📊 Form Guide

Wellington Phoenix

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Wellington Phoenix go into this game after a 1-1 A-League drawn result vs Newcastle United Jets.

In that match, Wellington Phoenix managed 64% possession and 22 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. For Wellington Phoenix, the scorers were Alex Paulsen (15' Own goal) and Kosta Barbarouses (71'). At the other end, Newcastle United Jets had 18 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.

Giancarlo Italiano's Wellington Phoenix have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 6 times in their last 6 outings. At the other end, the number of goals that have been scored against them in those games amounts to 5.

Pre-game facts show that Wellington Phoenix:

• haven't lost in the league to Macarthur FC in their last 3 matches.
• have not been beaten in their last 8 league matches at home. A very good run at home.

Macarthur FC

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Macarthur FC will go into the game following a 1-0 A-League win versus Sydney FC in their last outing.

In that game, Macarthur FC managed 38% possession and 9 shots on goal with 6 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Macarthur FC was Jed Drew (45'). At the other end, Sydney FC got 19 shots on goal with 4 on target.

In a total of 5 out of the previous 6 clashes involving Macarthur FC, a minimum of three goals have been struck. The average number of goals per match within that spell is 3.33, with the number of goals averaged by Macarthur FC being 1.33. That trend won’t necessarily be sustained here, however.

Coming into this clash, Macarthur FC haven't won against Wellington Phoenix when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 06/02/2022 shows us that Wellington Phoenix have won 5 of these and Macarthur FC 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 0.

In all, 19 goals were scored between them in these games, with 14 for The Nix and 5 for Macarthur. That’s an average goals per game of 3.17.

The last league fixture between the two was A-League match day 17 on 18/02/2024 when it finished Macarthur FC 1-2 Wellington Phoenix.

On that day, Macarthur FC had 69% possession and 24 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player to score was Bernardo Oliveira (78').

For their opponents, Wellington Phoenix got 8 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Kosta Barbarouses (31', 73') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Shaun Evans.

📰 Team News: Wellington Phoenix

The Wellington Phoenix boss Giancarlo Italiano has a full complement, with no fitness worries at all coming into this clash with a fully healthy squad to choose from.

📰 Team News: Macarthur FC

Macarthur FC boss Mile Sterjorvski has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Jake McGing (Pelvic injury), Matthew Millar (unknown injury) and Bernardo Oliveira (Achilles tendon surgery) won’t be making appearances. Players who are serving a ban and are therefore ineligible to play are Tommy Smith and Yianni Nicolaou.

✨ Prediction

Macarthur FC will surely find it tough to be scoring even one goal against a Wellington Phoenix side who look set to dominate this match.

We can see a very comprehensive 3-0 margin for Wellington Phoenix by the conclusion of the match.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 07:10 27/04/2024