Melbourne City vs Macarthur – Preview, Tips and Odds

Australia: A-League

Melbourne City

Full Time

3:3

Macarthur FC

Highlights and Stats

Melbourne City will welcome Macarthur on Sunday at AAMI Park for a match of the 4th round in A-League. The hosts in this tie are in 8th place in the standings with 3 points, while their next opponents are up in 4th spot with 7 points.

Melbourne City vs Macarthur Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2023/03/19	Last 7 Games
Melbourne City	draw	? Daway Whome Waway Whome Whome Daway Whome
Macarthur FC	draw	? Dhome Laway Lhome Laway Laway Dhome Laway

Worth Mentioning

The outcome of the most recent encounter between Melbourne City and Macarthur was a 1:1 draw. It went down on 19th of March 2023. Before that, Melbourne City were enjoying a streak of four consecutive wins and have not experienced a defeat in the last seven matches. Playing at home has been a great advantage during the last 7 meetings, with the hosting side recording 4 wins and allowing only 1 defeat. The outcome was a draw in only 2 of the last 7 clashes between Melbourne City and Macarthur. The last five meetings between the clubs ended with two producing over 2.5 goals and three witnessing goals at both ends of the pitch. In the meantime Melbourne City managed to keep two clean sheets, while Macarthur conceded goals in all matches. The last five games ended with 3.20 goals on average.

Melbourne City vs Macarthur Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 7 games

Melbourne CityMacarthur FC

• Goals

  2.43

  0.57

• Fouls

  14.29

  9.71

• Corners

  7.43

  5.14

• Offsides

  2.43

  1.71

• Cards

  2.00

  1.71

• Posession

  59%

  41%

2023/03/19 A-League

Melbourne CityHMacarthur FC

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  11

  8

• Corners

  13

  3

• Offsides

  3

  1

• Cards

  1

  3

• Posession

  77%

  23%

2023/02/04 A-League

HMelbourne CityMacarthur FC

• Goals

  6

  1

• Fouls

  17

  11

• Corners

  9

  6

• Offsides

  1

  1

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  65%

  35%

2022/03/26 A-League

Melbourne CityHMacarthur FC

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  16

  7

• Corners

  6

  4

• Offsides

  3

  0

• Cards

  5

  2

• Posession

  63%

  37%

2022/03/09 A-League

HMelbourne CityMacarthur FC

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  19

  15

• Corners

  6

  3

• Offsides

  2

  3

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  57%

  43%

2021/06/20 A-League

HMelbourne CityMacarthur FC

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  16

  13

• Corners

  6

  7

• Offsides

  3

  2

• Cards

  3

  2

• Posession

  49%

  51%

2021/04/24 A-League

Melbourne CityHMacarthur FC

• Goals

  1

  1

• Fouls

  8

  7

• Corners

  5

  5

• Offsides

  5

  4

• Cards

  0

  1

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2021/03/12 A-League

HMelbourne CityMacarthur FC

• Goals

  3

  0

• Fouls

  13

  7

• Corners

  7

  8

• Offsides

  0

  1

• Cards

  3

  0

• Posession

  49%

  51%

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Melbourne City Form

The efforts of Melbourne City were not enough and they lost 0:1 at home to Buriram United in an AFC Champions League match on November 8. The chants of the home supporters did not affect the outcome in Melbourne City’s latest 10 games as they ended in 3 home wins and 6 away wins. Only 1 of the last 10 meetings for the team ended in a draw. Two of the last five clashes featured over 2.5 goals and one witnessed goals at both ends. In the course of that period, Melbourne City did not concede on two occasions. At the same time they failed to score a goal in two matches. As statistics indicate, their preceding 5 outings finished with 2.80 netted goals on average.

• Goals
  1.22
• Fouls
  11.22
• Corners
  3.44
• Offsides
  2.78
• Cards
  2.22
• Posession
  57%

Macarthur Form

Macarthur’s last match was against Western United on Saturday and it finished in a 1:0 win at home. At the moment, the team is enjoying a streak of two successive victories. Performing at home was of little help throughout the last ten Macarthur meetings as the hosts won 5 times and the guests won 4 times. Just one of those last 10 clashes was a draw. Three of their most recent five encounters produced more than 2.5 goals with three seeing both of the teams netting goals. Within this timeframe Macarthur were successful in keeping one clean sheet and failed to score in just one match. The goalkeepers had a busy time throughout the team’s recent five outings, as they had to pull the ball out of the nets nineteen times combined.

