SYDNEY. Sydney was eventually too strong for Macarthur with the goal of P. Wood (11′), M. Burgess (29′) and T. Buhagiar (59′). Sydney capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Sunday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Kurt Ams with the assistance of Owen Goldrick and Andrej Giev. The 4th official was Stephen Lucas. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sydney had a strong ball possession 57% while Macarthur was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sydney had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sydney won the contest.​

Macarthur shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Sydney shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Macarthur didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Sydney received 1 yellow card (H. Van Der Saag).

Standings

After this match, Macarthur will stay with 13 points like Melbourne Victory to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Sydney will have 8 points like Melbourne City to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the A-League, Macarthur will host Newcastle Jets on the 1st of May with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Macarthur (1 draw).

Sydney will play away agasint Perth Glory on the 30th of April with a 28-8 head to head in favor of Sydney (11 draws).

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Ante Milicic decided to play with the following team: Nick Suman (6.1), Tomislav Uskok (6.8), James Meredith (6.0), Adrian Mariappa (6.7), Craig Noone (6.4), Charles M’Mombwa (6.3), Thomas Oar (6.8), Moudi Najjar (7.2), Jake Hollman (6.1), Daniel De Silva (7.0) and Lachlan Rose (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Michael Ruhs (6.3), J. McGing, Aleksandar Jovanović (6.6), Liam Rose (6.2), A. Martis, Jordon Mutch (6.7) and L. Kaye.

Substitutions

Macarthur made 4 changes: J. Hollman for J. Mutch (57′), C. M’Mombwa for M. Ruhs (67′), T. Oar for L. Rose (77′) and J. Meredith for A. Jovanovic (77′).

Best player: Moudi Najjar​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Moudi Najjar.

His rating is (7.2) with 42 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.

Sydney – Formation

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

Steve Corica played with: Andrew Redmayne (8.1), Rhyan Grant (7.1), James Donachie (7.7), Alex Wilkinson (7.1), Joel King (7.0), Anthony Caceres (7.4), Paulo Retre (7.2), Patrick Yazbek (7.4), Max Burgess (8.8), Patrick Wood (7.4) and Trent Buhagiar (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Corey Hollman, L. McGing, Ben Warland, Harry Van der Saag (6.7), Adrian Segecic (6.6), Miloš Ninković (6.6) and T. Heward-Belle.

Substitutions

Sydney made 5 changes: M. Burgess for H. Van Der Saag (67′), P. Wood for A. Segecic (76′), R. Grant for M. Ninkovic (77′), A. Wilkinson for B. Warland (86′) and T. Buhagiar for C. Hollman (87′).

Best player: Max Burgess​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sydney was Max Burgess.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 31 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Melbourne Victory – Western United – 3-1
• Macarthur – Sydney – 0-3