Melbourne Victory vs Macarthur

Melbourne Victory

4 - 1

Macarthur

🕒 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:00 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Shaun Evans 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Melbourne Victory 4 · Macarthur 7

Referee Stats

Shaun Evans

15 matches · 3.93 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.93
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.67
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	60%
Draws	27%
Away wins	13%

How the match was won

Melbourne Victory outshot their opponent (20-7).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Melbourne Victory had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Melbourne Victory (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-4

Goals For / Against

26 / 15

Avg: 1.86 / 1.07

Points

Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Macarthur (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-3-6

Goals For / Against

15 / 22

Avg: 1.15 / 1.69

Points

Avg: 1.15

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

1.57

PPG

1.15

1.86

1.15

1.07

1.69

54%

O2.5

38%

62%

BTTS

62%

38%

Score 1st

54%

League-position context

Melbourne Victory rank4th

Macarthur rank7th

Melbourne Victory points40

Macarthur points34

Melbourne Victory: #4 · 40 pts · GD +11

3 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Melbourne Victory last 5 home

D L W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index47

Goals11-6

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 last 5 away

L L W L L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals5-12

Record1-0-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Melbourne Victory trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 23%

Macarthur trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.554%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 8%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne Victory score at home69%

Melbourne Victory clean sheet at home15%

Macarthur score away77%

Macarthur clean sheet away15%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne Victory score first38%

Melbourne Victory win after scoring first60%

Macarthur score first54%

Macarthur win after scoring first57%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne Victory 57% · Macarthur 33%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne Victory 17.4' · Macarthur 33.6'

Vs league average

Melbourne Victory score at home1.86 vs 1.53

Melbourne Victory concede at home1.07 vs 1.34

Macarthur score away1.15 vs 1.34

Macarthur concede away1.69 vs 1.53

Melbourne Victory score 22% above league average, while Macarthur score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne Victory are 20% below league average at home, and Macarthur are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Melbourne Victory goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

Macarthur goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

0-15 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

46-60 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

444

441

Passes Accurate

365

364

Passes %

82%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' C. Talbot

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Da Silva

Own Goal

19'

19' L. Rose

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

D. Genreau

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Nduka

36'

36' Roderick Miranda

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

L. Vickery

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Durán

48'

48' W. Scott

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

S. Esposito

Normal Goal · Assist: Mata

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ R. Durán

1st substitution · For: C. Ikonomidis

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ M. Duke

2nd substitution · For: H. Sawyer

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ N. Velupillay

1st substitution · For: Clarismario Rodrigues

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ K. Jelacic

2nd substitution · For: M. Grimaldi

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

C. Nduka

Normal Goal

73'

73' J. Valadon

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ L. Vickery

3rd substitution · For: H. Oliveira

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ L. Brattan

4th substitution · For: F. Deli

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ W. Scott

5th substitution · For: W. McKay

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Mata

3rd substitution · For: X. Stella

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ F. Lino

4th substitution · For: A. Traoré

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ D. Genreau

5th substitution · For: N. Vergos

Melbourne Victory vs Macarthur 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne Victory beat Macarthur 4-1 on Sunday, 15 March 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Shaun Evans. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: C. Talbot received a yellow card for Macarthur at 9'. Melbourne Victory took the lead at 11' when D. Da Silva scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. L. Rose received a yellow card for Macarthur at 19'. Melbourne Victory extended the lead at 25' when D. Genreau scored, with the assist credited to C. Nduka, making the score 2-0. Roderick Miranda received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 36'. Macarthur reduced the deficit at 37' when L. Vickery scored, with the assist credited to R. Durán, making the score 2-1.

Second half: W. Scott received a yellow card for Macarthur at 48'. Melbourne Victory extended the lead at 63' when S. Esposito scored, with the assist credited to Mata, making the score 3-1. Macarthur made their 1st substitution at 64', with R. Durán replacing C. Ikonomidis. Macarthur made their 2nd substitution at 64', with M. Duke replacing H. Sawyer. Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 65', with N. Velupillay replacing Clarismario Rodrigues. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 65', with K. Jelacic replacing M. Grimaldi. Melbourne Victory extended the lead at 66' when C. Nduka scored, making the score 4-1. J. Valadon received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 73'. Macarthur made their 3rd substitution at 74', with L. Vickery replacing H. Oliveira. Macarthur made their 4th substitution at 74', with L. Brattan replacing F. Deli. Macarthur made their 5th substitution at 74', with W. Scott replacing W. McKay. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 79', with Mata replacing X. Stella. Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 79', with F. Lino replacing A. Traoré. Melbourne Victory made their 5th substitution at 88', with D. Genreau replacing N. Vergos.

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