MacArthur - Melbourne City: betting tip (cf 3.40) and bets on the Australian Championship match (January 24, 2026) from the UPU

McArthur closes the playoff zone in the Australian A-League and is only inferior in additional indicators to today's opponent from fifth place. In the new year, the hosts have won only one victory so far - on January 1, the bulls scored an away victory over Western Sydney Wanderers (1-0). After that, the club drew with Auckland (1:1) and Central Coast Mariners (1:1), in between these matches there was a defeat against Sydney (0:3). 

Melbourne City is in fifth place in the A-League standings and four points behind Auckland and Newcastle Jets. The Melbourne team has played the last seven matches on its own field, but it managed to win only twice - the City managed to defeat Brisbane Roar (1-0) and Auckland (2-1). In between, there was a 0-1 home loss to the Newcastle Jets.