Result
1:1
23/12/2025 at 03:15 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
- A-League - Round 8
- Referee: Barreiro J. (Aus)
- Where to Watch on TV:
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 Australia | Paramount+ |
 Hong-kong | M Plus Live, myTV SUPER |
 Macao | Macau Cable TV 34 Football |
 New-zealand | Sky Sport 2 |
 United-kingdom | Discovery+ App, Discovery+, TNT Sports 1 |
 Usa | ESPN App, ESPN+ |
Match Stats
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| Expected Goals (xG) |
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| 0.68 | 1.29 |
| Ball Possession |
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| 66% | 34% |
| Total shots |
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| 11 | 8 |
| Shots on target |
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| 3 | 4 |
| Big Chances |
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| 1 | 2 |
| Corner Kicks |
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| 9 | 5 |
| Passes |
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| 86% (477/557) | 75% (216/287) |
| Yellow Cards |
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| 1 | 3 |
| Expected Goals (xG) |
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| 0.68 | 1.29 |
| xG on target (xGOT) |
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| 0.42 | 1.82 |
| Total shots |
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| 11 | 8 |
| Shots on target |
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| 3 | 4 |
| Shots off target |
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| 4 | 3 |
| Blocked Shots |
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| 4 | 1 |
| Shots inside the Box |
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| 7 | 4 |
| Shots outside the Box |
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| 4 | 4 |
| Hit the Woodwork |
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| 0 | 0 |
| Big Chances |
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| 1 | 2 |
| Corner Kicks |
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| 9 | 5 |
| Touches in opposition box |
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| 22 | 13 |
| Accurate through passes |
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| 0 | 0 |
| Offsides |
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| 3 | 3 |
| Free Kicks |
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| 10 | 14 |
| Passes |
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| 86% (477/557) | 75% (216/287) |
| Long passes |
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| 45% (13/29) | 50% (25/50) |
| Passes in final third |
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| 74% (131/177) | 60% (28/47) |
| Crosses |
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| 17% (5/30) | 27% (4/15) |
| Expected assists (xA) |
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| 0.88 | 0.14 |
| Throw-ins |
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| 25 | 18 |
| Fouls |
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| 14 | 10 |
| Tackles |
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| 100% (11/11) | 71% (10/14) |
| Duels won |
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| 42 | 55 |
| Clearances |
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| 12 | 46 |
| Interceptions |
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| 3 | 15 |
| Errors leading to shot |
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| 0 | 0 |
| Errors leading to goal |
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| 0 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper Saves |
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| 3 | 2 |
| xGOT faced |
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| 1.82 | 0.42 |
| Goals prevented |
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| 0.82 | -0.58 |
Key Moments
Here there are
- 1st Half (1 - 1)
- 18', Deli F. 🟨,
- 25', 1 - 0, Behich A. ⚽,
- 26', Ji Dong-Won ↓, Sawyer H. ↑,
- 33', Brattan L. 🟨,
- 36', 1 - 1, Duran R. ⚽, Politidis H. (A),
- 2nd Half (0 - 0)
- 46', Deli F. ↓, Rose L. ↑,
- 52', Kuen A. 🟨,
- 60', Caputo M. ↓, Nabbout A. ↑,
- 60', Durakovic E. ↓, Schreiber Z. ↑,
- 60', Rashani E. ↓, Memeti M. ↑,
- 68', Duran R. ↓, Oliveira B. ↑,
- 68', Vickery L. ↓, Helweh Z. ↑,
- 71', Da Silva D. ↓, Jurman M. ↑,
- 75', Kanamori T. ↓, Baker B. ↑,
- 89', Bonetig L. ↓, Kutleshi B. ↑,
- 90', Oliveira B. 🟨,
Chances of winning
Melbourne City
58.8% | Draw
22.9% | Macarthur FC
18.2% |
Initial Probability
(when we started the analysis)
Our Initial ML Estimation
Melbourne City - Macarthur FC Odds
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1 |
X |
2 |
Marga |
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Avarage Now
(Initially) |
1.61 ↓
(1.67) |
4.08 ↑
(4.05) |
5.09 ↑
(4.72) |
6.2%
(5.8%) | |
- The most likely Over/Under: 2.75
What is the prediction for Melbourne City - Macarthur FC?
Users Predictions:
26 users predict this event. Melbourne City will win (votes: 20 - 76.9%). Macarthur will win (votes: 1 - 3.8%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 19.2%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Melbourne City: 60.7% – 93.1%.High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Melbourne City (votes: 2 - 100%). The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.
Preview Facts
- Enjoy a game between evenly matched mid-table sides (ranked 6 in the zone Promotion ~ A~League (Play Offs: Quarter~finals) and 8).
- In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Melbourne City won 1.
- Recent performances by Melbourne City have been up and down (last 5 games: 2 wins).
- Macarthur is in great form at the moment (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
- Macarthur may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
- Recently, Macarthur has had a series of home games.
- In this match, Melbourne City is the team to beat.
- There will not play in Melbourne City: Leckie M.
(Hamstring Injury)
Lopane A.
(Ankle Injury)
Mazzeo B.
(Inactive)
Nieuwenhuizen J.
(Knee Injury)
Souprayen S.
(Inactive)
Wong L.
(Knee Injury)
- There will not play in Macarthur: Ikonomidis C.
(Injury)
Krslovic S.
(Injury)
- There are questionable in Macarthur: Uskok T.
(Injury)
- In the last 11 head-to-head matches, Melbourne City won 6 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 22:10. (average 2:0.9).
- Including home matches between the teams, Melbourne City won 5 matches, drew 1 match, lost 0 matches, and goals 19:5. (average 3.2:0.8).
How many head-to-head matches has Melbourne City won against Macarthur FC?
Melbourne City has won 2 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.
How many head-to-head matches has Macarthur FC won against Melbourne City?
Macarthur FC has won 2 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.
What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
The latest head-to-head matches between Melbourne City - Macarthur FC were as follows:
07.03.2025
Melbourne City
-
Macarthur FC
2:0
25.01.2025
Macarthur FC
-
Melbourne City
1:0
01.03.2024
Macarthur FC
-
Melbourne City
2:0
11.11.2023
Melbourne City
-
Macarthur FC
3:3
19.03.2023
Macarthur FC
-
Melbourne City
1:1
Latest results of Melbourne City
Latest results of Macarthur FC
Australian A-League Table
2025/26 | | Pl | W | D | L | | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Auckland FC | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14:7 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15:7 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16:13 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9:5 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Macarthur FC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12:13 | -1 | 15 |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12:13 | -1 | 14 |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10:13 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 | Melbourne City | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11:10 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 20:22 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Wellington Phoenix | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14:20 | -6 | 11 |
| 11 | WS Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8:13 | -5 | 9 |
| 12 | Central Coast Mariners | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10:15 | -5 | 8 |
Promotion ~ A~League (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
Promotion ~ A~League (Play Offs: Quarter~finals)
