Macarthur will not await any freebies from hosts Adelaide United in this A-League fixture. Here's our broad preview!
- Adelaide United have the most points from losing position (16) in A-League
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals (35) in A-League
Both participants have had ample time to rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's look for an animated fixture!
Adelaide United form and stats
Adelaide United have played 9 A-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). We have seen two home losses in a row now for Adelaide, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Adelaide United are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 352 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Goodwin).
The Adelaide United crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Melbourne Victory here at Coopers Stadium. Goodwin (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.94/10. Goodwin hit eight key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 36 successful passes (of 45 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Central Coast Mariners (0-3).There will be little rest for Adelaide after this match as they are travelling to Sydney for a A-League game in only four days.
Adelaide United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Coopers Stadium with 15 goals in 9 league matches. Adelaide United have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Macarthur form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most conceded goals (35) in A-League, on their A-League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
Impressive finishing from Najjar, Dávila, Noone and Toure secured the home win 4-2 against Perth Glory in their previous game. Noone got a match rating of 9.01 in that game, top player of the team. Noone scored one goal, hit eight key passes and had 25 successful passes (of 31 total).
A 2-2 draw at Sydney's stadium before that.The travelling fans enjoy Macarthur's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. For Macarthur, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
These teams encountered each other earlier on this season: Macarthur - Adelaide United 4-1. Head to head statistics (for the preceeding three meetings): Adelaide won one game, zero matches ended in a draw and Macarthur got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / zeroTop Goalscorers
  C. Goodwin 7 goals |   U. Dávila Plascencia 6 goals |  H. Ibusuki 4 goals |
Adelaide United missing players
Macarthur missing players
| Adelaide United | Macarthur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 28 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 9 | 17 | 34 |
| 28 | 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 12 | 23 | 35 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 89% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 82% | 80% |
| 67% | 89% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 73% | 70% |
| 24% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 80% | 73% | 60% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 18% | 20% |
| 71% | 78% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 73% | 70% |
| 14% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 27% | 20% |
| 24% | 11% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 6.1 | 7.3 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 5 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14.4 | 16.6 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.4 | 11.5 | 14.2 |
| 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 29% | 30% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 34% | 32% |
| 14.8 | 13.1 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.3 |
| 5 | 5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
- Adelaide United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Adelaide United have the most points from losing position (16) in A-League
- Adelaide United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Macarthur have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Macarthur have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals (23) away in A-League
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals (35) in A-League
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in A-League
- Macarthur haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 20 | 43 |
| 2 | Western United | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 38 |
| 3 | Macarthur | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -1 | 29 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| 5 | Sydney | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 27 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 11 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 20 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 14 |
