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 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

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	#1
5	Points	10
4	Played	4
1 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 0
4	Scored	7
4	Conceded	1
+0	GD	+6
1.25	PPG	2.50
25%	Win %	75%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season

75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Macarthur FC are 7th (5 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Macarthur FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Macarthur FC

Ryan Fraser	1 G	2 A
Musa Toure	1 G	1 A
Jonathan Aspropotamitis	1 G
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	1 G

Wellington Phoenix FC

Corban Piper	3 G
Riley Bidois	2 G
Nathan Walker	1 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Macarthur FC host Wellington Phoenix FC — let the battle begin!
5' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Macarthur FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
11' Oskar Zawada doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
16' Wellington Phoenix FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
21' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
26' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
27' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alex Rufer.
32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
34' Ufuk Talay is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
39' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
44' It looks like no one’s ball. Wellington Phoenix FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' Another change for Macarthur FC made on 46 minute. Oliver Jones leaves to be changed by Jonathan Aspropotamitis.
51' Moudi Najjar has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 212 appearances.
56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jerry Skotadis.
61' Macarthur FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
64' The whistle greets Jerry Skotadis as he departs to be replaced by Craig Noone.
66' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Yan Sasse exits the field as Joshua Laws enters on 66.
67' The crowd applauds Yan Sasse as he leaves the pitch. Joshua Laws steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
74' Macarthur FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bachana Arabuli is hanging Jake McGing on the field on 74 minute.
76' A moment of madness from Kearyn Baccus on 76 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Macarthur FC will be frustrated.
77' It’s a booking for Macarthur FC player. Kearyn Baccus gets a Yellow card.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Kearyn Baccus is booked for Macarthur FC — Yellow card on 79.
80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jake Hollmann.
81' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Bozhidar Kraev comes on to replace Kosta Barbarouses.
86' A change in the Macarthur FC ranks — Jake Hollmann exits the field as Moudi Najjar enters on 86.
90' The crowd applauds Steven Peter Ugarkovic as he leaves the pitch. Clayton Lewis steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Wellington Phoenix FC to claim maximum points.

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
Oskar Zawada	2
Lachlan Rose	2
Bernardo Oliveira	2
Jaushua Sotirio	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

3 / 4

0.88 Macarthur FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Macarthur FC27% Draw31% Wellington Phoenix FC42%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Macarthur FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

73%

Macarthur FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Macarthur FC18% Draw52% Wellington Phoenix FC30%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

13.3%

0 – 2

9.2%

1 – 0

8.6%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

5.5%

2 – 0

4.1%

0 – 3

2 – 2

3.7%

1 – 3

3.7%

2 – 3

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Macarthur FC

Handicap	Macarthur FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	15%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	24%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	14%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

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