Macarthur prepare for this after their 2-1 result against Western United, a game they learned a lot from. How will they do against Wellington Phoenix?
- Macarthur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Macarthur have less rest than Wellington Phoenix in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a A-League game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Western United, so at least Macarthur are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Macarthur form and stats
4 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Macarthur have to build on here at Campbelltown Stadium in the A-League.
Macarthur are returning here after visiting Western United in a A-League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Markel Susaeta and Mark Milligan scored the goal(s). Attacking player Matt Derbyshire bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 8.61 out of 10. Derbyshire hit the woodwork once, signed up for two assists and hit three key passes.
Before that game, the home loss against Central Coast Mariners with the scoreline 1-2.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Macarthur handle that role? We have found two games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, zero draws and zero defeats.
The Macarthur fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. Macarthur have conceded 17 in these home matches.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
4-5-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Wellington Phoenix in their A-League matches away. Things are running smoothly for Wellington Phoenix who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Melbourne City.
Wellington Phoenix delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Perth Glory (placed 9th) in their previous match; a A-League game. Attacker Tomer Hemed got a player rating of 8.05 in the game. "Man of the match" Hemed scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. The draw against Perth Glory came from a losing position. The Wellington manager U. Talay brought on Jaushua Sotirio as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Western Sydney Wanderers with the score of 2-1.We have checked recent matches where Wellington have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were one victory, seven draws and eight defeats.
Wellington have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 17 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Wellington have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Wellington Phoenix - Macarthur 0-1. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Macarthur, one draw and zero wins for Wellington Phoenix. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Derbyshire 14 goals |   T. Hemed 10 goals |  U. Dávila Plascencia 7 goals |
Macarthur missing players
Wellington Phoenix missing players
| Macarthur | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 33 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 41 |
| 33 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 34 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 84% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 88% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 64% |
| 24% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 32% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 16% |
| 56% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 68% |
| 28% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 5.7 | 5.9 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.5 | 14.3 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.3 | 15 | 16.4 |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 30% | 35% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 38% | 35% |
- All of Macarthur's home-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 at home.
| 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 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 26 | 48 |
| 2 | Sydney | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 39 |
| 4 | Macarthur | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 39 |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -2 | 38 |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 37 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 35 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 34 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Western United | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -15 | 28 |
| 11 | Melbourne Victory | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 59 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -29 | 18 |
| 12 | Newcastle Jets | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -17 | 14 |