The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Macarthur are in the 5th position while the guesting Western United worry at 9th.
- Macarthur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Western United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in A-League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Macarthur form and stats
Macarthur have played 5 A-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
M. Derbyshire was the last player to score a league goal for Macarthur and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Macarthur haven't scored in 234 minutes.
Macarthur faced defeat in their previous match, away at Melbourne City (0-3). A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Central Coast Mariners.
The game against Melbourne City was basically lost in the first half (0-3) and the second half was more of a formality.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Macarthur have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found one game) they have won one time, drawn zero and lost zero.
Macarthur has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Macarthur defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Western United form and stats
As the visiting team in A-League matches, Western United have produced an overall stat of 1-0-3 so far.
Víctor Sánchez was the last player to score for the away team. Western haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.
Western's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Brisbane Roar that finished 0-0. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Sydney's place.
Western are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, one draw and three defeats. From a total of four matches.
Western are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 7 times in 4 away games so far. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Western concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Western United - Macarthur 4-1 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  M. Derbyshire 7 goals |   B. Berisha 5 goals | D. Pierias 3 goals |
Macarthur missing players
Western United missing players
| Macarthur | Western United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 70% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 50% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 50% |
| 25% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 33% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 50% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 1.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15.6 | 17.4 | 23 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.5 | 12.1 |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 26% | 26% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 31% |
- All of Macarthur's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Western United's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Macarthur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Macarthur haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Western United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Western United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Western United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in A-League
- Western United have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in A-League
- Western United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 19 |
| 3 | Melbourne City | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Sydney | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Macarthur | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Western United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Wellington Phoenix | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -15 | 7 |