Adelaide United FC vs Macarthur FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Adelaide United FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Macarthur FC

Sun 19 Apr 2026 · 05:30 UTC Coopers Stadium 12,141 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 7' Mitchell Duke

Anselmo 63' 1–1

Panagiotis Kikianis 75' 2–1

Anselmo 89' 3–1

Y 47' Dean Bosnjak

Y 62' Mitchell Duke

Y 83' Anthony Caceres

Overview

Match Preview

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

VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Alex King
Referee Adam Kersey
Referee Nathan Shakespear (Australia)
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Astro Sakalis (Australia)
4th Official Sam Kelly (Australia)

18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.9 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

2026-04-19 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Macarthur FC 2026-01-30 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Macarthur FC 2025-10-27 Macarthur FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 2025-03-14 Adelaide United FC 4–5 Macarthur FC 2025-01-06 Macarthur FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	Macarthur FC	H	3–1	W
11 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–1	D
03 Apr	Auckland FC	H	1–1	D
20 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	4–2	W
14 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
06 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–1	D

Macarthur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	Adelaide United FC	A	1–3	L
12 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	1–3	L
02 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–2	W
21 Mar	Auckland FC	A	2–1	W
15 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–4	L
04 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–3	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' We are underway at Coopers Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Macarthur FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
7' Magnificent from Mitchell Duke! That is 13 goals in 205 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
12' The travelling Macarthur FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
14' Time for substitution for Macarthur FC. Chris Ikonomidis is replaced by Oliver Randazzo.
19' Adelaide United FC are deployed in a 4-1-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against Macarthur FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
24' Adelaide United FC currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
29' named a 4-1-4-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Adelaide United FC that had 233 games and scored 368 goals.
39' Macarthur 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.
44' Bart Vriends is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Macarthur FC so far.
46' Ryan Kitto makes way for Brody Burkitt at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Adelaide United FC.
47' Poor challenge from Dean Bosnjak. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
52' With 0 assists to his name this season, Panagiotis Kikianis is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Adelaide United FC.
57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Adelaide United FC and Macarthur FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
62' The referee shows Macarthur FC player a card on 62.
62' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Ryan White is replaced by Ajak Riak on 62 minute.
63' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Anselmo makes it 1-1.
66' The Macarthur FC bench stirs into life. Luke Vickery is withdrawn and Henrique Oliveira gets his opportunity.
70' A tactical swap from Macarthur FC — Harry Sawyer on, Mitchell Duke off on 70 minutes.
71' A tactical swap from Macarthur FC — Walter Scott on, Callum Talbot off on 71 minutes.
75' What composure from Panagiotis Kikianis! The Australia international strokes it home. 2-1.
78' Luke Duzel gets the nod from Adelaide United FC. He replaces Juan Muniz and will look to change the dynamic.
83' Anthony Caceres has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 83.
86' The crowd applauds Ajak Riak as he leaves the pitch. Austin Ayoubi steps in for Adelaide United FC.
89' Anselmo doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
Another three points for Adelaide United FC.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

87
Anselmo ↑ 46'
23
Luke Duzel ↑ 78'
13
Max Vartuli
52
Sotiri Phillis
42
Austin Ayoubi
99
Ajak Riak ↑ 62'
35
Brody Burkitt ↑ 46'

Coach Ayrton Andrioli

Macarthur FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Damien da Silva
9
Chris Ikonomidis ↓ Oliver Randazzo 14'
10
Anthony Caceres
22
Liam Rose
6
Tomislav Uskok
25
Callum Talbot ↓ Walter Scott 71'
15
Mitchell Duke ↓ Harry Sawyer 70'
1
Alex Robinson
8
Luke Vickery ↓ Henrique Oliveira 66'
24
Dean Bosnjak ↓ Bernardo Oliveira 66'
32
Will McKay

Bench

18
Walter Scott ↑ 71'
12
Filip Kurto
11
Bernardo Oliveira ↑ 66'
17
Oliver Randazzo ↑ 14'
27
Joshua Damevski
28
Harry Sawyer ↑ 70'
35
Henrique Oliveira ↑ 66'

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

2026-04-19 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2026-04-11 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2026-04-03 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Auckland FC D 2026-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC W 2026-03-14 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2026-03-06 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D

Macarthur FC Form

2026-04-19 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Macarthur FC L 2026-04-12 Perth Glory FC 3–1 Macarthur FC L 2026-04-02 Macarthur FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2026-03-21 Auckland FC 1–2 Macarthur FC W 2026-03-15 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Macarthur FC L 2026-03-04 Macarthur FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.39 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 Macarthur FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC57% Draw21% Macarthur FC22%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Macarthur FC

43%

Adelaide United FC or Macarthur FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC43% Draw38% Macarthur FC19%

Actual: Macarthur FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.9%

4 – 1

4.1%

0 – 0

3.4%

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Macarthur FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	20%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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