Adelaide United FC vs Macarthur FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

Adelaide United FC

4 – 5

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Macarthur FC

Fri 14 Mar 2025 · 08:35 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Stefan Mauk 28' Y

Y 28' Luke Brattan

Y 59' Peter Makrillos

Panagiotis Kikianis 81' Y

Bart Vriends 90' Y

Overview

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Adelaide United FC vs Macarthur FC — A League at Coopers Stadium.

Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
Macarthur FC 26 games · 34 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee
Referee

19 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Adelaide United FC 14 games · Avg 3.6 goals Macarthur FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-14 Adelaide United FC 4–5 Macarthur FC 2025-01-06 Macarthur FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC 2024-04-12 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Macarthur FC 2024-01-08 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Macarthur FC 2023-12-04 Macarthur FC 4–3 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	4–5	L
08 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–1	D
01 Mar	Auckland FC	A	4–4	D
23 Feb	Western United FC	A	0–3	L
15 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–2	L
07 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	1–0	W

Macarthur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	5–4	W
07 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	0–2	L
01 Mar	Sydney FC	H	0–2	L
16 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
09 Feb	Western United FC	H	2–2	D
01 Feb	Auckland FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Adelaide United FC		Macarthur FC
#2	Position	#7
43	Points	34
26	Played	26
12 / 7 / 7	W / D / L	9 / 7 / 10
46	Scored	37
36	Conceded	44
+10	GD	-7
1.65	PPG	1.31
46%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season

Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts). Macarthur FC are 7th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

4/–

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Macarthur FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

2/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

Luka Jovanovic	11 G	3 A
Johnny Yull	4 G	5 A
Ethan Alagich	4 G	4 A
Ryan Kitto	3 G	1 A

Macarthur FC

Harry Sawyer	6 G	1 A
Mitchell Duke	5 G	3 A
Luke Vickery	5 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	4 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Adelaide United FC vs Macarthur FC — let the football do the talking.
5' The 22-year-old Ethan Alagich has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
8' GOAL! Chris Ikonomidis scores on 8. Assisted by Marin Jakolis
10' A stunning finish from Kealey Adamson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
13' Austin Ayoubi adds to his 0 season tally! Adelaide United FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
19' What a strike from Ryan Kitto! The score is 2-2.
24' Adelaide United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
28' A moment of madness from Stefan Mauk on 28 minutes earns him a card. Adelaide United FC will be frustrated.
33' Both keepers have barely been tested. Adelaide United FC and Macarthur FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bernardo Oliveira is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Adelaide United FC.
42' Sensational shot from Stefan Mauk. Adelaide United FC is back in the lead.
46' Another change for Macarthur FC made on 46 minute. Jake Hollmann leaves to be changed by Peter Makrillos.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
53' Luke Brattan doubles the advantage! 3-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
58' GOAL! Marin Jakolis scores on 58. Assisted by Peter Makrillos
59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Peter Makrillos.
62' Macarthur FC make a change. Liam Rose trudges off to be replaced by Harry Sawyer on 62 minutes.
63' The whistle greets Kevin Boli as he departs to be replaced by Matthew Jurman.
67' A change in the Adelaide United FC ranks — Zach Clough exits the field as Dylan Pierias enters on 67.
71' The Macarthur FC bench stirs into life. Yianni Nicolaou is withdrawn and Dean Bosnjak gets his opportunity.
73' GOAL! Archie Goodwin fires home to make it 4-4!
74' Luka Jovanovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Archie Goodwin at the 74 minute mark.
76' A tactical swap from Macarthur FC — Bernardo Oliveira on, Chris Ikonomidis off on 76 minutes.
81' Panagiotis Kikianis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 81.
83' What a moment for Luke Brattan! That strike on 83 puts his side firmly in control.
87' Ryan White is replacing Jay Barnett for the Adelaide United FC side.
90' A moment of madness from Bart Vriends on 90 minutes earns him a card. Adelaide United FC will be frustrated.
The points are shared — Adelaide United FC 4-5 Macarthur FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Dylan Pierias ↑ 67'
19
Yaya Dukuly ↑ 67'
40
Ethan Cox
8
Isaias Sanchez
9
Luka Jovanovic ↑ 74'
12
Johnny Yull ↑ 74'
44
Ryan White ↑ 87'

Macarthur FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Ivan Vujica
9
Chris Ikonomidis ↓ Bernardo Oliveira 76'
12
Filip Kurto
26
Luke Brattan
44
Marin Jakolis
39
Kevin Boli ↓ Matthew Jurman 63'
22
Liam Rose ↓ Harry Sawyer 62'
6
Tomislav Uskok
8
Jake Hollmann ↓ Peter Makrillos 46'
33
Yianni Nicolaou ↓ Dean Bosnjak 71'
20
Kealey Adamson

Bench

30
Alex Robinson
5
Matthew Jurman ↑ 63'
21
Bernardo Oliveira ↑ 76'
27
Joshua Damevski
28
Harry Sawyer ↑ 62'
24
Dean Bosnjak ↑ 71'
11
Peter Makrillos ↑ 46'

Coach Mile Sterjovski

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matt Derbyshire	4
Zach Clough	4
Valere Germain	3
Craig Goodwin	3
Anselmo	2
Ben Halloran	2
Apostolos Giannou	2
Luke Brattan	2

Head to Head

Adelaide United FC Form

2025-03-14 Adelaide United FC 4–5 Macarthur FC L 2025-03-08 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2025-03-01 Auckland FC 4–4 Adelaide United FC D 2025-02-23 Western United FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC L 2025-02-15 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2025-02-07 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W

Macarthur FC Form

2025-03-14 Adelaide United FC 4–5 Macarthur FC W 2025-03-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Macarthur FC L 2025-03-01 Macarthur FC 0–2 Sydney FC L 2025-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Macarthur FC L 2025-02-09 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western United FC D 2025-02-01 Auckland FC 2–1 Macarthur FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.4 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.9 Macarthur FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Adelaide United FC or Macarthur FC 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC45% Draw23% Macarthur FC32%

Actual: Macarthur FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Macarthur FC

55%

Adelaide United FC or Macarthur FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC38% Draw36% Macarthur FC26%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–5 not predicted

4 – 5

Actual

2 – 1

7.3%

1 – 1

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

5.7%

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

4.1%

1 – 3

3.6%

4 – 1

3.4%

3 – 3

3.4%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Macarthur FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	14%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	18%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	14%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.