National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Macarthur or Wellington Phoenix that keep their silverware dream alive.
This should be an appealing match with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
Macarthur form and stats
Macarthur participated in Australian Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.6 victories, 3 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 Modbury Jets in a Australian Cup match and winning with a 4-0 scoreline.
In the game before, a nice away win at Magpies Crusaders. A Australian Cup game.
A decent goal production from Macarthur in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 13 league matches. Macarthur have conceded 21 from these games.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
They also participated in Australian Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals.Wellington Phoenix have only collected 13 points from their away games in the A-League, after 4-1-8 (13 played).
Two away matches in a row for Wellington Phoenix, whose manager Talay could celebrate last time after the Australian Cup win against Melbourne City.
Ahead of that, the Australian Cup win away at Devonport City. Wellington are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 5 draws and 11 defeats. From a total of 19 matches.
Wellington Phoenix have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 15 goals have been scored. For Wellington, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - two - two (Macarthur wins - draws - Wellington Phoenix wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Macarthur missing players
Wellington Phoenix missing players
| Macarthur | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 45 | 19 | Scored | S | 20 | 37 | ||
| 46 | 20 | Conceded | C | 24 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 79% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 24% | ||
| 6.2 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.8 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 12.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.3 | ||
| 35% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 34% | ||
| 14.1 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.1 | 18.2 | ||
| 5.6 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.7 | ||
| 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 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 22 | 49 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 48 |
| 3 | Western United | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 45 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 43 |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 42 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 49 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -15 | 39 |
| 7 | Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 33 |
| 8 | Sydney | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 31 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 27 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -10 | 26 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -23 | 18 |
