Melbourne City vs Macarthur: result 1-1 and analysis
A-LeagueRegular Season - 8Kick-off on December 23, 2025 at 08:15 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne
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What was the result of Melbourne City vs Macarthur?
Melbourne City and Macarthur drew 1-1 on December 23, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 25′A. BehichMelbourne City
- 36′R. DuránMacarthur
Official lineup for Melbourne City vs Macarthur
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Melbourne City
3-4-2-1- 17M. Caputo
- 30A. Kuen
- 10T. Kanamori
- 11E. Rashani
- 39E. Durakovic
- 27K. Trewin
- 13N. Atkinson
- 16A. Behich
- 4L. Bonetig
- 22G. Ferreyra
- 1P. Beach
Macarthur
4-4-2- 24D. Bosnjak
- 33Ji Dong-Won
- 8L. Vickery
- 26L. Brattan
- 23F. Deli
- 13R. Durán
- 19H. Politidis
- 3D. Da Silva
- 14K. Popovic
- 25C. Talbot
- 12F. Kurto
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne City have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Macarthur have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2025 | Melbourne Victory(home) | 0-1 | A-League |
| Dec 10, 2025 | FC Seoul(away) | 1-1 | AFC Champions League Elite |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Newcastle Jets(away) | 1-0 | A-League |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Central Coast Mariners(away) | 0-0 | A-League |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Johor Darul Takzim FC(home) | 2-0 | AFC Champions League Elite |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | Brisbane Roar(home) | 2-1 | A-League |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Beijing Guoan(away) | 2-1 | AFC Champions League Two |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Melbourne Victory(home) | 0-0 | A-League |
| Nov 30, 2025 | Perth Glory(home) | 0-2 | A-League |
| Nov 27, 2025 | Wofoo Tai Po(home) | 2-1 | AFC Champions League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Melbourne City wins, 2 draws, 2 Macarthur wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2025 | Melbourne City 2-0 Macarthur | A-League |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Macarthur 1-0 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Macarthur 2-0 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Nov 12, 2023 | Melbourne City 3-3 Macarthur | A-League |
| Mar 19, 2023 | Macarthur 1-1 Melbourne City | A-League |
| Feb 4, 2023 | Melbourne City 6-1 Macarthur | A-League |
Last archived meeting: Melbourne City vs Macarthur on Mar 7, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Melbourne City score 1.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Macarthur score 1.1 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne City | 1.1 | 0.9 | 6 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
| Macarthur | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Melbourne City sit 6th in A-League (38 points from 26 matches) and Macarthur sit 7th (34 points from 26 matches).
The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 38 |
| 7 | Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 44 | 34 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy