Melbourne City vs Macarthur FC

A-League Men 23 Dec 2025, 08:15
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
1–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Macarthur FC
Macarthur FC
🏟 AAMI Park Round 8

Match report

Melbourne City were held to a 1-1 draw by Macarthur FC in the A-League Men on 23 December 2025.

Melbourne City dominated possession with 63% of the ball and had 11 shots to Macarthur FC's 8.

The match was played at AAMI Park.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 63% - 37% Shots 11 - 8 On target 3 - 4 Corners 9 - 5 Fouls 14 - 10 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Aziz Behich
Melbourne City · 1 goal
8 Patrick Beach 3 saves
8 Harrison Sawyer captained the side
7 Rafael Duran 1 goal
7 Germán Ferreyra 95 passes (89% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 6–4
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–3
Ball Possession 67–33 —
Corners 2–3 7–2
Attacks 75–28 77–40
Match statistics
9 Corners 5
5 Substitution 5
152 Attacks 68
83 Dangerous Attacks 22
3 On Target 4
8 Off Target 4
63% Ball Possession 37%
11 Shots Total 8
3 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 1
7 Shots Inside Box 4
4 Shots Outside Box 4
14 Fouls 10
9 Corners 5
3 Offsides 3
66% Ball Possession 34%
1 Yellow Cards 3
3 Saves 2
557 Passes Total 287
477 Passes Accurate 216
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 3-4-2-1
1 P. Beach
22 G. Ferreyra 4 L. Bonetig 16 A. Behich
13 N. Atkinson 27 K. Trewin 39 E. Durakovic 11 E. Rashani
10 T. Kanamori 30 A. Kuen
17 M. Caputo
Macarthur FC · 4-4-2
12 F. Kurto
25 C. Talbot 14 K. Popović 3 D. Silva 19 H. Politidis
13 R. Duran 23 F. Deli 26 L. Brattan 8 L. Vickery
33 D. Ji 24 D. Bosnjak
Melbourne City
Coach
Aurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 19 Zane Schreiber
  • 15 Andrew Nabbout
  • 35 Medin Memeti
  • 38 Beckham Baker
  • 44 Besian Kutleshi
  • 33 Dakota Ochsenham
  • 37 Peter Antoniou
Macarthur FC
Coach
Mile Sterjovski
Substitutes
  • 28 Harrison Sawyer
  • 22 Liam Rose
  • 11 Bernardo
  • 29 Zane Helweh
  • 5 Matthew Jurman
  • 1 Alex Robinson
  • 32 Will McKay
Substitutions
  • 26' ↑ H. Sawyer ↓ Ji Dong-Won Macarthur FC
  • 46' ↑ L. Rose ↓ F. Deli Macarthur FC
  • 60' ↑ M. Memeti ↓ E. Rashani Melbourne City
  • 60' ↑ A. Nabbout ↓ M. Caputo Melbourne City
  • 60' ↑ Z. Schreiber ↓ E. Durakovic Melbourne City
  • 68' ↑ Z. Helweh ↓ L. Vickery Macarthur FC
  • 68' ↑ B. Oliveira ↓ R. Duran Macarthur FC
  • 71' ↑ M. Jurman ↓ D. Da Silva Macarthur FC
  • 75' ↑ B. Baker ↓ T. Kanamori Melbourne City
  • 89' ↑ B. Kutleshi ↓ L. Bonetig Melbourne City
Cards
  • 17' F. Deli Macarthur FC
  • 33' L. Brattan Macarthur FC
  • 52' A. Kuen Melbourne City
  • 90' B. Oliveira Macarthur FC
Head-to-head
Melbourne City 5 3 draws 3 Macarthur FC
2026-01-24 Macarthur FC vs Melbourne City 6 - 2
2025-12-23 Melbourne City vs Macarthur FC 1 - 1
2025-03-07 Melbourne City vs Macarthur 2 - 0
2025-01-25 Macarthur vs Melbourne City 1 - 0
2024-03-01 Macarthur vs Melbourne City 2 - 0
2023-11-12 Melbourne City vs Macarthur 3 - 3
Recent form
Melbourne City D D W W D
Macarthur FC D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne City vs Macarthur FC?
Melbourne City drew 1-1 against Macarthur FC on 23 December 2025.
Who won Melbourne City vs Macarthur FC?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Melbourne City vs Macarthur FC played?
The match was played at AAMI Park.
Who had more possession in Melbourne City vs Macarthur FC?
Melbourne City had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.