Macarthur v Melbourne City prediction

A-League · Fri, 27 Nov 2026 08:40 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:25 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Macarthur · Melbourne City · Head-to-head

TACTIX’s free model pick for Macarthur v Melbourne City, A-League on Fri, 27 Nov 2026 08:40 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Macarthur host Melbourne City in the A-League on Friday 27 November (kick-off 08:40 UK).

The key numbers

Melbourne City have scored in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions. Macarthur are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Melbourne City are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

11 of Macarthur’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in 10 of Macarthur’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). At home, Macarthur have three wins, three draws and two defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 1.50 points per game, scoring 1.75 and conceding 1.75.

Eight of Melbourne City’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in 10 of Melbourne City’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). Away from home, Melbourne City have two wins, four draws and two defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 1.25 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 1.38.

Macarthur (fifth) and Melbourne City (third) are two points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Melbourne City the stronger side, 76 rating points above Macarthur (Melbourne City 1606, Macarthur 1530, after at least 163 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 24 January 2026, finished Macarthur 6–2 Melbourne City.

Team news

Predicted Macarthur XI (4-2-3-1): A. Robinson, C. Talbot, J. Aspropotamitis, N. Tatsuki, N. Paull, L. Rose, O. Randazzo, L. Vickery, A. Caceres, C. Pain, A. Stamatelopoulos — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Liam Rose (4.6 per match over three appearances) and Nara Tatsuki (2.9 per match over three appearances) have been Macarthur’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Macarthur (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Liam Rose averages 0.0 key passes per 90 over 270 minutes. Nara Tatsuki averages 1.6 tackles per 90 over 724 minutes, with a tackle in five of the last nine appearances.

Predicted Melbourne City XI (4-2-3-1): J. Nieuwenhuizen, A. Behich, N. Atkinson, H. Delbridge, J. Cascante, K. Rahmani, A. Mabil, M. Memeti, Q. Macnicol, E. Marcondes, A. Nabbout — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Kavian Rahmani (5.6 per match over four appearances, one assist) and N. Atkinson (4.9 per match over four appearances) have been Melbourne City’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Melbourne City (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Kavian Rahmani averages 2.4 key passes per 90 over 337 minutes. N. Atkinson averages 2.2 tackles per 90 over 361 minutes.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Fri, 27 Nov 2026 08:40 GMT · A-League
Head-to-head (last 6): Macarthur 3 · draws 2 · Melbourne City 1 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Macarthur 2W 2D 1L · Melbourne City 2W 2D 1L

Macarthur v Melbourne City (A-League): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.75 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 3.43

Corners

against 6 / 6.29 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.38 / 4.29

Shots on target

against 5.25 / 4 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.25 / 2.57

Cards

against 1.13 / 2 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Macarthur for / against	Line	Melbourne City for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 6 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.43 for · 6.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	12.88 for · 14.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.86 for · 14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.38 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.29 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.75 for · 13.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.43 for · 11 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.57 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5

Macarthur

Macarthur Goalkeeper

Macarthur — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Alex Robinson	3	90270 min	113.7 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90

Macarthur — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Macarthur before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Alex Robinson n 8	90	3.6 6/5

Macarthur Defensive

Macarthur — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Callum Talbot	3	90270 min	51.7 /90	31 /90	00 /90	155 /90	31 /90	00 /90
J. Aspropotamitis	3	90270 min	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	82.7 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90
Nara Tatsuki	3	90270 min	51.7 /90	51.7 /90	10.3 /90	144.7 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90
Nathan Paull	3	90270 min	31 /90	41.3 /90	10.3 /90	113.7 /90	41.3 /90	10.3 /90
Liam Rose	3	90270 min	113.7 /90	51.7 /90	31 /90	248 /90	62 /90	10.3 /90
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Macarthur — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Macarthur before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Liam Rose n 8	87.9	1.5 8/3	1.3 6/2	—
Nathan Paull n 3	90	1.3 2/1	0.7 2/0	—
J. Aspropotamitis n 4	90	0.8 2/1	0.8 3/0	—
Nara Tatsuki n 3	90	0.7 1/1	0 0/0	—
Callum Talbot n 8	86.6	0.5 3/1	0.9 4/1	—
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Macarthur — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Macarthur before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Liam Rose n 8	87.9	3.2 8/7
Nara Tatsuki n 3	90	1.7 2/2
Callum Talbot n 8	86.6	1.2 5/2
Nathan Paull n 3	90	1 2/1
J. Aspropotamitis n 4	90	0.5 2/0
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Macarthur Attacking

