This could be an interesting match as Sydney have their presumed home advantage while Macarthur are ahead 3 points in the A-League table.
- Sydney have the fewest conceded goals (8) in A-League
- Macarthur have scored in all their away matches so far.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Sydney form and stats
The story so far in the A-League for Sydney, who have the fewest conceded goals (8) in A-League, at their home stadium (Netstrata Jubilee Stadium) is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Sydney faced defeat in their previous match, away at Melbourne City (2-3). In the match before that, Sydney hosted Brisbane Roar and drew the game 0-0.
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 Sydney have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won twelve times, drawn three and lost two.
Sydney aren't scoring a lot here at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Sydney's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Macarthur form and stats
3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Macarthur playing as the away team in the A-League this season.
Macarthur lost away at Western United (1-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Before that, Macarthur secured a home win against Adelaide United with the score 4-0.
Macarthur has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. 5 goals have been conceded by Macarthur in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Macarthur - Sydney 0-3.Top Goalscorers
  M. Derbyshire 6 goals |   K. Barbarouses 3 goals | P. Wood 3 goals |
Sydney missing players
Macarthur missing players
| Sydney | Macarthur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 86% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 89% |
| 57% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 33% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 25% | 11% |
| 57% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 44% |
| 29% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 29% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.1 | 13.2 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20 | 14.5 | 16.1 |
| 4 | 4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 36% | 19% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 29% | 27% |
- Macarthur have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Macarthur haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sydney have the fewest conceded goals (8) in A-League
- Sydney have the fewest scored goals (3) at home in A-League
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Macarthur | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 13 |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Western United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Sydney | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Melbourne City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | Melbourne Victory | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 12 | Wellington Phoenix | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 5 |