High profile Macarthur arrive at Sydney after their 0-1-result versus Melbourne City. Check out our broad match preview!
- Sydney have the most matches under the total-line (8) in A-League
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals (31) in A-League
Macarthur could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a A-League game only four sleeps ago.
Sydney form and stats
Overall A-League results at home this season for Sydney are 3-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Sydney in their previous match, an away game at Newcastle Jets that ended in defeat 0-2. Midfielder Caceres was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.1 (out of ten) in that game. Caceres hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 35 successful passes (of 41 total).
Ahead of that match, Sydney won a home game hosting Western United (3-0).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sydney handle that role? We have found 17 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are ten wins, four draws and three defeats.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the A-League game versus Western Sydney Wanderers in only three days. This game is also played here at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.
The Sydney fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. On the other hand, Sydney have conceded 12 goals.
Macarthur form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Macarthur playing as the away team in the A-League this season. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Milicic, the Macarthur manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Macarthur might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Melbourne City proved too strong as Macarthur slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans. Midfielder Mutch was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.8. Mutch dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 57 successful passes (of 64 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Central Coast Mariners wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.Macarthur are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and zero defeats. From a total of six matches.
A new game in only four days for Macarthur, the A-League home match versus Perth Glory. Busy days.
Macarthur are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 10 away games so far. Macarthur have conceded 21 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties meet this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Macarthur - Sydney 0-3. Head-to-head numbers (for the former five meetings): Sydney won three games, zero matches ended with a draw and Macarthur got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / three The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 3 sending-offs from the last five duels.Top Goalscorers
  A. Caceres 4 goals |  D. da Silva 4 goals |   U. Dávila Plascencia 4 goals |
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| Sydney | Macarthur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 24 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 13 | 21 | 31 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 78% |
| 47% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 67% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 70% | 56% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 17% |
| 53% | 78% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 67% |
| 21% | 11% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 22% |
| 32% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 6.1 | 5.6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.9 | 15.7 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12.1 | 14.1 |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 29% | 33% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | 30% |
| 12.3 | 11.1 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
- 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 (21) away in A-League
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals (31) in A-League
- Macarthur have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in A-League
- Macarthur haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sydney have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sydney have the most matches under the total-line (8) in A-League
- Sydney 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 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| 2 | Western United | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 37 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 28 |
| 4 | Macarthur | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -3 | 25 |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Sydney | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -6 | 24 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 19 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -8 | 13 |
