Melbourne Victory should not expect any gifts from hosts Macarthur in this A-League match. Here's your broad match preview!
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals (21) in A-League
The hosts Macarthur saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the A-League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Western United.
Macarthur form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Campbelltown Stadium as Macarthur have scored 19 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the A-League are 6-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Macarthur bring valid hopes of a third.
In their previous game, the manager Milicic led his Macarthur to a defeat away at Western United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Campbelltown Stadium. Kurto had a busy but productive day in the Western United match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Midfielder Noone was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.33 (out of ten) in that game. Noone hit nine key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Brisbane Roar.Macarthur have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Campbelltown Stadium with 19 goals in 10 league matches. Macarthur's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
The visitors are W5-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the A-League. In general it has been a productive period now for Melbourne Victory as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.
Two travels in a row for Melbourne, whose manager Popović could celebrate last time after the win against Newcastle Jets. Margiotta came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Newcastle Jets last time out, making the manager Popović feel like a tactical genius. D'Agostino, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.7. D'Agostino scored one goal and hit the woodwork two (!) times.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Brisbane Roar.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Melbourne Victory manager Popović as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Brisbane Roar.
The visiting Melbourne Victory have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 10 games. It's not easy to score on Melbourne Victory as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Macarthur and Melbourne Victory have faced off already this season: Melbourne Victory - Macarthur 3-1. Macarthur-Melbourne Victory H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Macarthur two wins, Melbourne Victory one win, zero draws. three of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  N. D'Agostino 8 goals |   U. Dávila Plascencia 7 goals |  M. Rojas 5 goals |
Macarthur missing players
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| Macarthur | Melbourne Victory | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 36 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 30 |
| 39 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 78% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 73% |
| 65% | 70% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 45% |
| 52% | 40% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 18% |
| 17% | 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 65% | 70% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 55% |
| 17% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 32% |
| 17% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 18% |
| 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 5.7 | 6.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14.2 | 16.8 | 21.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.7 | 13.5 |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 31% | 33% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 28% | 31% |
| 14.7 | 14.5 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 13.1 | 12.2 |
| 5.4 | 4.9 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
- Macarthur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in A-League
- Macarthur haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals (21) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Melbourne Victory is in the best form (4-2-0) 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 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | Western United | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 44 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -14 | 33 |
| 6 | Macarthur | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -3 | 32 |
| 7 | Sydney | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 22 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -23 | 14 |
