Thursday , 1 October 2026

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

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 .

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

7
4
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Western Sydney Wanderers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Macarthur FC.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Macarthur FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 15' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Macarthur FC's shape.
  • 16' Yeni N'Gbakoto is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 18' A stunning finish from Oliver Bozanic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 21' Marcelo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 24' Poor challenge from Jonathan Aspropotamitis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kusini Yengi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' Filip Kurto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
  • 44' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' That is a Yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Yeni N'Gbakoto will be fuming at that decision.
  • 60' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Tomislav Mrcela gets a Yellow card.
  • 61' Ramy Najjarine is replacing Oliver Bozanic for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Oliver Bozanic is replaced by Ramy Najjarine on 62 minute.
  • 65' Another substitution for Macarthur FC to replace Charles M'Mombwa by Anthony Carter on 65 minute.
  • 70' GOAL! Brandon Borrello scores on 70.
  • 71' Brandon Borrello is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 72' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Yeni N'Gbakoto exits the field as Alessandro Lopane enters on 72.
  • 77' Brandon Borrello has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 77.
  • 82' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dwight Yorke might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 83' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Brandon Borrello departs to be replaced by Zachary Sapsford.
  • 86' Macarthur FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 87' A stunning finish from Ramy Najjarine — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 88' What composure from Ramy Najjarine! The Lebanon international strokes it home. 6-0.
  • It finishes all square. Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Macarthur FC share the spoils 4-0.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Rudan

Macarthur FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dwight Yorke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
6%
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.