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

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A League · 2022-23

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Macarthur FC

Sun 1 Jan 2023 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Marcelo 21' Y

Y 24' Jonathan Aspropotamitis

Yeni N'Gbakoto 56' Y

Tomislav Mrcela 60' Y

Brandon Borrello 77' Y

Y 86' Matthew Millar

Overview

Match Preview

Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Macarthur FC — A League .

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
Macarthur FC 26 games · 34 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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 15 games · Avg 3.7 goals Macarthur FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-02-06 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Macarthur FC	H	4–0	W
23 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–1	D
18 Dec	Western United FC	A	0–1	L
10 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–1	D
12 Nov	Sydney FC	A	1–0	W
05 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–3	L

Macarthur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–4	L
24 Dec	Sydney FC	A	3–0	W
18 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	1–0	W
11 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–1	L
13 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	3–2	W
06 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–4	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts). Macarthur FC are 7th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Macarthur FC is underway.
5' Filip Kurto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' The travelling Macarthur FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Rudan might look to freshen things up shortly.
16' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yeni N'Gbakoto on 16.
18' The deadlock is broken! Oliver Bozanic gets on the scoresheet on 18 minutes.
21' Western Sydney Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 21.
24' The referee calls foul for Jonathan Aspropotamitis. He receives a Yellow card.
29' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
34' Macarthur 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.
39' Charles M'Mombwa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
49' A quiet spell here at . Macarthur FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
54' Macarthur FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yeni N'Gbakoto.
60' Western Sydney Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
61' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ramy Najjarine is hanging Oliver Bozanic on the field on 61 minute.
62' Ramy Najjarine is replacing Oliver Bozanic for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
65' Anthony Carter gets the nod from Macarthur FC. He replaces Charles M'Mombwa and will look to change the dynamic.
70' Brandon Borrello adds to his 1 season tally! Western Sydney Wanderers FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
71' A stunning finish from Brandon Borrello — that came from absolutely nowhere!
72' Alessandro Lopane is replacing Yeni N'Gbakoto for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Brandon Borrello on 77 minutes.
82' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
83' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Brandon Borrello is withdrawn and Zachary Sapsford gets his opportunity.
86' Matthew Millar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
87' Ramy Najjarine does the damage! The net is bulging and Western Sydney Wanderers FC surge ahead!
88' Magnificent from Ramy Najjarine! That is 7 goals in 208 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
With this win, Western Sydney Wanderers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur
23
Yeni N'Gbakoto ↓ Ruon Tongyik 72'
6
Marcelo
26
Brandon Borrello ↓ Zachary Sapsford 83'
20
Lawrence Thomas
5
Tomislav Mrcela
8
Oliver Bozanic ↓ Ramy Najjarine 61'
3
Adama Traore ↓ Daniel Wilmering 83'
9
Kusini Yengi ↓ Sulejman Krpic 83'
28
Calem Nieuwenhof
17
Romain Amalfitano

Bench

12
Ruon Tongyik ↑ 72'
1
Daniel Margush
7
Ramy Najjarine ↑ 61'
11
Sulejman Krpic ↑ 83'
19
Daniel Wilmering ↑ 83'
36
Alessandro Lopane ↑ 72'
35
Zachary Sapsford ↑ 83'

Coach Mark Rudan

Macarthur FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Craig Noone ↓ Daniel Arzani 72'
5
Jonathan Aspropotamitis
13
Ivan Vujica
12
Filip Kurto
24
Charles M'Mombwa ↓ Anthony Carter 65'
35
Al Hassan Toure ↓ Jed Drew 65'
10
Ulises Davila
6
Tomislav Uskok
8
Jake Hollmann
44
Matthew Millar
9
Bachana Arabuli

Bench

Coach Dwight Yorke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brandon Borrello	5
Anthony Pantazopoulos	3
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Valere Germain	3
Craig Noone	2
Ulises Davila	2
Lachlan Rose	2
Marcus Antonsson	2

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2023-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Macarthur FC W 2022-12-23 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2022-12-18 Western United FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-12-10 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2022-11-12 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2022-11-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Macarthur FC Form

2023-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Macarthur FC L 2022-12-24 Sydney FC 0–3 Macarthur FC W 2022-12-18 Macarthur FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2022-12-11 Macarthur FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2022-11-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–3 Macarthur FC W 2022-11-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Macarthur FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.93 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 Macarthur FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC49% Draw24% Macarthur FC27%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Macarthur FC

51%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Macarthur FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC35% Draw41% Macarthur FC24%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

1 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.8%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Macarthur FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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