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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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' And we are off! Macarthur FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
11' Wellington Phoenix FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Oskar Zawada on 11.
16' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wellington Phoenix FC that had 209 games and scored 296 goals.
21' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Macarthur FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
26' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
27' The referee calls foul for Alex Rufer. He receives a Yellow card.
32' 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.
34' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Ufuk Talay will be fuming at that decision.
39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
44' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' The Macarthur FC bench stirs into life. Oliver Jones is withdrawn and Jonathan Aspropotamitis gets his opportunity.
51' Macarthur FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
56' The referee shows Macarthur FC player a Yellow card on 56.
61' Lucas Mauragis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wellington Phoenix FC so far.
64' Craig Noone gets the nod from Macarthur FC. He replaces Jerry Skotadis and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joshua Laws is hanging Yan Sasse on the field on 66 minute.
67' Joshua Laws has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yan Sasse on 67 minute.
72' Macarthur FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
74' Fresh legs for Macarthur FC! Bachana Arabuli comes on to replace Jake McGing.
76' Kearyn Baccus was booked on 76.
77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kearyn Baccus.
79' Kearyn Baccus is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
80' Jake Hollmann is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
81' Bozhidar Kraev gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Kosta Barbarouses and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Moudi Najjar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jake Hollmann on 86 minute.
90' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Clayton Lewis is hanging Steven Peter Ugarkovic on the field on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

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
Ben Waine	3
Ulises Davila	3
Moudi Najjar	2
Oskar Zawada	2
Lachlan Rose	2
Bernardo Oliveira	2

Head to Head

Macarthur FC Form

2023-04-29 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

0 / 4

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.