Melbourne City vs Macarthur: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Melbourne City vs Macarthur: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

The ninth round of fixtures in the Australian A-League sees 4th place Melbourne City take on 7th place Macarthur with just one point currently separating the two teams.

The hosts narrowly missed out on the title last season, finishing in second place and five points behind eventual winners Auckland FC. The City group side will want to get back to winning ways following a disappointing derby defeat to Melbourne Victory.

Meanwhile visitors Macarthur will be full of confidence following a 2-1 home victory over Brisbane Roar and despite being underdogs will fancy themselves to leave Melbourne with a result.

Melbourne City Predicted XI:

Goalkeeper: Beach

Defenders: Belhich, Ferreyra, Trewin, Atkinson

Midfielders: Kuen, Schreiber, Durakovic

Forwards: Rashani, Caputo, Kanamori

Macarthur Predicted XI:

Goalkeeper: Kurto

Defenders: Jurman, Uskok, Talbot

Midfielders: Oliveira, Randazzo, Brattan, Politidis, Rose

Forwards: Ji, Vickery

Melbourne City Last Five Results:

Melbourne City 0-1 Melbourne Victory

FC Seoul 1-1 Melbourne City

Newcastle Jets 0-1 Melbourne City

Central Coast Mariners 0-0 Melbourne City

Melbourne City 2-0 Johor Darul Ta'zim

Melbourne City have struggled to find the net of late, scoring just once in their last three domestic matches. Their most recent encounter would have hurt, losing the Melbourne derby at home to rivals Melbourne Victory.

Macarthur Predicted XI:

Macarthur 2-1 Brisbane Roar

Beijing Guoan 1-2 Macarthur

Macarthur 0-0 Melbourne Victory

Macarthur 0-2 Perth Glory

Macarthur 2-1 Tai Po

Aside from a 0-2 home defeat to Perth Glory in November, recent results have been strong for Macarthur in all competitions. Melbourne City however represents potentially their toughest test so far this campaign.

Key Players To Watch:

Melbourne City: Max Caputo

Max Caputo has been in polific form so far this season for Melbourne City, putting home four goals in seven games. His team will need him to keep firing as they look to get back to winning ways.

Macarthur: Anthony Caceres

Midfielder Anthony Caceres has been key for Macarthur so far this season, especially in the AFC Cup where he has one goal and one assist. Macarthur fans will be hoping he can keep things ticking for his side in the middle of the park when they face Melbourne City.

Best Melbourne City vs Macarthur Betting Tips:

Key betting tip: Melbourne City to win at 1.62 represents strong value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters

Match Facts

Tuesday 23rd December

Australian A-League

Melbourne Regtangualr Stadium (Melbourne City)

Kick-Off: 8:15am GMT