishan Velupillay is withdrawn and Bruce Kamau gets his opportunity.
78' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordi Valadon is hanging Ben Folami on the field on 78 minute.
80' Bachana Arabuli is replacing Kearyn Baccus for the Macarthur FC side.
81' Time for substitution for Macarthur FC. Kearyn Baccus is replaced by Bachana Arabuli.
86' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
89' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Lleyton Brooks on, Leigh Broxham off on 89 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Cadete
11
Ben Folami ↓ Jordi Valadon 77'
5
Damien da Silva
16
Stefan Nigro
6
Leigh Broxham ↓ Lleyton Brooks 89'
10
Bruno Fornaroli
14
Connor Chapman
24
Nishan Velupillay ↓ Bruce Kamau 77'
8
Joshua Brillante ↓ Raimon Marchan 64'
20
Paul Izzo
19
Fernando Romero ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 64'

Bench

1
Matt Acton
18
Bruce Kamau ↑ 77'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 64'
26
Lleyton Brooks ↑ 89'
4
Raimon Marchan ↑ 64'
46
Jordi Valadon ↑ 77'

Coach Anthony Popovic

Macarthur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Craig Noone ↑ 63'
5
Jonathan Aspropotamitis
1
Nick Suman
24
Charles M'Mombwa ↑ 64'
36
Ali Auglah ↑ 72'
37
Jed Drew ↑ 64'
9
Bachana Arabuli ↑ 81'

Coach Mile Sterjovski

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Folami	2
Elvis Kamsoba	2
James Meredith	2
Matt Derbyshire	2
Nicholas D'Agostino	2
Apostolos Giannou	1
Matthew Millar	1
Yianni Nicolaou	1

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2023-04-23 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Macarthur FC W 2023-04-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D 2023-04-05 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-04-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-03-19 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Macarthur FC Form

2023-04-23 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Macarthur FC L 2023-04-14 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Macarthur FC L 2023-04-08 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-04-01 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Macarthur FC L 2023-03-19 Macarthur FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-03-11 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–1 Macarthur FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.18 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Macarthur FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC62% Draw21% Macarthur FC17%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Macarthur FC

38%

Melbourne Victory FC or Macarthur FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC44% Draw40% Macarthur FC16%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

9.1%

1 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

6.9%

3 – 0

6.4%

0 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

3.8%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Macarthur FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	22%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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