Macarthur vs Melbourne Victory FC: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Macarthur play Melbourne Victory FC in A-League (Australia). The match date is 5 December 2025 at 09:35. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Macarthur: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Melbourne Victory FC: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Macarthur scores 1.42 and concedes 1.69 goals per match. Melbourne Victory FC scores 1.63 and concedes 1.26. League average: 2.82 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Macarthur 62%, Melbourne Victory FC 52%. Over 2.5: Macarthur 54%, Melbourne Victory FC 52%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Melbourne Victory FC has higher xG: 1.88 vs 1.59. Macarthur: 14.3 shots per match, Melbourne Victory FC: 17.2.

Match halves

Macarthur: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.73. Melbourne Victory FC: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Macarthur: 61-75 (12 goals). Melbourne Victory FC: 46-60 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

A-League: 2.82 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

47Possession (%)53
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
12Shots19
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
3Shots on target1
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
1.38xG1.75
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
12Corners9
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
57Dangerous attacks66
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
5Fouls15
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
2Cards1
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
1.42Goals scored / match1.63
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
1.69Goals conceded / match1.26
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
48%Average possession50%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
4.31Shots on target / match5.7
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.31Shots per match17.19
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
4.31Shots on target5.7
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
9.9%Shot conversion9.5%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
48%Possession50%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
1.59xG for1.88
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
1.6xG against1.26
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

Shooting quality

Macarthur: AttackingMelbourne Victory FC: Attacking
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
Accuracy (shots on target)30%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Macarthur is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Macarthur · 1 pts / match - Melbourne Victory FC

Macarthur
WWLLW
Season result split
35% W27% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-7-10
1.31 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-4-4
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DLLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.79Opponent xG: 1.73BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Melbourne Victory FC
LDDWL
Season result split
41% W26% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-7-9
1.48 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-3-5
Last 5 away
3-2-0
WWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Melbourne Victory FC is 15% better for: goals scored per match.

1.42 goals / match - Macarthur · 1.63 goals / match - Melbourne Victory FC

Melbourne Victory FC is 34% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.69 goals / match - Macarthur · 1.26 goals / match - Melbourne Victory FC

Macarthur scoring profile: very strong

Macarthur scores in 73% of matches (19 of 26 matches), while Melbourne Victory FC keeps a clean sheet in 22% (6 of 27 matches).

Melbourne Victory FC scoring profile: very strong

Melbourne Victory FC scores in 67% of matches (18 of 27 matches), while Macarthur keeps a clean sheet in 15% (4 of 26 matches).

37Goals scored (season)44
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
44Goals conceded (season)34
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
3.12Average goals in match2.89
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
11Goals scored (last 5)6
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
9Goals conceded (last 5)6
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal67%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
31%2 goals52%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
15%3 goals26%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
12%4 goals15%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal78%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
46%2 goals33%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
27%3 goals7%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
12%4 goals4%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
Melbourne Victory FC - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.14 of 27 matches
60%
League average

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time33%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
8%BTTS in both halves15%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
19%Scored in both halves37%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
80%BTTS - last 540%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

69%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
23%Min. 3 goals before half-time19%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
46%Min. 2 goals after half-time52%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
27%Min. 3 goals after half-time26%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Melbourne Victory FC is 8% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.23 pts / match - Macarthur · 1.33 pts / match - Melbourne Victory FC

Macarthur - half-time state
27% leading42% draw31% trailing
Melbourne Victory FC - half-time state
30% leading44% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.23Points per match (1st half)1.33
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0.69Goals scored (1st half)0.63
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0.65Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
1.35Average goals (1st half)1.26
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
50%Clean sheet before half-time44%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
58%No goal before half-time52%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

After half-time (2nd half)

1.27Points per match (2nd half)1.37
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)1
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
1.04Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
1.77Average goals (2nd half)1.63
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
38%Clean sheet after half-time52%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
50%No goal after half-time44%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

Macarthur - second-half results

35% W23% R42% P
32
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding130%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Melbourne Victory FC - second-half results

33% W37% R30% P
36
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding137%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Macarthur - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.20
Goals scored / match1.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.4
Average goals in match2.02.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+6-4
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 8
Melbourne Victory FC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Macarthur
ScoredConceded
9
3
0-15
2
4
16-30
7
10
31-45
3
5
46-60
12
9
61-75
4
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

Melbourne Victory FC
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
6
4
16-30
6
7
31-45
10
2
46-60
8
3
61-75
9
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+66%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Macarthur

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

Melbourne Victory FC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.62
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
123%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.48
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (A-League).

Teams vs league

MacarthurLigaMelbourne Victory FC
Average goals in match 3.122.82 2.89
Both teams scored 62%60% 52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 54%56% 52%
Clean sheets 15%23% 22%
Goal before half-time 69%72% 70%
Goal after half-time 85%82% 78%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.82
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Macarthur 0 - 0 - 1 Melbourne Victory FC. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Macarthur vs Melbourne Victory FC?

The A-League match finished Macarthur 0:0 Melbourne Victory FC. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Macarthur vs Melbourne Victory FC?

Macarthur score 1.42 goals per game on average and Melbourne Victory FC 1.63. The A-League average is 2.82 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 62% of Macarthur's matches and 52% of Melbourne Victory FC's.

What form are Macarthur and Melbourne Victory FC in?

Over the last 5 games Macarthur have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Melbourne Victory FC 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Macarthur vs Melbourne Victory FC?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Macarthur vs Melbourne Victory FC: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.