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

Key match information

Macarthur played Melbourne Victory FC in A-League (Australia). The match was played on 5 December 2025. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Macarthur: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Melbourne Victory FC: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Macarthur scores 0.67 and concedes 1.17 goals per match. Melbourne Victory FC scores 0.67 and concedes 1.83. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Macarthur 33%, Melbourne Victory FC 17%. Over 2.5: Macarthur 17%, Melbourne Victory FC 33%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Melbourne Victory FC has higher xG: 1.60 vs 1.35. Macarthur: 12.2 shots per match, Melbourne Victory FC: 14.8.

Match halves

Macarthur: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.33. Melbourne Victory FC: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.33.

Goals by minute

Macarthur: 0-15 (2 goals). Melbourne Victory FC: 46-60 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

A-League: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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
0.67Goals scored / match0.67
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
1.17Goals conceded / match1.83
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
48%Average possession51%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
3.67Shots on target / match4.83
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.17Shots per match14.83
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
3.67Shots on target4.83
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
5.5%Shot conversion4.5%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
48%Possession51%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
1.35xG for1.6
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
1.71xG against1.49
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

Shooting quality

Macarthur: BalancedMelbourne 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)0.180.14

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 133% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Macarthur · 0.6 pts / match - Melbourne Victory FC

Macarthur
WDLWL
Season result split
33% W17% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-3
1.17 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 at home
1-1-1
WDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.89BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Melbourne Victory FC
LWLLL
Season result split
17% W17% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-4
0.67 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-3
Last 5 away
1-0-3
LWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.70Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 20%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.

Macarthur is 56% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.17 goals / match - Macarthur · 1.83 goals / match - Melbourne Victory FC

Macarthur scoring profile: mixed

Macarthur scores in 50% of matches (3 of 6 matches), while Melbourne Victory FC keeps a clean sheet in 33% (2 of 6 matches).

Melbourne Victory FC scoring profile: mixed

Melbourne Victory FC scores in 33% of matches (2 of 6 matches), while Macarthur keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 matches).

4Goals scored (season)4
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
7Goals conceded (season)11
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
1.83Average goals in match2.5
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
4Goals scored (last 5)4
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
6Goals conceded (last 5)11
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal33%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
17%2 goals33%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0%3 goals0%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0%4 goals0%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal67%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
33%2 goals50%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0%3 goals33%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0%4 goals17%
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.

17%
Melbourne Victory FC - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.1 of 6 matches
50%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time17%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0%BTTS in both halves17%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
17%Scored in both halves33%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

BTTS and goal count

17%Min. 3 goals and BTTS17%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
40%BTTS - last 520%
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

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
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.

Macarthur is 41% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.17 pts / match - Macarthur · 0.83 pts / match - Melbourne Victory FC

Macarthur - half-time state
17% leading67% draw17% trailing
Melbourne Victory FC - half-time state
17% leading33% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.17Points per match (1st half)0.83
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.33
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0.67Average goals (1st half)1.17
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
67%Clean sheet before half-time50%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
67%No goal before half-time67%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

After half-time (2nd half)

1.17Points per match (2nd half)0.83
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
0.83Goals conceded (2nd half)1
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
1.17Average goals (2nd half)1.33
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC
67%No goal after half-time67%
MacarthurMelbourne Victory FC

Macarthur - second-half results

33% W17% R50% P
7
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Melbourne Victory FC - second-half results

17% W33% R50% P
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 17%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Macarthur - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.20
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match0.61.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Melbourne Victory FC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match1.01.2
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-3-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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
2
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
2
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
1
61-75
1
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Melbourne Victory FC
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
1
1
16-30
0
1
31-45
2
2
46-60
0
1
61-75
0
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). 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

2.17
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
86%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
25%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
17%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
34%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 3 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.
-0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.68
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.54
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
44%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 50% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Melbourne Victory FC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.93
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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 1.832.53 2.50
Both teams scored 33%50% 17%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 17%47% 33%
Clean sheets 17%29% 33%
Goal before half-time 50%67% 67%
Goal after half-time 83%69% 67%

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

2.53
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / match
1.00
Away goals / match
+53%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defence advantage
+28%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Melbourne Victory FCYellow cardJoshua Inserra
  2. MacarthurYellow cardDong-Won Ji
  3. MacarthurSubstitutionOn: Harrison SawyerOff: Rafael Durán Martínez
  4. MacarthurSubstitutionOn: Frans DeliOff: Liam Rose
  5. MacarthurYellow cardŠime Gržan
  6. Melbourne Victory FCSubstitutionOn: Matthew GrimaldiOff: Juan Manuel Mata García
  7. MacarthurSubstitutionOn: Kristian PopovicOff: Matthew John Jurman

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Alex KingMatches officiated: 20
4Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 240%Home wins30%Draws30%Away wins

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 0.67 goals per game on average and Melbourne Victory FC 0.67. The A-League average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Macarthur's matches and 17% of Melbourne Victory FC's.

What form are Macarthur and Melbourne Victory FC in?

Over the last 5 games Macarthur have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Melbourne Victory FC 1-0-4 (0.60 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.