📊 Form Guide

Macarthur FC

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Macarthur FC will be looking for a repeat result of the 1-2 A-League success versus Brisbane Roar.

In that game, Macarthur FC managed 42% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. For Macarthur FC, the goals were scored by Tomislav Uskok (26') and Raphael Borges Rodrigues (42'). On the other side, Brisbane Roar got 22 shots at goal with 6 on target. Florin Bérenguer (14') scored for Brisbane Roar.

In their prior six fixtures, Mile Sterjorvski's Macarthur FC have hit the back of the net 8 times - an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.33.

Western Sydney Wanderers

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Western Sydney Wanderers come into this match following a 1-2 A-League win with the defeat of Perth Glory in their most recent outing.

In that game, Western Sydney Wanderers had 53% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. For Western Sydney Wanderers, the scorers were Brandon Borrello (11') and Lachlan Brook (83'). Perth Glory had 22 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Adam Taggart (45') scored for Perth Glory.

The numbers tell their own story, and Western Sydney Wanderers have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 17 goals in total. At the back, Western Sydney Wanderers just haven’t been too solid at all.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their prior head to head clashes dating back to 08/05/2022 shows that Macarthur FC have won 1 of these games & Western Sydney Wanderers 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 2.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 25 in total at an average of 4.17 goals per meeting.

The last league contest between the two was A-League match day 15 on 04/02/2024 when it finished Macarthur FC 4-3 Western Sydney Wanderers.

On that occasion, Macarthur FC managed 48% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. The goals were scored by Valère Germain (18', 45', 93') and Raphael Borges Rodrigues (32').

Western Sydney Wanderers got 20 shots at goal with 9 of them on target. Lachlan Brook (20', 42') and Nicolas Milanovic (28') scored.

The referee was Adam Kersey.

📰 Team News: Macarthur FC

Bernardo Oliveira (Achilles tendon surgery), Jake McGing (Pelvic injury) and Kristian Popovic (unknown injury) won’t be available for Macarthur FC boss Mile Sterjorvski.

📰 Team News: Western Sydney Wanderers

Out of a mainly healthy group of players, there’s only the one fitness worry for the Western Sydney Wanderers manager Marko Rudan to be concerned with. Jack Gibson (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be playing here.

💡 Prediction

In our view, Western Sydney Wanderers and Macarthur FC could both end up scoring at least one each in what appears to be a good match-up, with little separating the two teams.

Looks like a high-scoring draw might be possible, as we’re expecting it to be that close. That is why we are leaning toward a highly competitive game with a 2-2 score draw at the end of the 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 03:04 01/04/2024