A-League: Tipsway are previewing an absorbing and highly important game starring Melbourne Victory and Macarthur at Marvel Stadium. This duo need points like a fish needs water!
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in A-League
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals (45) in A-League
It's quite the trip for Macarthur when visiting Melbourne Victory as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Melbourne Victory and Macarthur should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
The A-League stats at home this season for Melbourne Victory are 4-2-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Melbourne Victory faced defeat in their previous match, away at Western Sydney Wanderers (1-2). Melbourne Victory's goalkeeper Izzo was extremely busy against Western Sydney Wanderers, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Midfield player Velupillay got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, the max score being 10. Velupillay scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
In the match before that, Melbourne hosted Perth Glory and drew the game 0-0.Observe: 11 of the latest 14 league games from this football club have had goals from both teams.
The Melbourne Victory fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 11 matches. Melbourne Victory have conceded 12 in these home matches. Melbourne Victory has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Macarthur form and stats
Macarthur have only collected 8 points from their away games in the A-League, after 2-2-8 (12 played). Bitter travels for Macarthur as they have lost seven games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Sydney match.
Macarthur lost away at Newcastle Jets (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. It is a bit worrying for Macarthur that their goalie Kurto pulled off six saves in the Newcastle Jets match, but still could not hinder a beating.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Western Sydney Wanderers.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this team's 11 latest league matches have ended with at least three goals.
For Macarthur, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The most recent past result involving both these teams is the Macarthur - Melbourne Victory 0-1 played earlier this season. Melbourne Victory-Macarthur H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Melbourne Victory three wins, Macarthur two wins, zero draws. four of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  B. Fornaroli Mezza 7 goals |   M. Millar 5 goals |  B. Arabuli 5 goals |
Melbourne Victory missing players
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| Melbourne Victory | Macarthur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 27 | 15 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 30 |
| 32 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 30 | 45 |
| 92% | 91% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 92% | 96% |
| 71% | 73% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 79% |
| 54% | 45% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 62% |
| 21% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 42% |
| 8% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 54% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 58% |
| 21% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 21% |
| 33% | 36% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13.4 | 11.5 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| 26% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 31% |
| 11.2 | 11.7 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 16.1 | 16.1 |
| 3.7 | 3.3 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
- Macarthur have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Macarthur have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals (30) away in A-League
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals (45) in A-League
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in A-League
- Macarthur have the the worst goal difference (-15) in A-League
- Macarthur have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest points (14) at home in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) 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 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 49 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 41 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -3 | 32 |
| 6 | Sydney | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | -3 | 32 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -11 | 29 |
| 8 | Western United | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -12 | 29 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -9 | 28 |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 27 |
| 11 | Macarthur | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -15 | 26 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 25 |
