This promises to be another interesting encounter at Mars Stadium in the A-League. Western United is in 10th position and welcome Macarthur in 2nd place. Read all about the match here!
- Western United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Macarthur have won all their away games so far.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Western United form and stats
Western United have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the A-League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Western lost their last game at Central Coast Mariners (placed 1st) after a 2-3 scoreline. In the match before that, Western hosted Melbourne Victory and drew the game 0-0.
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 Western have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost two.
There will be little rest for Western after this match as they are travelling to Adelaide United for a A-League game in only four days.
Western United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Mars Stadium with 5 goals in 3 league matches. On the other hand, Western have conceded 4 goals.
Macarthur form and stats
Macarthur are yet to lose a point on their A-League travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Macarthur goalkeeper Adam Federici is eager to challenge this, with his 199 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Macarthur won their last game, 4-0 versus Adelaide United played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Brisbane Roar at their stadium, the result 2-0.
As mentioned above, Macarthur was the only team on the pitch versus Adelaide United in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Matt Derbyshire certainly enjoyed Macarthur's last game versus Adelaide United, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-0 victory.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Macarthur playing away and similar expectations, we found two relevant matches. Results were two Macarthur wins, zero draws and zero defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Central Coast Mariners in just two days.
Macarthur are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. Macarthur are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Derbyshire 5 goals |  D. Pierias 2 goals |  M. Milligan 2 goals |
Western United missing players
Macarthur missing players
| Western United | Macarthur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 88% |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 40% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 38% |
| 40% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.8 | 5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.7 | 15.6 |
| 3.8 | 4.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 42% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 31% | 28% |
- Macarthur have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Macarthur have won all their away games so far.
- Macarthur haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Western United have not yet lost a 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 | Central Coast Mariners | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | Macarthur | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Sydney | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 8 | Adelaide United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 7 |
| 9 | Melbourne City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 10 | Western United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Wellington Phoenix | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 4 |