Melbourne City vs Macarthur

Melbourne City face Macarthur in the A-League on Tuesday 23 December 2025, kick-off 08:15 UTC at AAMI Park, Melbourne.

Melbourne City are 6th with 38 points from 26 games, while Macarthur are 7th with 34. That leaves Melbourne City 4 points ahead.

At home this season Melbourne City average 1.4 goals scored and 1.0 conceded per game; on the road Macarthur average 1.2 scored and 1.7 conceded. Melbourne City have kept 10 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times; Macarthur have 4 clean sheets and 7 blanks.

Melbourne City have scored 8 and conceded 6 in their last 5 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Macarthur have scored 5 and conceded 5 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4.

Melbourne City come into this fixture with a recent record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, while Macarthur have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in the same window. Melbourne City currently sit 6th on 38 points, with Macarthur placed 7th on 34 points. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 13 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 1 of them. The model rates the two sides evenly matched, backing the draw. The Draw selection (Draw) is assigned a 77% probability at odds of 1.3.

• Melbourne City have the better recent form (10 pts vs 6 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Melbourne City have scored 34 goals this season compared with 37 for Macarthur.
• Defensively, Melbourne City have conceded 35 and Macarthur have conceded 44.
• League positions: Melbourne City 6th, Macarthur 7th.
• Melbourne City have won 6 of 13 home matches in this competition.
• Macarthur have won 4 of 13 away matches in this competition.

• Melbourne City at home: 6 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from 13 games.
• Macarthur away from home: 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from 13 games.
• Melbourne City have taken 10 points from their last 5 matches.
• Macarthur have taken 6 points from their last 5 matches.

In the last 4 meetings, Melbourne City have won 1, Macarthur have won 3 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 24 January 2026, finished Macarthur 6-2 Melbourne City.