Macarthur - Wellington Phoenix: Small difference between teams in A-League clash

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Competition: Australia A-League
Competition: Sun 12.February
Match begins: 06:00 (UTC)
Venue: Campbelltown Stadium

Here's every piece of data you must be aware of, and a little bit more, before the Macarthur - Wellington Phoenix match!

Insights:
  • Macarthur have the fewest points from losing position (1) in A-League
  • Wellington Phoenix have the most dropped points from leading position (17) 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!

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Macarthur form and stats

The story so far in the A-League for Macarthur at their home stadium (Campbelltown Stadium) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

The fans are hoping that Macarthur will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-6 away loss in the match against Melbourne City (placed 1st). As you see from the result above, Macarthur suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Hollman (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.51/10. Hollman hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

In the match before that, Macarthur hosted Western United and drew the game 2-2.

Macarthur has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. 8 goals have been conceded.

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Wellington Phoenix form and stats

2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Wellington Phoenix playing as the away team in the A-League this season.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Wellington Phoenix, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Melbourne Victory (placed 12th). That defeat was their first after four consecutive league fixtures winning points. Zawada has scored for the away side five matches in a row. The efficiency! Midfielder Ugarković was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.81. Ugarković had 80 successful passes (of 84 total).

Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Perth Glory.

Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 13 of this club's last 15 league games.

Wellington Phoenix have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 7 goals have been scored. As for defending, Wellington rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Wellington Phoenix - Macarthur 4-1 was the scoreline in these sides' latest H2H match, played this season. Data for the previous seven meetings between these two contenders are: two wins for Macarthur, two draws and three wins for Wellington Phoenix. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Wellington PhoenixO. Zawada
O. Zawada
8 goals
Wellington PhoenixB. Kraev
B. Kraev
5 goals
MacarthurM. Millar
M. Millar
4 goals

Macarthur missing players

Wellington Phoenix missing players

Macarthur Wellington Phoenix
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 2 6 15
5 3 2 Won W 1 2 5
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 6
7 3 1 Lost L 1 2 4
19 10 5 Scored S 2 7 25
26 8 3 Conceded C 3 9 24
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 87%
53% 43% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 67%
40% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 60%
27% 14% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 13%
47% 43% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 87%
33% 43% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 13%
27% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.9 4.6 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.7 5
6.9 7.1 8.3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 3.3 3.7
2.7 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3 2.4
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
12.1 11.3 10 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 11 12
4.3 4.9 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.5 4.9
29% 29% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 26% 34%
 
15.7 15.7 14.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 11.2 12.3
6.2 6.1 5.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.2 5.1
Key stats in A-League this season:
  • Macarthur have the fewest points from losing position (1) in A-League
  • Macarthur have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in A-League
  • Macarthur haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Wellington Phoenix have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Wellington Phoenix have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in A-League
  • Wellington Phoenix have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Wellington Phoenix 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 14 9 4 1 33 12 7 5 2 0 22 7 7 4 2 1 11 5 21 31
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 15 6 6 3 17 12 7 4 2 1 10 5 8 2 4 2 7 7 5 24
3 Central Coast Mariners 15 7 2 6 31 22 9 5 1 3 21 13 6 2 1 3 10 9 9 23
4 Adelaide United 15 6 5 4 23 22 7 5 1 1 11 4 8 1 4 3 12 18 1 23
5 Wellington Phoenix 15 5 6 4 25 24 9 3 4 2 18 15 6 2 2 2 7 9 1 21
6 Sydney 15 6 2 7 23 25 7 2 1 4 9 13 8 4 1 3 14 12 -2 20
7 Perth Glory 15 5 4 6 19 23 7 4 3 0 13 8 8 1 1 6 6 15 -4 19
8 Newcastle Jets 15 5 3 7 17 23 7 3 1 3 11 8 8 2 2 4 6 15 -6 18
9 Macarthur 15 5 3 7 19 26 7 3 1 3 10 8 8 2 2 4 9 18 -7 18
10 Brisbane Roar 15 3 7 5 11 16 8 1 5 2 5 6 7 2 2 3 6 10 -5 16
11 Western United 15 4 4 7 18 27 8 3 3 2 9 10 7 1 1 5 9 17 -9 16
12 Melbourne Victory 14 4 2 8 15 19 6 2 0 4 8 7 8 2 2 4 7 12 -4 14

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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.