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

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A League · 2022-23

Macarthur FC

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Full Time

Wellington Phoenix FC

Sat 29 Apr 2023 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Alex Rufer

Y 34' Ufuk Talay

Jerry Skotadis 56' Y

Kearyn Baccus 76' Y

Kearyn Baccus 77' Y

Kearyn Baccus 79' Y

Jake Hollmann 80' Y

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

2023-04-29 Macarthur FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Macarthur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–1	L
23 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–2	L
14 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–2	L
08 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
01 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	1–2	L
19 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	1–0	W
21 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–4	L
16 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–2	D
10 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	1–4	L
01 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–2	L
17 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	1–5	L

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' What a night it is going to be! Macarthur FC welcome Wellington Phoenix FC for this crunch clash at .
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Macarthur FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' New Zealand international Alex Rufer has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
11' What a moment for Oskar Zawada! That strike on 11 puts his side firmly in control.
16' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ufuk Talay might look to freshen things up shortly.
21' Tomislav Uskok has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 150 appearances.
26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Macarthur FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
27' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 27.
32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Macarthur FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
34' Ufuk Talay has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 34.
39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Macarthur FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
44' It’s high time Mile Sterjovski made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Fresh legs for Macarthur FC! Jonathan Aspropotamitis comes on to replace Oliver Jones.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Macarthur FC that had 149 games and scored 216 goals.
56' A moment of madness from Jerry Skotadis on 56 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Macarthur FC will be frustrated.
61' Joshua Laws is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Macarthur FC tonight.
64' Craig Noone is replacing Jerry Skotadis for the Macarthur FC side.
66' The supporters are chanting for Joshua Laws. He replaces Yan Sasse on 66 minute.
67' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Yan Sasse is withdrawn and Joshua Laws gets his opportunity.
72' Ivan Vujica has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
74' The crowd applauds Jake McGing as he leaves the pitch. Bachana Arabuli steps in for Macarthur FC.
76' Kearyn Baccus picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
77' Kearyn Baccus is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
79' Kearyn Baccus catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jake Hollmann.
81' Wellington Phoenix FC make a change. Kosta Barbarouses trudges off to be replaced by Bozhidar Kraev on 81 minutes.
86' The Macarthur FC bench stirs into life. Jake Hollmann is withdrawn and Moudi Najjar gets his opportunity.
90' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Steven Peter Ugarkovic has done his job and it is now time for Clayton Lewis to step up.
Full Time. Wellington Phoenix FC beats Macarthur FC

Lineups

Macarthur FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Jake McGing ↓ Bachana Arabuli 74'
13
Ivan Vujica
12
Filip Kurto
27
Jerry Skotadis ↓ Craig Noone 64'
6
Tomislav Uskok
8
Jake Hollmann ↓ Moudi Najjar 86'
31
Lachlan Rose ↓ Jason Romero 64'
44
Matthew Millar
37
Jed Drew ↓ Al Hassan Toure 64'
11
Kearyn Baccus
41
Oliver Jones ↓ Jonathan Aspropotamitis 46'

Bench

17
Craig Noone ↑ 64'
5
Jonathan Aspropotamitis ↑ 46'
1
Nick Suman
14
Moudi Najjar ↑ 86'
35
Al Hassan Toure ↑ 64'
9
Bachana Arabuli ↑ 74'
20
Jason Romero ↑ 64'

Coach Mile Sterjovski

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
David Ball
4
Scott Wootton
7
Kosta Barbarouses ↓ Bozhidar Kraev 81'
20
Oliver Sail
14
Alex Rufer
31
Yan Sasse ↓ Joshua Laws 66'
17
Callan Elliot
6
Tim Payne
12
Lucas Mauragis
5
Steven Peter Ugarkovic ↓ Clayton Lewis 90'
9
Oskar Zawada

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kosta Barbarouses	7
Bozhidar Kraev	4
Ulises Davila	3
Ben Waine	3
Dean Bosnjak	2
Reno Piscopo	2
Moudi Najjar	2
Oskar Zawada	2

Head to Head

Macarthur FC Form

2023-04-29 Macarthur FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-04-23 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Macarthur FC L 2023-04-14 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Macarthur FC L 2023-04-08 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-04-01 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Macarthur FC L 2023-03-19 Macarthur FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2023-04-29 Macarthur FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-04-21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-04-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC D 2023-04-10 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-04-01 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-03-17 Adelaide United FC 5–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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1.84 Macarthur FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Macarthur FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Macarthur FC41% Draw26% Wellington Phoenix FC33%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Macarthur FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

59%

Macarthur FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Macarthur FC34% Draw42% Wellington Phoenix FC24%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

1 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 0

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

3 – 2

3 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Macarthur FC

Handicap	Macarthur FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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