Melbourne Victory vs Macarthur
Ref: S. EvansAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Melbourne Victory beat Macarthur 4–1 in their A-League fixture. Da Silva, Genreau, Esposito, and Nduka scored for Melbourne Victory; Vickery replied for Macarthur. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.97 for Melbourne Victory versus 0.29 for Macarthur. Melbourne Victory sit 4th in the A-League table while Macarthur are 7th.
First Half
9'
Talbot
Yellow Card
⚽
Da Silva (OG)
19'
Rose
Yellow Card
⚽
Genreau
Assist: Nduka
Roderick Miranda
Yellow Card
37'
⚽
Vickery
Assist: Durán
Second Half
48'
Scott
Yellow Card
⚽
Esposito
Assist: Mata
64'
⇄
Duke
⇄
Velupillay
64'
⇄
Durán
⇄
Jelacic
⚽
Nduka
Assist: Mata
Valadon
Yellow Card
74'
⇄
Brattan
74'
⇄
Scott
74'
⇄
Vickery
⇄
Lino
⇄
Mata
⇄
Genreau
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 3 |  Auckland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 6 |  Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 |  Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 34 |
| 8 |  Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 33 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Melbourne VictoryMacarthur
11Won
Statistical edge
11–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.97VS0.29
Attack5 · 0 won
20
Shots
7
8
Shots on target
2
13
Shots in the box
6
7
Shots outside box
1
7
Shots off goal
1
3
Corners
3
Possession & Passing2 · 0 won
50%
Possession
50%
448
Total passes
443
369
Accurate passes
362
82%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline3 · 0 won
9
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
5
5
Blocked shots
4
Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1
Macarthur
4-1-4-1Melbourne Victory
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 8Jordi Francis ValadonM
- 10Denis GenreauM
- 15Sebastian EspositoD
- 17Nishan VelupillayM
- 18Franco LinoD
- 21Roderick MirandaD
- 22Joshua James RawlinsD
- 23Keegan Daniel JelacicM
- 40Jack WarshawskyG
- 44Charles Boniface NdukaF
- 64MataM
Substitutes
- 3Adama TraoréD
- 4Lachlan Robert Tua JacksonD
- 9Nikolaos VergosF
- 11Clarismario RodriguesF
- 14Matthew GrimaldiF
- 25Jack Carleton DuncanG
- 34X. StellaD
Macarthur
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 3Damien Da SilvaD
- 8L. VickeryM
- 10Anthony Richard CáceresM
- 12Filip KurtoG
- 13Rafael Durán MartínezM
- 15Mitchell Thomas DukeF
- 18Walter Edward Fitzgerald ScottD
- 22Liam Joseph RoseD
- 24D. BosnjakM
- 25Callum Murray Charles TalbotD
- 26Nathan Luke BrattanM
Substitutes
- 5Matthew John JurmanD
- 9Christopher James IkonomidisF
- 23Frans DeliM
- 28H. SawyerF
- 30J. LakkisG
- 32W. McKayD
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 90 | 9.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Denis Genreau | M | 87 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3/3 |
| Joshua Rawlins | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Juan Mata | M | 80 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1/1 |
| Keegan Jelacic | M | 64 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Charles Nduka | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Nishan Velupillay | M | 64 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/3 |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Jack Warshawsky | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roderick Miranda(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Franco Lino | D | 80 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lachlan Jackson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikos Vergos | F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Duncan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Stella | D | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adama Traoré | D | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Grimaldi | F | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Clarismario | F | 26 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
Macarthur
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Brattan(C) | M | 74 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Luke Vickery | M | 74 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Anthony Caceres | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Rafael Duran | M | 64 | 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Liam Rose | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dean Bosnjak | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Filip Kurto | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchell Duke | F | 64 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Walter Scott | D | 74 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Damien Da Silva | D | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Talbot | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matthew Jurman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Lakkis | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will McKay | D | 16 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christopher Ikonomidis | F | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henrique Oliveira | F | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Frans Deli | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Sawyer | F | 26 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |