Macarthur - Brisbane Roar: Small difference between teams in A-League clash

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Competition: Australia A-League
Competition: Sat 21.Oct
Match begins: 04:30 (UTC)
Venue: Campbelltown Stadium

Finally! The A-League season debut for these teams, whom at last are battling for points again. Will Macarthur or Brisbane Roar get that crucial first three points?

It's quite the trip for Brisbane Roar when visiting Macarthur as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

Both sides have had ample time to rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's trust this will be an active game!

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Macarthur form and stats

The season before, Macarthur's league statistics were 7 wins, 5 draws and 14 losses, results that produced 12th position in the A-League. During these 26 matches they scored {31 goals} and let in 48. Appearing as the host team in the former season Macarthur delivered 5-3-5 (win-draw-lost) with {18 goals} and 16 conceded.

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.

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Brisbane Roar form and stats

Let's have a look at how Brisbane Roar performed last season in the A-League: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 9 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 26 and conceded {33 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 4 and lost 6 with 14/22 goals scored/conceded.

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 13 relevant matches. Results were 5 Brisbane wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last six meetings: three - one - two (Macarthur wins - draws - Brisbane Roar wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Macarthur missing players

Brisbane Roar missing players

Macarthur Brisbane Roar
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Macarthur Last season Brisbane Roar
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
26 13   Played P   13 26
7 5   Won W   3 7
5 3   Drew D   4 9
14 5   Lost L   6 10
31 18   Scored S   14 26
48 16   Conceded C   22 33
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 88%
77% 69%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   77% 69%
62% 46%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   54% 42%
38% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   31% 19%
23% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 8%
58% 54%   BTTS BTTS   69% 54%
19% 23%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 31%
27% 23%   Failed to Score F T   8% 27%
 
4.7 4.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5.4 5
6.8 6.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 5.3
2.4 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.8
4 2   Red cards R C   2 3
 
12.2 12.2   Shots (avg) S (   12.7 12.7
4.2 4.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4.2
28% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 24%
 
16.2 15.6   Shots against (avg) S A   13.4 13.9
6 5.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.5 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Macarthur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sydney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wellington Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Western United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season 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 26 16 7 3 61 32 13 10 3 0 37 15 13 6 4 3 24 17 29 55
2 Central Coast Mariners 26 13 5 8 55 35 13 7 3 3 31 17 13 6 2 5 24 18 20 44
3 Adelaide United 26 11 9 6 53 46 13 7 3 3 26 17 13 4 6 3 27 29 7 42
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 11 8 7 43 27 13 8 2 3 24 10 13 3 6 4 19 17 16 41
5 Sydney 26 11 5 10 40 39 13 5 3 5 20 22 13 6 2 5 20 17 1 38
6 Wellington Phoenix 26 9 8 9 39 45 13 5 5 3 24 20 13 4 3 6 15 25 -6 35
7 Western United 26 9 5 12 34 47 13 4 3 6 14 23 13 5 2 6 20 24 -13 32
8 Brisbane Roar 26 7 9 10 26 33 13 4 5 4 12 11 13 3 4 6 14 22 -7 30
9 Perth Glory 26 7 8 11 36 46 13 6 5 2 25 21 13 1 3 9 11 25 -10 29
10 Newcastle Jets 26 8 5 13 30 45 13 5 2 6 21 22 13 3 3 7 9 23 -15 29
11 Melbourne Victory 26 8 4 14 29 34 13 5 2 6 17 14 13 3 2 8 12 20 -5 28
12 Macarthur 26 7 5 14 31 48 13 5 3 5 18 16 13 2 2 9 13 32 -17 26

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.