Macarthur — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Stamatelopoulos	3	72216 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.8 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90
Ben Gibson	3	46137 min	00 /90	00 /90	32 /90	10.7 /90	21.3 /90	10.7 /90
D. Bosnjak	3	44133 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	10.7 /90	10.7 /90
Ryan Fraser	3	37110 min	10.8 /90	21.6 /90	21.6 /90	21.6 /90	86.5 /90	00 /90
M. Toure	3	2677 min	11.2 /90	00 /90	22.3 /90	22.3 /90	00 /90	11.2 /90
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Macarthur — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Macarthur before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Nathan Paull n 3	90	1 2/1	0 0/0
Liam Rose n 8	87.9	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
J. Aspropotamitis n 4	90	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Callum Talbot n 8	86.6	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Nara Tatsuki n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Macarthur — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Macarthur before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Aspropotamitis n 4	90	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Callum Talbot n 8	86.6	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Nara Tatsuki n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Alex Robinson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Nathan Paull n 3	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Melbourne City

Melbourne City Goalkeeper

Melbourne City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Nieuwenhuizen	2	91181 min	84 /90	31.5 /90	00 /90
Macklin Freke	2	90180 min	42 /90	42 /90	00 /90

Melbourne City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Melbourne City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Nieuwenhuizen n 4	90.3	3 2/2

Melbourne City Defensive

Melbourne City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Behich	4	90361 min	82 /90	30.7 /90	10.2 /90	194.7 /90	10.2 /90	20.5 /90
H. Delbridge	4	90361 min	20.5 /90	133.2 /90	41 /90	194.7 /90	92.2 /90	10.2 /90
N. Atkinson	4	90361 min	92.2 /90	123 /90	10.2 /90	266.5 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90
L. Bonetig	4	49195 min	41.8 /90	00 /90	00 /90	115.1 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90
J. Cascante	3	61184 min	52.4 /90	21 /90	52.4 /90	146.8 /90	21 /90	00 /90
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Melbourne City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Melbourne City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
H. Delbridge n 8	85.1	1.9 8/4	0.5 2/1	—
N. Atkinson n 8	90.1	1 5/3	1.4 7/2	—
A. Behich n 8	90.1	0.2 2/0	0.7 4/2	—
Kavian Rahmani n 8	67.8	0.8 4/1	1.8 6/5	—
A. Mabil n 4	83.8	1.1 3/1	1.9 3/3	—
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Melbourne City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Melbourne City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Atkinson n 8	90.1	2.7 8/6
A. Behich n 8	90.1	1.7 7/4
H. Delbridge n 8	85.1	0.9 5/1
Kavian Rahmani n 8	67.8	3 8/6
A. Mabil n 4	83.8	1.1 3/1
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Melbourne City Attacking

Melbourne City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Nabbout	4	70281 min	20.6 /90	00 /90	82.6 /90	51.6 /90	51.6 /90	31 /90
M. Leckie	4	26105 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	10.9 /90
T. Kanamori	3	2472 min	00 /90	00 /90	22.5 /90	11.3 /90	00 /90	33.8 /90
Kavian Rahmani	4	84337 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	61.6 /90	00 /90	92.4 /90	10.3 /90
A. Mabil	4	84335 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	71.9 /90	30.8 /90	92.4 /90	51.3 /90
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Melbourne City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Melbourne City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Delbridge n 8	85.1	0.8 5/1	0.4 2/1
A. Behich n 8	90.1	0.7 4/1	0.4 2/1
N. Atkinson n 8	90.1	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
Kavian Rahmani n 8	67.8	1.5 5/3	0.2 1/0
A. Mabil n 4	83.8	1.9 3/2	0.8 2/1
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Melbourne City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Melbourne City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Behich n 8	90.1	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
N. Atkinson n 8	90.1	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
H. Delbridge n 8	85.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
Kavian Rahmani n 8	67.8	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
A. Mabil n 4	83.8	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Macarthur v Melbourne City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MacarthurLWWDD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Melbourne CityDLDWW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Macarthur 3 · 2 draws · Melbourne City 1 · 3.5 goals/game

2026-01-24 Macarthur 6–2 Melbourne City
2025-12-23 Melbourne City 1–1 Macarthur
2025-03-07 Melbourne City 2–0 Macarthur
2025-01-25 Macarthur 1–0 Melbourne City
2024-03-01 Macarthur 2–0 Melbourne City
2023-11-12 Melbourne City 3–3 Macarthur

League standing · 2026/27

Macarthur#5 pos5 pts3 pl+1 GD

Melbourne City#3 pos7 pts4 pl0 GD

Goals per game

Macarthur scored1

Melbourne City scored1.5

Macarthur conceded0.67

Melbourne City conceded1.5

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What is the head-to-head record between Macarthur and Melbourne City?: In their last 6 meetings, Macarthur won 3, Melbourne City won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Macarthur and Melbourne City?: Recent form — Macarthur 2W 2D 1L; Melbourne City 2W 2D 1L.

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