The home team stadium regulars expect a win and three points in this fixture, as the home advantage could be decisive versus a struggling visitor. Macarthur are in 7th position while the guesting Brisbane Roar lose sleep at 10th.
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in A-League
Brisbane Roar could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a A-League game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Melbourne Victory, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Brisbane Roar.
Macarthur form and stats
The overall A-League statistics at home this season for Macarthur are 5-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager Milicic led his Macarthur to a defeat away at Adelaide United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Campbelltown Stadium. Macarthur's goalkeeper Kurto was extremely busy against Adelaide United, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
Before that, Macarthur had a home game versus Perth Glory which ended with a victory 4-2.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Macarthur have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost one.
There will be little rest for Macarthur after this match as they are travelling to Western United for a A-League game in only four days.
The Macarthur fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. Macarthur have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Brisbane Roar form and stats
There's been little loot from Brisbane Roar's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 11 away games in the A-League. Brisbane Roar only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws. Brisbane has drawn their two previous away games.
Brisbane Roar are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Melbourne Victory (placed 3rd). Neville, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.4. Neville won 7 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Western Sydney Wanderers that ended 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 16 relevant matches. Results were seven Brisbane Roar wins, three draws and six defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Brisbane as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Brisbane Roar rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have battled earlier this season: Brisbane Roar - Macarthur 3-1. Previous three meetings between these sides: Macarthur won one, Brisbane Roar triumphed in two and we saw zero draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  U. Dávila Plascencia 6 goals |   H. Hore 5 goals |  J. Lescano 5 goals |
Macarthur missing players
Brisbane Roar missing players
| Macarthur | Brisbane Roar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 34 | 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 24 |
| 36 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 90% |
| 76% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 81% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 62% |
| 57% | 44% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 19% |
| 19% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 10% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 52% |
| 19% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 24% |
| 14% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 45% | 33% |
| 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.1 | 17.7 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.7 | 12.8 | 14.7 |
| 5.1 | 6.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 32% | 31% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| 14.4 | 14.1 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 13.8 | 12.6 |
| 5.4 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) 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 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 46 |
| 2 | Western United | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Sydney | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -11 | 30 |
| 7 | Macarthur | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -2 | 29 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 22 |
| 11 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -16 | 14 |
