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 (2026/27)
Macarthur FC 26 games · 34 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Referee

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Coopers Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Adelaide United FC and Macarthur FC.
5' A quiet spell here at Coopers Stadium. Adelaide United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
8' Brilliant from the ! Chris Ikonomidis makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 8.
10' The Australia Kealey Adamson breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 0-2!
13' Goal! Austin Ayoubi scores his 2 goal in 233 matches.
18' Adelaide United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
19' What composure from Ryan Kitto! The Australia international strokes it home. 2-2.
24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
28' Poor challenge from Stefan Mauk. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
33' The travelling Macarthur FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
38' Adelaide United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
42' What composure from Stefan Mauk! The Australia international strokes it home. 3-2.
46' A change in the Macarthur FC ranks — Jake Hollmann exits the field as Peter Makrillos enters on 46.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
53' GOAL! Luke Brattan fires home to make it 3-3!
58' Sensational shot from Marin Jakolis. Macarthur FC is back in the lead.
59' The referee shows Macarthur FC player a card on 59.
62' The whistle greets Liam Rose as he departs to be replaced by Harry Sawyer.
63' Another change for Macarthur FC made on 63 minute. Kevin Boli leaves to be changed by Matthew Jurman.
67' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Zach Clough departs to be replaced by Dylan Pierias.
71' Fresh legs for Macarthur FC! Dean Bosnjak comes on to replace Yianni Nicolaou.
73' Assisted by Stefan Mauk with the perfectly-timed delivery and Archie Goodwin makes no mistake. 4-4!
74' Luka Jovanovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Archie Goodwin at the 74 minute mark.
76' Bernardo Oliveira has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Ikonomidis on 76 minute.
81' Poor challenge from Panagiotis Kikianis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
83' The Australia Luke Brattan breaks the deadlock on 83 minutes. 4-5!
87' Adelaide United FC ring the changes. Jay Barnett has done his job and it is now time for Ryan White to step up.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Bart Vriends argues furiously but the card stands.
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
Craig Goodwin	3
Valere Germain	3
Luke Brattan	2
Daniel Arzani	2
Lachlan Rose	2
Anselmo	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.