Match Report
Melbourne Victory went into the game 4th in the table on 40 points; Macarthur sat 7th on 34 — a 6-point gap. Macarthur had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall.
Melbourne Victory carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Macarthur had lost three in a row. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Melbourne Victory against 1/15 for Macarthur.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Melbourne Victory 5, draws 2, Macarthur 2, at 2.22 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 22% of those meetings.
Goal scorers
Melbourne Victory: Sebastian Esposito (63'), Charles Nduka (66'), Denis Genreau (25'), Damien Da Silva (11') · Macarthur: Luke Vickery (37')
Key stats
Possession: Melbourne Victory 50% · Macarthur 50% · Total shots: 20-7 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 3-3