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Macarthur FC vs Central Coast Mariners Live Stream, Predictions
Macarthur FC will take to the pitch with visiting side Central Coast Mariners at Campbelltown Stadium in the A-League game on Sunday.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Macarthur FC v Central Coast Mariners, scroll down - plus the latest match odds.
📏 Form Guide
Macarthur FC
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Macarthur FC, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 2-0 A-League triumph over Melbourne City.
In that match, Macarthur FC managed 44% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Macarthur FC was Bernardo Oliveira (47', 57'). On the other side, Melbourne City got 22 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target.
Matches with Macarthur FC have usually been engaging encounters recently with a lot of goalmouth action expected. Over their past 6 clashes, the sum of 21 goals have flown in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 12 of them being chalked up by Macarthur FC.
Central Coast Mariners
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Central Coast Mariners head into the game after a 0-1 A-League win to beat Newcastle United Jets in their previous match.
In that match, Central Coast Mariners had 60% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Central Coast Mariners was Joshua Nisbet (75'). For their opponents, Newcastle United Jets had 5 attempts at goal with 1 on target.
The trend of at least one team not managing to score in games involving Central Coast Mariners has become noticeable of late. A glance at their last six games shows that it’s happened 5 times. During those clashes, opposing sides have hit a goal tally of 3 while Central Coast Mariners have scored 8. We will find out whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.
Coming into this clash, Central Coast Mariners haven't been defeated in their previous 7 away league matches.
👥 Head to head
Inspecting their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 10/02/2022 tells us that Macarthur FC have won 2 of them and Central Coast Mariners 3, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.
A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 28 overall which averages out at 4.67 goals per meeting.
The last league game between these sides was A-League match day 2 on 29/10/2023 when it ended Central Coast Mariners 1-2 Macarthur FC.
On that day, Central Coast Mariners had 55% possession and 15 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Brian Kaltak (91').
For their opponents, Macarthur FC had 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Valère Germain (57') and Kearyn Baccus (84') scored.
The match was refereed by Adam Kersey.
ℹ️ Team News: Macarthur FC
Kristian Popovic (unknown injury), Jake McGing (Pelvic injury) and Matthew Millar (Muscle injury) will not be taking part for Macarthur FC boss Mile Sterjorvski.
📋 Team News: Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners manager Mark Jackson has to choose a team with limited availability. Noah Smith (unknown injury) and Sasha Kuzevski (Knee injury) can’t be considered.
🔮 Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Macarthur FC have enough to breach the defence of this Central Coast Mariners lineup, but a single goal is unlikely to be as many as the goals that they could concede.
We’ve gone for a close game with a 1-2 win for Central Coast Mariners after 90 minutes. Let’s just see how this one goes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 05:04 10/03/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Macarthur FC
Formed: 2017
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium (17,500)
Captain: Ulises Dávila
Chairman: Gino Marra
Manager: Mile Sterjorvski
Competitions: A-League position 3
🔑 Star Player: Ulises Dávila
Normally taking up the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Ulises Dávila was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. After having played his first senior match for CD Guadalajara in the 2009 - 2010 season, the gifted Midfielder has netted 8 league goals in this A-League 2023 - 2024 season so far in 19 appearances.
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21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 40 | WWDWL |
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20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 37 | DLWWW |
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21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 34 | DWLLW |
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20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | WWLDW |
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19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 30 | DWWDW |
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20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 28 | DLWLL |
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20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 26 | LDDLW |
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20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 25 | DWLDW |
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20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 21 | DWDLD |
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21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -9 | 20 | DLDLD |
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20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 19 | DLLLL |
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20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -16 | 18 | WLDWW |
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Goals scored | 1.8 |
Goals conceded | 1.7 |
Time first goal scored | 45 |
Time first goal conceded | 40 |
Yellow cards | 1.9 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.5 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 0.9 |
Time first goal scored | 43 |
Time first goal conceded | 31 |
Yellow cards | 2.2 |
Red cards | 0.3 |
Subs used | 3.9 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Valère Germain | 11 |
Ulises Dávila | 8 |
Jake Hollman | 5 |
Raphael Borges Rodrigues | 4 |
Matt Millar | 4 |
Ángel Torres | 11 |
Marco Túlio | 5 |
Alou Kuol | 4 |
Jing Reec | 3 |
Brian Kaltak | 2 |
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