Melbourne City vs Macarthur

Final score: Melbourne City 1-1 Macarthur in the A-League, December 23, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 4 wins for Melbourne City, 3 draws, 3 wins for Macarthur.

Overview

Football: A-League · Round 8
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Form: LDWLL Melbourne City
: LLWWD Macarthur

17' Frans Deli
25' A. Behich 1-0
26' ▲ H. Sawyer ▼ Ji Dong-Won
33' Luke Brattan
36' 1-1 R. Duran · H. Politidis
HT1-1
46' ▲ L. Rose ▼ F. Deli
52' Andreas Kuen
60' ▲ M. Memeti ▼ E. Rashani
60' ▲ A. Nabbout ▼ M. Caputo
60' ▲ Z. Schreiber ▼ E. Durakovic
68' ▲ Z. Helweh ▼ L. Vickery
68' ▲ B. Oliveira ▼ R. Duran
71' ▲ M. Jurman ▼ D. Da Silva
75' ▲ B. Baker ▼ T. Kanamori
89' ▲ B. Kutleshi ▼ L. Bonetig
90' Bernardo
FT1-1

Line-ups

Melbourne City Formation: 3-4-2-1 · Coach: Aurelio Vidmar

1P. Beach 7.7
22G. Ferreyra 6.9
4L. Bonetig ▼ 89' 6.9
16A. Behich ⚽ 7.9
13N. Atkinson 6.7
27K. Trewin 6.7
39E. Durakovic ▼ 60' 6.5
11E. Rashani ▼ 60' 6.7
10T. Kanamori ▼ 75' 7.0
30A. Kuen 6.7
17M. Caputo ▼ 60' 6.3

Substitutes 7

37P. Antoniou
44B. Kutleshi ▲ 89'
35M. Memeti ▲ 60' 6.3
15A. Nabbout ▲ 60' 6.5
38B. Baker ▲ 75' 6.3
33D. Ochsenham
19Z. Schreiber ▲ 60' 6.9

Macarthur Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Mile Sterjovski

12F. Kurto 6.5
25C. Talbot 6.6
14K. Popovic 7.3
3D. Da Silva ▼ 71' 6.6
19H. Politidis ⇢ 7.2
13R. Duran ⚽ ▼ 68' 6.9
23F. Deli ▼ 46' 6.6
26L. Brattan 6.6
8L. Vickery ▼ 68' 6.7
33Ji Dong-Won ▼ 26' 6.3
24D. Bosnjak 6.7

Substitutes 7

1A. Robinson
5M. Jurman ▲ 71' 6.9
32W. McKay
22L. Rose ▲ 46' 7.3
29Z. Helweh ▲ 68' 6.3
28H. Sawyer ▲ 26' 7.3
11B. Oliveira ▲ 68' 6.6

Statistics

01⚑9

⚑530

66%Possession34%

12Shots8

4Shots on target4

4Shots off target3

7Shots inside box4

5Shots outside box4

4Blocked shots1

9Corners5

3Offsides3

14Fouls10

1Yellow cards3

3Saves3

551Passes288

472Accurate passes218

86%Pass accuracy76%

1.00Expected goals (xG)1.68

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Newcastle Jets	26	55 - 39	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	46 - 36	+10	43
3	Auckland	26	42 - 29	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	44 - 33	+11	40
5	Sydney	26	33 - 25	+8	39
6	Melbourne City	26	33 - 33	0	38
7	Macarthur	26	37 - 44	-7	34
8	Wellington Phoenix	26	36 - 48	-12	33
9	Central Coast Mariners	26	35 - 42	-7	32
10	Perth Glory	26	32 - 39	-7	31
11	Brisbane Roar	26	27 - 36	-9	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	27 - 43	-16	21