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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Adelaide United FC to score. At the same time, Macarthur FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
8' Chris Ikonomidis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
10' Kealey Adamson adds to his 0 season tally! Macarthur FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
13' Austin Ayoubi does the damage! The net is bulging and Adelaide United FC surge ahead!
18' Adelaide United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Macarthur FC backline.
19' Ryan Kitto adds to his 0 season tally! Adelaide United FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
24' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Adelaide United FC and Macarthur FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
28' Stefan Mauk picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
33' The home supporters are growing impatient. Adelaide United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
38' It looks like no one’s ball. Adelaide United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
42' Stefan Mauk is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
46' Fresh legs for Macarthur FC! Peter Makrillos comes on to replace Jake Hollmann.
51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yianni Nicolaou suffering a number of foals already.
53' Luke Brattan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
58' A goal from the Croatia international Marin Jakolis! He fires home on 58 to make it 3-4!
59' The referee calls foul for Peter Makrillos. He receives a card.
62' The whistle greets Liam Rose as he departs to be replaced by Harry Sawyer.
63' The supporters are chanting for Matthew Jurman. He replaces Kevin Boli on 63 minute.
67' Dylan Pierias is replacing Zach Clough for the Adelaide United FC side.
71' Macarthur FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dean Bosnjak is hanging Yianni Nicolaou on the field on 71 minute.
73' Assisted by Stefan Mauk with the perfectly-timed delivery and Archie Goodwin makes no mistake. 4-4!
74' Time for substitution for Adelaide United FC. Archie Goodwin is replaced by Luka Jovanovic.
76' Macarthur FC ring the changes. Chris Ikonomidis has done his job and it is now time for Bernardo Oliveira to step up.
81' Panagiotis Kikianis was booked on 81.
83' GOAL! Luke Brattan scores on 83.
87' Another substitution for Adelaide United FC to replace Jay Barnett by Ryan White on 87 minute.
90' Bart Vriends has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
Macarthur FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Apostolos Giannou	2
Luke Brattan	2
Daniel Arzani	2
Lachlan Rose	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.