Macarthur vs Melbourne City

6 - 2

🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:35 Europe/London 📍 Campbelltown Sports Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Lachlan Keevers 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

Macarthur 7 · Melbourne City 6

Referee Stats

Lachlan Keevers

16 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	38%
Draws	25%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Macarthur outshot their opponent (16-9).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Macarthur had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Macarthur (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 22

Avg: 1.69 / 1.69

Points

Avg: 1.46

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-7-3

Goals For / Against

16 / 21

Avg: 1.14 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.36

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.46

PPG

1.36

1.69

1.14

1.69

1.50

69%

O2.5

38%

62%

BTTS

54%

38%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Macarthur rank7th

Melbourne City rank6th

Macarthur points34

Melbourne City points38

Macarthur: #7 · 34 pts · GD -7

9 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Melbourne City: #6 · 38 pts · GD +0

5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Macarthur last 5 home

W W L L D

Points7/15

Weighted index62

Goals10-11

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Melbourne City last 5 away

W D W L D

Points8/15

Weighted index64

Goals6-7

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Macarthur trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 23%

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.531%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Macarthur score at home69%

Macarthur clean sheet at home15%

Melbourne City score away77%

Melbourne City clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Macarthur score first38%

Macarthur win after scoring first80%

Melbourne City score first38%

Melbourne City win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Macarthur 50% · Melbourne City 50%

Avg first goal minute: Macarthur 7.0' · Melbourne City 33.6'

Vs league average

Macarthur score at home1.69 vs 1.53

Macarthur concede at home1.69 vs 1.34

Melbourne City score away1.14 vs 1.34

Melbourne City concede away1.50 vs 1.53

Macarthur score 11% above league average, while Melbourne City score 15% below league average.

Defensive side: Macarthur are 26% above league average at home, and Melbourne City are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Macarthur goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

0-15 7

31-45 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

61-75 5

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

Melbourne City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

330

395

Passes Accurate

246

309

Passes %

75%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Duke

Normal Goal · Assist: W. Scott

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Duke

Normal Goal · Assist: W. Scott

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

L. Brattan

Normal Goal

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

M. Memeti

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Atkinson

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

A. Cáceres

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Talbot

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 5-1

A. Cáceres

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Talbot

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Z. Schreiber

1st substitution · For: T. Kanamori

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Caputo

2nd substitution · For: Besian Kutleshi

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Brattan

1st substitution · For: D. Bosnjak

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ M. Duke

2nd substitution · For: H. Sawyer

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ A. Lopane

3rd substitution · For: Lawrence Wong

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ B. Mazzeo

4th substitution · For: M. Younis

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 6-1

N. Atkinson

Own Goal

67'

67' N. Atkinson

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ G. Ferreyra

5th substitution · For: S. Souprayen

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 7-1

D. Bosnjak

Normal Goal · Assist: W. Scott

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ L. Vickery

3rd substitution · For: C. Ikonomidis

73'

73' M. Younis

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 7-2

M. Younis

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Memeti

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ A. Cáceres

4th substitution · For: O. Randazzo

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ Š. Gržan

5th substitution · For: W. McKay

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 8-2

H. Sawyer

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Ikonomidis

90+1'

90+1' D. Bosnjak

90+2'

90+2' S. Souprayen

90+2'

90+2' H. Sawyer

Macarthur vs Melbourne City 6-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Macarthur beat Melbourne City 6-2 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Lachlan Keevers. It was played at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.

First half: Macarthur took an early lead at 6' when M. Duke scored, with the assist credited to W. Scott, making the score 1-0. Macarthur extended the lead at 7' when M. Duke scored, with the assist credited to W. Scott, making the score 2-0. Macarthur extended the lead at 9' when L. Brattan scored, making the score 3-0. Melbourne City reduced the deficit at 24' when M. Memeti scored, with the assist credited to N. Atkinson, making the score 3-1. Macarthur extended the lead at 34' when A. Cáceres scored, with the assist credited to C. Talbot, making the score 4-1. Macarthur extended the lead at 35' when A. Cáceres scored, with the assist credited to C. Talbot, making the score 5-1.

Second half: Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 46', with Z. Schreiber replacing T. Kanamori. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Caputo replacing Besian Kutleshi. Macarthur made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Brattan replacing D. Bosnjak. Macarthur made their 2nd substitution at 54', with M. Duke replacing H. Sawyer. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 55', with A. Lopane replacing Lawrence Wong. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 56', with B. Mazzeo replacing M. Younis. Macarthur extended the lead at 62' when N. Atkinson scored (Own Goal), making the score 6-1. N. Atkinson received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 67'. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 68', with G. Ferreyra replacing S. Souprayen. Macarthur extended the lead at 70' when D. Bosnjak scored, with the assist credited to W. Scott, making the score 7-1. Macarthur made their 3rd substitution at 72', with L. Vickery replacing C. Ikonomidis. M. Younis received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 73'. Melbourne City reduced the deficit at 85' when M. Younis scored, with the assist credited to M. Memeti, making the score 7-2. Macarthur made their 4th substitution at 89', with A. Cáceres replacing O. Randazzo. Macarthur made their 5th substitution at 90', with Š. Gržan replacing W. McKay. Macarthur added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when H. Sawyer scored, with the assist credited to C. Ikonomidis, making the score 8-2. D. Bosnjak received a yellow card for Macarthur at 90+1'. S. Souprayen received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 90+2'. H. Sawyer received a yellow card for Macarthur at 90+2'.

Macarthur used 5 substitutions while Melbourne City used 5 substitutions. Macarthur got 2 yellow cards, while Melbourne City got 3 yellow cards.