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Macarthur FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Macarthur FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Sat 8 Apr 2023 · 09:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Calem Nieuwenhof
Y 28' Tomislav Mrcela
Y 28' Calem Nieuwenhof
Y 37' Morgan Schneiderlin
Jonathan Aspropotamitis 69' Y
Y 78' Aidan Simmons
Kearyn Baccus 83' Y
Kearyn Baccus 84' Y
Craig Noone 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Macarthur FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League .

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

4
4
7
Macarthur FC 15 games · Avg 3.7 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-08 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-02-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Macarthur FC 2023-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Macarthur FC 2022-05-08 Macarthur FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-03-12 Macarthur FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Macarthur FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
11 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–4 L
05 Mar Brisbane Roar FC H 3–2 W
25 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 0–4 L
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Macarthur FC A 2–2 D
31 Mar Adelaide United FC H 2–3 L
18 Mar Sydney FC A 4–0 W
10 Mar Perth Glory FC A 0–1 L
04 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–0 W
25 Feb Macarthur FC H 4–0 W

Season Stats

Macarthur FC Western Sydney Wanderers FC
#7 Position #12
34 Points 21
26 Played 26
9 / 7 / 10 W / D / L 5 / 6 / 15
37 Scored 27
44 Conceded 43
-7 GD -16
1.31 PPG 0.81
35% Win % 19%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season
19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Macarthur FC are 7th (34 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 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
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/1
76+
–/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
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Bozhidar Kraev 5 G 2 A
Ryan Fraser 4 G 3 A
Brandon Borrello 4 G 2 A
Kosta Barbarouses 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Macarthur FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Macarthur FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 3 times this season with Western Sydney Wanderers FC winning 33.33% of all matches.
  • 27' Calem Nieuwenhof has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 27.
  • 28' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tomislav Mrcela.
  • 33' A quiet spell here at . Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 37' Morgan Schneiderlin picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 42' Brandon Borrello does the damage! The net is bulging and Western Sydney Wanderers FC surge ahead!
  • 47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 52' Macarthur FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western Sydney Wanderers FC that had 205 games and scored 309 goals.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Ali Auglah as he leaves the pitch. Al Hassan Toure steps in for Macarthur FC.
  • 65' Lachlan Rose, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 66' What a strike from Lachlan Rose! The score is 1-1.
  • 67' Lachlan Rose doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 69' That is a Yellow card for Macarthur FC. Jonathan Aspropotamitis will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' Western Sydney Wanderers FC make a change. Morgan Schneiderlin trudges off to be replaced by Kusini Yengi on 74 minutes.
  • 77' Another substitution for Macarthur FC to replace Matthew Millar by Jed Drew on 77 minute.
  • 78' The referee has no hesitation. Aidan Simmons is booked for Western Sydney Wanderers FC — Yellow card on 78.
  • 79' Oliver Bozanic is replacing Romain Amalfitano for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Kearyn Baccus is booked for Macarthur FC — Yellow card on 83.
  • 84' Macarthur FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 84' Craig Noone gets the nod from Macarthur FC. He replaces Danny DeSilva and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jake McGing, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Macarthur FC. Craig Noone will be fuming at that decision.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Macarthur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mile Sterjovski

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brandon Borrello 5
Nicolas Milanovic 3
Valere Germain 3
Anthony Pantazopoulos 3
Lachlan Brook 2
Ramy Najjarine 2
Craig Noone 2
Ulises Davila 2

Head to Head

2023-04-08 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2023-02-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Macarthur FC 2023-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Macarthur FC 2022-05-08 Macarthur FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-03-12 Macarthur FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Macarthur FC Form

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 2023-03-11 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–1 Macarthur FC L 2023-03-05 Macarthur FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-02-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Macarthur FC L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2023-04-08 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-03-31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC L 2023-03-18 Sydney FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2023-03-10 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2023-03-04 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-02-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Macarthur FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.67 Macarthur FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Macarthur FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Macarthur FC37% Draw26% Western Sydney Wanderers FC37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
64%
Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
63%
Macarthur FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Macarthur FC29% Draw42% Western Sydney Wanderers FC29%
Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
5.2%
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Macarthur FC

Handicap Macarthur FC covers Push Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 18% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 18% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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