Match preview: 16 points are the diference between the teams until now, Melbourne City having performed best. Can Macarthur strike back?
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals (38) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (46) in A-League
It's quite the trip for Melbourne City when visiting Macarthur as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Both participants have had enough days rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's wish for an active game!
Macarthur form and stats
The story so far in the A-League for Macarthur, who have the most conceded goals (38) in A-League, at their home stadium (Northbridge Oval) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. When Macarthur hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Western Sydney Wanderers, Adelaide United and Central Coast Mariners), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Macarthur lost their last game at Central Coast Mariners (placed 3rd) after a 1-4 scoreline. Kurto had a busy but productive day in the Central Coast Mariners match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Midfield player Silva got a match rating of 7.72 in that game, the max score being 10. Silva scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Brisbane Roar.Goal fest? Nobody knows about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 12 most recent league games with this side has seen at least three goals.
Macarthur have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Northbridge Oval with 15 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Macarthur have conceded 12 goals.
Melbourne City form and stats
5-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Melbourne City, who have the most scored goals (46) in A-League, in their A-League matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Melbourne are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Melbourne City are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the match against Brisbane Roar (placed 11th). O'Neill got a match rating of 9.11 in that game, top player of the team. O'Neill scored two goals and had 69 successful passes (of 78 total).
Prior to that match, the Melbourne City manager Vidošić faced defeat when travelling to Adelaide United and losing 2-4.Take note that 9 of this club's 11 latest league rounds have ended with at least three goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Melbourne's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 10 league matches away. 14 goals have been conceded by Melbourne City in these games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest fixtures featuring these opponents have all ended as Melbourne City wins. Another one?The two teams involved met each other earlier on this match year: Melbourne City - Macarthur 6-1. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Maclaren with 6 goals scored against Macarthur in these 6 matches.
Top Goalscorers
  J. MacLaren 18 goals |  M. Leckie 6 goals |   M. Millar 5 goals |
Macarthur missing players
Melbourne City missing players
| Macarthur | Melbourne City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 10 | 19 | 46 |
| 38 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 90% | 90% |
| 75% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 90% | 85% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 60% | 70% |
| 45% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | 50% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 30% | 30% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 70% | 65% |
| 25% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 30% | 35% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| 5 | 4.3 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 6.1 | 6 |
| 6.6 | 6.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.2 | 12.2 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| 29% | 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 36% | 39% |
| 15.4 | 15.1 | 19 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 12.3 | 9.9 |
| 6.2 | 5.7 | 9.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals (38) in A-League
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in A-League
- Macarthur have the the worst goal difference (-13) in A-League
- Macarthur haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Melbourne City have the most points (17) away in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (46) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the the best goal difference (+22) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the the best goal difference (+5) away in A-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 40 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 | Sydney | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | -2 | 27 |
| 7 | Western United | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 25 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 24 |
| 9 | Macarthur | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | -13 | 24 |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -7 | 23 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 20 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 18 |
