Melbourne City vs Macarthur

Melbourne City

2 - 0

Macarthur

🕒 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 08:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Benjamin Abraham 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Melbourne City 2 · Macarthur 8

Referee Stats

Benjamin Abraham

18 matches · 3.17 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.17
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	39%
Draws	11%
Away wins	50%

Team Overview

Melbourne City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-3

Goals For / Against

22 / 12

Avg: 1.47 / 0.80

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Macarthur (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-4

Goals For / Against

28 / 20

Avg: 2.15 / 1.54

Points

Avg: 1.77

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

2.00

PPG

1.77

1.47

2.15

0.80

1.54

31%

O2.5

85%

31%

BTTS

77%

62%

Score 1st

46%

League-position context

Melbourne City rank2nd

Macarthur rank8th

Melbourne City points48

Macarthur points33

Melbourne City: #2 · 48 pts · GD +16

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Macarthur: #8 · 33 pts · GD +5

15 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Melbourne City last 5 home

W D W W L

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals9-4

Record3-1-1

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Macarthur last 5 away

D W W L L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals13-11

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.531%

BTTS31%

BTTS + O2.531%

1H Over 0.577%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 62% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 0%

Macarthur trend breakdown

Over 2.585%

BTTS77%

BTTS + O2.577%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 54%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne City score at home77%

Melbourne City clean sheet at home54%

Macarthur score away85%

Macarthur clean sheet away15%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne City score first62%

Melbourne City win after scoring first88%

Macarthur score first46%

Macarthur win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne City 25% · Macarthur 50%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne City 22.8' · Macarthur 29.8'

Vs league average

Melbourne City score at home1.47 vs 1.66

Melbourne City concede at home0.80 vs 1.63

Macarthur score away2.15 vs 1.63

Macarthur concede away1.54 vs 1.66

Melbourne City score 11% below league average, while Macarthur score 32% above league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne City are 51% below league average at home, and Macarthur are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 4.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Melbourne City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

Macarthur goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 5

61-75 5

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

16-30 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11'

11' M. Caputo

33' ⚽

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33' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Caputo

Normal Goal · Assist: Kavian Rahmani

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Khaoui

1st substitution · For: L. Rose

57'

57' J. Hollman

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Kavian Rahmani

1st substitution · For: H. Politidis

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ C. Ikonomidis

2nd substitution · For: H. Sawyer

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ M. Jurman

3rd substitution · For: D. Bosnjak

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ J. Hollman

4th substitution · For: P. Makrillos

72' ⚽

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72' ⚽ VAR

K. Trewin

Penalty confirmed

74' ⚽

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74' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Caputo

Penalty

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. Tilio

2nd substitution · For: Y. Cohen

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ A. Kuen

3rd substitution · For: S. Ugarković

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ K. Adamson

5th substitution · For: Y. Nicolaou

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ M. Caputo

4th substitution · For: M. Ghossaini

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ M. Leckie

5th substitution · For: L. Wong

86'

86' Y. Cohen

88'

88' P. Makrillos

Melbourne City vs Macarthur 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne City beat Macarthur 2-0 on Friday, 07 March 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Benjamin Abraham. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: M. Caputo received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 11'. Melbourne City took the lead at 33' when M. Caputo scored, with the assist credited to Kavian Rahmani, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Macarthur made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Khaoui replacing L. Rose. J. Hollman received a yellow card for Macarthur at 57'. Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 62', with Kavian Rahmani replacing H. Politidis. Macarthur made their 2nd substitution at 63', with C. Ikonomidis replacing H. Sawyer. Macarthur made their 3rd substitution at 63', with M. Jurman replacing D. Bosnjak. Macarthur made their 4th substitution at 64', with J. Hollman replacing P. Makrillos. VAR intervened at 72' for Melbourne City (Penalty confirmed). Melbourne City extended the lead at 74' when M. Caputo scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 75', with M. Tilio replacing Y. Cohen. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 75', with A. Kuen replacing S. Ugarković. Macarthur made their 5th substitution at 83', with K. Adamson replacing Y. Nicolaou. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 85', with M. Caputo replacing M. Ghossaini. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 85', with M. Leckie replacing L. Wong. Y. Cohen received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 86'. P. Makrillos received a yellow card for Macarthur at 88'.

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