• Goals
  2.33
• Fouls
  10.50
• Corners
  5.13
• Offsides
  1.38
• Cards
  2.00
• Posession
  52%

Formations and Lineups

Melbourne City

Formation:4-1-4-1

• G1Jamie Young
• D2Scott Galloway
• D4Nuno Reis
• D26Samuel Souprayen
• D16Aziz Behich
• M6Steven Ugarković
• M11Léo Natel
• M8Hamza Sakhi
• M10Tolgay Arslan
• M44Marin Jakoliš
• F9Jamie MacLaren

1 Jamie Young 2 Scott Galloway 4 Nuno Reis 26 Samuel Souprayen 16 Aziz Behich 6 Steven Ugarković 11 Léo Natel 8 Hamza Sakhi 10 Tolgay Arslan 44 Marin Jakoliš 9 Jamie MacLaren

Macarthur FC

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G12Filip Kurto
• D22Yianni Nicolaou
• D6Tomislav Uskok
• D5Jonathan Aspropotamitis
• D13Ivan Vujica
• M15Kearyn Baccus
• M23Clayton Lewis
• M17Raphael Borges Rodrigues
• M10Ulises Dávila
• M37Jed Drew
• F98Valère Germain

12 Filip Kurto 22 Yianni Nicolaou 6 Tomislav Uskok 5 Jonathan Aspropotamitis 13 Ivan Vujica 15 Kearyn Baccus 23 Clayton Lewis 17 Raphael Borges Rodrigues 10 Ulises Dávila 37 Jed Drew 98 Valère Germain

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last Melbourne City	Last Macarthur FC	Probability	Value Odds Over
Melbourne City WIN	5/7	4/9	-	56.08%	1.78
DRAW	2/7	2/9	1/9	20.27%	4.93
Macarthur FC WIN	0/7	-	5/9	23.65%	4.23
Over 2.5 Goals	3/7	4/9	6/9	50.48%	1.98
BTTS	4/7	4/9	4/9	49.52%	2.02
Over 4.5 Cards	2/7	2/9	2/8	25.60%	3.91
Over 10.5 Corners	4/7	2/9	3/8	40.77%	2.45
Melbourne City over 1.5 Goals	4/7	4/9	-	51.43%	1.94
Macarthur FC over 1.5 Goals	0/7	-	4/9	20.00%	5.00

Match Details

Melbourne CityvsMacarthur FC

• 90+3`
  T. Antonis (pen.)

  3 - 3
• 90`
  J. MaclarenS. Souprayen

  2 - 3
• 88`
  1 - 3

  M. MillarU. Davila
• 84`
  (in) M. Caputo(out) H. Sakhi
• 84`
  (in) C. Talbot(out) S. Galloway
• 83`
  1 - 2

  J. Hollman
• 73`
  (in) J. Hollman(out) K. Baccus
• 71`
  H. SakhiRoughing
• 69`
  (in) A. Auglah(out) R. Borges Rodrigues
• 69`
  (in) M. Millar(out) J. Drew
• 64`
  R. Borges RodriguesHolding
• 64`
  Y. NicolaouHolding
• 61`
  1 - 1

  U. DavilaR. Borges Rodrigues
• 60`
  (in) A. Lopane(out) Leo Natel
• 58`
  J. MaclarenS. Galloway

  1 - 0
• 27`
  (in) T. Antonis(out) T. Arslan
• 15`
  Leo NatelTripping

Players Ratings

Melbourne CityvsMacarthur FC

• 9Jamie MacLaren

  8.3 / 10
• 44Marin Jakoliš

  7.5 / 10
• 2Scott Galloway

  7.3 / 10
• 26Samuel Souprayen

  7.3 / 10
• 17Terry Antonis

  7.3 / 10
• 16Aziz Behich

  7.2 / 10
• 8Hamza Sakhi

  7.2 / 10
• 21Alessandro Lopane

  7.2 / 10
• 4Nuno Reis

  6.9 / 10
• 6Steven Ugarković

  6.9 / 10
• 11Léo Natel

  6.9 / 10
• 1Jamie Young

  6.6 / 10
• 10Tolgay Arslan

  6.6 / 10
• 37Max Caputo

  6.6 / 10
• 25Callum Talbot

  6.3 / 10

• 10Ulises Dávila

  8.7 / 10
• 12Filip Kurto

  7.2 / 10
• 17Raphael Borges Rodrigues

  7.2 / 10
• 8Jake Hollman

  7.2 / 10
• 15Kearyn Baccus

  7 / 10
• 23Clayton Lewis

  7 / 10
• 44Matthew Millar

  7 / 10
• 98Valère Germain

  6.9 / 10
• 6Tomislav Uskok

  6.7 / 10
• 5Jonathan Aspropotamitis

  6.6 / 10
• 36Ali Auglah

  6.5 / 10
• 22Yianni Nicolaou

  6.2 / 10
• 13Ivan Vujica

  6 / 10
• 37Jed Drew

  6 / 10