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

Full Time

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 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Macarthur FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

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 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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Melbourne Victory FC launch into their encounter with Macarthur FC.
3' Fernando Romero adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne Victory FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
8' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
13' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
18' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Macarthur FC's shape.
23' Paul Izzo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Macarthur FC so far.
27' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
28' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Fernando Romero on 28 minutes.
33' Bruno Fornaroli has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
38' Lachlan Rose needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
43' Leigh Broxham has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Macarthur FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
63' Craig Noone is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jake McGing at the 63 minute mark.
64' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Joshua Brillante is replaced by Raimon Marchan.
66' The deadlock is broken! Tomislav Uskok gets on the scoresheet on 66 minutes.
71' Ali Auglah has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 209 appearances.
72' Time for substitution for Macarthur FC. Al Hassan Toure is replaced by Ali Auglah.
74' Bruno Fornaroli has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
77' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bruce Kamau is hanging Nishan Velupillay on the field on 77 minute.
78' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Jordi Valadon on, Ben Folami off on 78 minutes.
80' Macarthur FC ring the changes. Kearyn Baccus has done his job and it is now time for Bachana Arabuli to step up.
81' Time for substitution for Macarthur FC. Kearyn Baccus is replaced by Bachana Arabuli.
86' Australia international Jed Drew has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
89' The whistle greets Leigh Broxham as he departs to be replaced by Lleyton Brooks.
Full Time. Melbourne Victory FC beats Macarthur FC

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
Tomislav Uskok	1
Apostolos Giannou	1
Matthew Millar	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

1 / 4

1.53 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Macarthur FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC54% Draw26% Macarthur FC20%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Macarthur FC

46%

Melbourne Victory FC or Macarthur FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC34% Draw48% Macarthur FC18%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

11.4%

0 – 0

10.1%

2 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.9%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

4.6%

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Macarthur FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	23%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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