📏 Form Guide

Western United

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Western United will be hoping to bounce back here following the 4-1 A-League loss in their previous game against Adelaide United.

In that match, Western United managed 57% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Western United was Michael Ruhs (50'). Adelaide United got 20 shots at goal with 7 on target. Nestor Irankunda (19', 46', 48') and Zach Clough (80') scored for Adelaide United.

At least three goals per match were seen in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Western United have played. Opposing sides scored 11 of them in this period whereas Western United bagged a total of 10.

Pre-game facts show that Western United:

• remain undefeated by Macarthur FC in games played at home for the previous 2 matches in the league.
• have not registered a win against Macarthur FC in their previous 4 league games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 4 home league matches.

Macarthur FC

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Since a loss in their previous game against Western Sydney Wanderers in A-League competition, Macarthur FC and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that match, Macarthur FC had 61% possession and 23 shots at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Macarthur FC was Matt Millar (86'). For their opponents, Western Sydney Wanderers got 9 shots at goal with 5 on target. Nicolas Milanovic (57'), Sonny Kittel (65') and Jorrit Hendrix (70') scored for Western Sydney Wanderers.

In a total of 5 of the previous 6 games involving Macarthur FC, three or more goals have been hit. The average goals scored per game within that spell is 3.17, with the average number of goals for Macarthur FC equalling 1.33. That kind of pattern isn’t assured to be sustained into this next game, of course.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels dating back to 01/02/2022, both clubs have shared the honours with Western United winning 1 of those games, Macarthur FC 1 and 4 being draws in regulation time.

19 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 10 from The West and 9 coming from Macarthur. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.17.

The last league encounter featuring the two was A-League match day 27 on 12/01/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Macarthur FC 3-3 Western United.

That day, Macarthur FC had 43% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player to score was Ulises Dávila (32', 51', 90').

Western United had 26 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Ben Garuccio (3') and Daniel Penha (74', 85') scored.

The referee was Adam Kersey.

🗞️ Team News: Western United

Jacob Tratt (Torn knee ligaments), Rhys Bozinovski (unknown injury), Ramy Najjarine (Shoulder injury) and Noah Botic (Stress reaction of the bone) will not be able to play for Western United boss John Aloisi. Tomoki Imai will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

📋 Team News: Macarthur FC

Macarthur FC manager Mile Sterjorvski has not got a full squad to pick from. Jake McGing (Pelvic injury), Bernardo Oliveira (Achilles tendon surgery) and Kealey Adamson (Ankle injury) will not be playing here.

🧠 Prediction

In our view, Macarthur FC have the capability to score a goal against this Western United team, although it probably won’t quite be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We reckon that it will be a close game with a 2-1 winning margin for Western United by the conclusion of the game. It will be interesting to 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, 04:04 06/04/2024