SYDNEY. Western Sydney Wanderers estinguishes Macarthur 4-0 with goals of Yeni N’Gbakoto (16′), Oliver Božanić (18′), Brandon Borrello (71′) and Ramy Najjarine (88′ pen).

The match was played at the Commbank Stadium stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Lachlan Keevers with the help of Owen Goldrick and Greg Taylor. The 4th official was Ben Abraham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24 degrees Celsius or 75.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Western Sydney Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Macarthur that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Macarthur was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyhow, Western Sydney Wanderers was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Western Sydney Wanderers shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Macarthur shot 11 times, 0 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Western Sydney Wanderers received 4 yellow cards (Marcelo, Yeni N’Gbakoto, Tomislav Mrčela and Brandon Borrello). On the opposite side, Macarthur received 3 yellow cards (Jonathan Aspropotamitis, Matthew Millar and Matthew Millar).

Standings

After this match, Western Sydney Wanderers will have 18 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Macarthur will stay with 14 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Western Sydney Wanderers will play away against Melbourne City on the 28th of April with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (6 draws).

Macarthur will host Wellington Phoenix on the 30th of April with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Wellington Phoenix (2 draws).

Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation

Western Sydney Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marko Ante Rudan decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Thomas (6.8), Gabriel Cleur (6.9), Tomislav Mrčela (7.3), Marcelo (6.8), Adama Traoré (7.3), Brandon Borrello (7.4), Romain Amalfitano (7.1), Calem Nieuwenhof (7.0), Kusini Yengi (7.5), Yeni N’Gbakoto (7.3) and Oliver Božanić (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Alessandro Lopane, Daniel Margush, Sulejman Krpić, Zachary Sapsford (6.7), Ruon Tongyik (6.8), Daniel Wilmering (6.3) and Ramy Najjarine (7.6).

Western Sydney Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Ruon Tongyik (injured).

Substitutions

Western Sydney Wanderers made 4 changes: Oliver Božanić for Ramy Najjarine (62′), Yeni N’Gbakoto for Ruon Tongyik (72′), Brandon Borrello for Zachary Sapsford (83′) and Kusini Yengi for Sulejman Krpić (83′).

Best player: Ramy Najjarine​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Ramy Najjarine.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 16 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 62′.

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Dwight Yorke played with: Filip Kurto (6.6), Matthew Millar (5.8), Tomislav Uskok (6.2), Jonathan Aspropotamitis (6.8), Ivan Vujica (6.0), Jake Hollman (7.4), Craig Noone (6.8), Ulises Dávila (6.2), Charles M’Mombwa (6.5), Al Hassan Toure (6.6) and Bachana Arabuli (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Jed Drew (7.0), Nick Suman, Kearyn Baccus, Anthony Carter (6.6), Jerry Skotadis, Daniel Arzani (5.6) and Jake McGing.

Substitutions

Macarthur made 3 changes: Charles M’Mombwa for Anthony Carter (65′), Alhassan Touré for Jed Drew (65′) and Craig Noone for Daniel Arzani (72′).

Best player: Jake Hollman​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Jake Hollman.

His rating is (7.4) with 57 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the A-League.​

• Western Sydney Wanderers – Macarthur – 4-0
• Newcastle Jets – Sydney – 0-2