Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Macarthur FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Macarthur FC — A League at CommBank Stadium.
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
- Macarthur FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Alireza Faghani
- Referee Casey Reibelt
8 games this season
🟨 4.1/game
⚽ 12.4 goals/game
🟥 2 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb | Macarthur FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 08 Feb | Sydney FC | A | 3–3 | D |
| 31 Jan | Brisbane Roar FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Jan | Auckland FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 17 Jan | Central Coast Mariners FC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 14 Jan | Perth Glory FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 09 Feb | Western United FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 01 Feb | Auckland FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 25 Jan | Melbourne City FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Jan | Wellington Phoenix FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 12 Jan | Newcastle United Jets FC | A | 3–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Western Sydney Wanderers FC | Macarthur FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | Position | #7 |
| 5 | Points | 5 |
| 4 | Played | 4 |
| 1 / 2 / 1 | W / D / L | 1 / 2 / 1 |
| 6 | Scored | 4 |
| 4 | Conceded | 4 |
| +2 | GD | +0 |
| 1.25 | PPG | 1.25 |
| 25% | Win % | 25% |
Key Stats
69%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season
25%
Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season
Macarthur FC this season
Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 6th (5 pts). Macarthur FC are 7th (5 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/2
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Macarthur FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
| Nicolas Milanovic | 2 G |
| Brandon Borrello | 2 G |
| Miguel Di Pizio | 1 G |
| German Ferreyra | 1 G |
| Atiya Waraga | 1 G |
Macarthur FC
| Ryan Fraser | 1 G | 2 A |
| Musa Toure | 1 G | 1 A |
| Jonathan Aspropotamitis | 1 G | |
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to score. At the same time, Macarthur FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 10' It looks surprising Western Sydney Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Harry Sawyer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' Jake Hollmann needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 20' A quiet spell here at CommBank Stadium. Macarthur FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 25' Western Sydney Wanderers FC have won 316 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 30' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
- 50' Macarthur FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 55' 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.
- 56' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Anthony Pantazopoulos makes it 1-0.
- 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 66' Tomislav Uskok catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 66.
- 67' Assisted by Gabriel Cleur with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nicolas Milanovic makes no mistake. 2-0!
- 72' The crowd applauds Zac Sapsford as he leaves the pitch. Marcus Antonsson steps in for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
- 76' The Macarthur FC bench stirs into life. Daniel De Silva is withdrawn and Saif-Eddine Khaoui gets his opportunity.
- 77' A goal from the Australia international Gabriel Cleur! He fires home on 77 to make it 3-0!
- 80' A moment of madness from Matthew Jurman on 80 minutes earns him a card. Macarthur FC will be frustrated.
- 85' Macarthur FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 86' It is a substitution in Macarthur FC team. Kevin Boli is replaced by Chris Ikonomidis on 86 minute.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Alaat Abdul-Rahman.
- 90' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Mohamed Al-Taay comes on to replace Oscar Priestman.
- Another three points for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
Lineups
Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 26
- 20
-
19
Jack Clisby ↓ Alex Gersbach 72'
-
23
Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Aydan Hammond 72'
- 14
- 25
- 4
- 18
- 22
-
7
Zac Sapsford ↓ Marcus Antonsson 72'
Bench
-
9
Marcus Antonsson ↑ 72'
-
3
Alex Gersbach ↑ 72'
- 30
-
6
Mohamed Al-Taay ↑ 90'
- 17
-
21
Aydan Hammond ↑ 72'
Macarthur FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
-
26
Luke Brattan ↓ Peter Makrillos 86'
- 44
-
39
Kevin Boli ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 86'
- 6
- 8
- 5
- 7
- 20
- 28
Bench
-
95
Saif-Eddine Khaoui ↑ 76'
- 13
-
9
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 86'
- 22
- 27
- 40
-
11
Peter Makrillos ↑ 86'
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Brandon Borrello | 5 |
| Valere Germain | 3 |
| Anthony Pantazopoulos | 3 |
| Nicolas Milanovic | 3 |
| Craig Noone | 2 |
| Ulises Davila | 2 |
| Lachlan Rose | 2 |
| Marcus Antonsson | 2 |
Head to Head
Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form
2025-02-16
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
2–1
Macarthur FC
W
2025-02-08
Sydney FC
3–3
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
D
2025-01-31
Brisbane Roar FC
0–1
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
W
2025-01-26
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
0–1
Auckland FC
L
2025-01-17
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
1–3
Central Coast Mariners FC
L
2025-01-14
Perth Glory FC
1–2
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
W
Macarthur FC Form
2025-02-16
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
2–1
Macarthur FC
L
2025-02-09
Macarthur FC
2–2
Western United FC
D
2025-02-01
Auckland FC
2–1
Macarthur FC
L
2025-01-25
Macarthur FC
1–0
Melbourne City FC
W
2025-01-20
Macarthur FC
1–2
Wellington Phoenix FC
L
2025-01-12
Newcastle United Jets FC
1–3
Macarthur FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.6
Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21
Macarthur FC xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 3.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Macarthur FC
51%
Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Macarthur FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3%
Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC
| Handicap | Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers | Push | Macarthur FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -2 | 10% | 14% | 76% |
| -1.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -1 | 24% | 21% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +1 | 72% | 16% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

