A-League preview of Macarthur - Brisbane Roar: Visitors believed to win A-League match prediction: Little separates Macarthur and Brisbane Roar in quality

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Competition: Australia A-League
Competition: Sun 05.March
Match begins: 04:00 (UTC)
Venue: Campbelltown Stadium

Having a 1 point edge in the league table, Macarthur club members expect to see their gladiators get max points from this match hosting Brisbane Roar.

Insights:
  • Macarthur is in the worst form (1-1-4)
  • Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals (15) in A-League

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Brisbane Roar, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.

This promises to be an appealing match with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well recovered since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!

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Macarthur form and stats

4 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Macarthur have to build on here at Campbelltown Stadium in the A-League.

Macarthur haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 221 minutes ago. Najjar scored that one.

Macarthur are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Western Sydney Wanderers. Macarthur were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Defender Aspropotamitis got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 6.81/10. Aspropotamitis won 2 of 2 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Newcastle Jets that was lost 0-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Macarthur perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Macarthur as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Macarthur has won 4 of these, drawn 4 and lost 1.

The Macarthur fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. Macarthur's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Brisbane Roar form and stats

As the visiting team in A-League matches, Brisbane Roar have produced an overall stat of 2-3-3 so far.

Hore and Aldred scored in Brisbane Roar's previous match, the home game against Perth Glory that ended 2-1. Hooray; their first three points in the league after seven games not winning. Defender Aldred was the best team player with a rating of 8.01. Aldred scored one goal and won 6 of 7 duels.

Before that, Brisbane travelled to Sydney and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Brisbane Roar playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 5 Brisbane Roar wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

The attacking power of Brisbane Roar when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. As opposed to that, Brisbane Roar have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the scoreline when the sides met earlier this season; Brisbane Roar - Macarthur 0-0. Statistics for the last five meetings featuring these two squads are: two wins for Macarthur, one draw and two wins for Brisbane Roar. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

MacarthurM. Millar
M. Millar
4 goals
MacarthurU. Dávila Plascencia
U. Dávila Plascencia
3 goals
MacarthurB. Arabuli
B. Arabuli
3 goals

Macarthur missing players

Brisbane Roar missing players

Macarthur Brisbane Roar
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 3 8 18
6 4 1 Won W 1 2 4
3 1 1 Drew D 1 3 8
9 4 1 Lost L 1 3 6
21 12 3 Scored S 2 7 15
32 10 3 Conceded C 5 11 20
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 83%
72% 67% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 67%
56% 44% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 33%
39% 22% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 12% 11%
22% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
44% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 62% 56%
28% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 28%
33% 22% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 12% 33%
 
4.8 4.6 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 6 5.2
6.7 6.4 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.9 5.4
2.6 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.9 1.8
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
12.2 12.4 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12.5 12
4.4 5.3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.1 3.9
26% 25% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 21% 21%
 
15.2 14.9 12 Shots against (avg) S A 13.7 11.6 14.2
6 5.8 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.1 3.8
Key stats in A-League this season:
  • Brisbane Roar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals (15) in A-League
  • Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in A-League
  • Brisbane Roar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Macarthur haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Macarthur is in the worst form (1-1-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Melbourne City 17 11 4 2 42 19 8 6 2 0 25 9 9 5 2 2 17 10 23 37
2 Central Coast Mariners 18 8 4 6 36 26 10 5 2 3 22 14 8 3 2 3 14 12 10 28
3 Western Sydney Wanderers 18 7 7 4 25 17 9 5 2 2 14 6 9 2 5 2 11 11 8 28
4 Adelaide United 18 7 7 4 31 29 8 5 2 1 15 8 10 2 5 3 16 21 2 28
5 Wellington Phoenix 18 6 7 5 30 27 9 3 4 2 18 15 9 3 3 3 12 12 3 25
6 Sydney 18 7 3 8 27 29 8 2 2 4 10 14 10 5 1 4 17 15 -2 24
7 Newcastle Jets 18 7 3 8 21 27 9 4 1 4 14 12 9 3 2 4 7 15 -6 24
8 Macarthur 18 6 3 9 21 32 9 4 1 4 12 10 9 2 2 5 9 22 -11 21
9 Brisbane Roar 18 4 8 6 15 20 10 2 5 3 8 9 8 2 3 3 7 11 -5 20
10 Perth Glory 18 5 5 8 24 31 9 4 4 1 17 14 9 1 1 7 7 17 -7 20
11 Western United 18 5 4 9 23 34 10 3 3 4 11 16 8 2 1 5 12 18 -11 19
12 Melbourne Victory 17 5 3 9 20 24 8 3 1 4 12 10 9 2 2 5 8 14 -4 18

Read more about A-League

The A-League is the top level of the Australian football league system. Seasons run from October to May. Ten teams play a regular season of 27 fixtures to create a league table winner and the highest placed teams qualify for a playoff. The league winner is called the “premier” while the playoff winner is the “champion”. There is no set system for relegation, unlike most leagues in the world.