Macarthur FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Macarthur FC

2 – 1

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Sun 12 Feb 2023 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 34' Yan Sasse

Y 35' Yan Sasse

Jed Drew 36' Y

Kearyn Baccus 43' Y

Y 45' Alex Rufer

Y 90' Oskar van Hattum

Overview

Match Preview

Macarthur FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League .

Macarthur FC 26 games · 34 pts (2025/26)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)

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

Macarthur FC 14 games · Avg 2.8 goals Wellington Phoenix FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-12 Macarthur FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-11-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Macarthur FC 2022-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Macarthur FC 2021-11-21 Macarthur FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2021-06-04 Macarthur FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Macarthur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–1	W
04 Feb	Melbourne City FC	A	1–6	L
28 Jan	Western United FC	H	2–2	D
20 Jan	Adelaide United FC	A	0–1	L
13 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–2	L
08 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–0	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	1–2	L
03 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–3	L
28 Jan	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
22 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–1	W
14 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–0	W
07 Jan	Sydney FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Macarthur FC		Wellington Phoenix FC
#7	Position	#8
34	Points	33
26	Played	26
9 / 7 / 10	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 11
37	Scored	36
44	Conceded	48
-7	GD	-12
1.31	PPG	1.27
35%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Macarthur FC are 7th (34 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Wellington Phoenix FC

Ifeanyi Eze	10 G	1 A
Carlo Armiento	5 G	2 A
Corban Piper	4 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Macarthur FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — let the football do the talking.
4' Against the run of play, Bozhidar Kraev has scored! This game has turned on its head.
9' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
14' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Macarthur FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Macarthur FC winning 100% of all matches.
24' Wellington Phoenix 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.
29' Macarthur FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Luke Brattan scoring 1 goals.
32' Ulises Davila has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 32 minutes.
33' The Mexico Ulises Davila breaks the deadlock on 33 minutes. 2-1!
34' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Yan Sasse will be fuming at that decision.
35' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Yan Sasse.
36' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jed Drew on 36 minutes.
41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomislav Uskok, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
43' Kearyn Baccus has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 43.
45' Wellington Phoenix FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
46' Macarthur FC ring the changes. Daniel Arzani has done his job and it is now time for Al Hassan Toure to step up.
49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Moudi Najjar makes it 3-1.
50' Against the run of play, Moudi Najjar has scored! This game has turned on its head.
53' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Benjamin Old comes on to replace Yan Sasse.
58' Kearyn Baccus makes way for Danny DeSilva at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Macarthur FC.
63' David Ball, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
65' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Lucas Mauragis by Sam Sutton on 65 minute.
70' Macarthur FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
72' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Nicholas Pennington on, Alex Rufer off on 72 minutes.
73' A tactical swap from Macarthur FC — Oliver Jones on, Alex Susnjar off on 73 minutes.
78' It’s high time Ufuk Talay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
81' The Macarthur FC manager makes a substitution. Matthew Millar departs to be replaced by Jake McGing.
86' Oliver Sail is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Macarthur FC tonight.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Oskar van Hattum argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Macarthur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Danny DeSilva ↑ 58'
2
Jake McGing ↑ 81'
1
Nick Suman
35
Al Hassan Toure ↑ 46'
36
Ali Auglah ↑ 72'
16
Oliver Jones ↑ 73'
9
Bachana Arabuli

Coach Mile Sterjovski

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Sam Sutton ↑ 65'
24
Oskar van Hattum ↑ 72'
8
Benjamin Old ↑ 53'
13
Nicholas Pennington ↑ 72'
40
Alex Paulsen
3
Finn Surman

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kosta Barbarouses	7
Bozhidar Kraev	4
Ben Waine	3
Ulises Davila	3
Moudi Najjar	2
Oskar Zawada	2
Lachlan Rose	2
Bernardo Oliveira	2

Head to Head

Macarthur FC Form

2023-02-12 Macarthur FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-02-04 Melbourne City FC 6–1 Macarthur FC L 2023-01-28 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western United FC D 2023-01-20 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Macarthur FC L 2023-01-13 Macarthur FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2023-01-08 Macarthur FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2023-02-12 Macarthur FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-02-03 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-01-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2023-01-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-01-14 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-01-07 Sydney FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.8 Macarthur FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.63 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Macarthur FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Macarthur FC42% Draw25% Wellington Phoenix FC33%

Actual: Macarthur FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Macarthur FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

58%

Macarthur FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Macarthur FC32% Draw41% Wellington Phoenix FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Macarthur FC

Handicap	Macarthur FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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