SYDNEY. Macarthur overcomes Western Sydney Wanderers 3-1. Macarthur got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from C. Noone (8′) and U. Davila (73′). Western Sydney Wanderers tried to recover with a goal from T. Antonis (80′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a penalty (90′) scored by U. Davila for Macarthur. Western Sydney Wanderers was much better in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium in Sydney on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Adam Kersey who had the assistance of Nathan MacDonald and Andrej Giev. The 4th official was Stephen Lucas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Macarthur

3 - 1

Western Sydney Wanderers

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 7 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 1
  • 3 Off Target 15
  • 0 Shots blocked 8
  • 66 Attack 145
  • 36 Dangerous attack 58
  • 71 Ball safe 79
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 9
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 13 Total 17
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Western Sydney Wanderers was in firm control of the ball 64% while Macarthur was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Western Sydney Wanderers was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Macarthur was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Macarthur shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers shot 16 times, 1 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Macarthur received 3 yellow cards (A. Giannou, J. Mutch and F. Kurto). Talking about the opposition, Western Sydney Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (K. Baccus, D. Petratos and D. Margush).

Match Timeline

8'
10'
30'
54'
Lachlan Rose- sub ->A. Toure
58'
64'
64'
Charles M'Mombwa- sub ->J. Mutch
68'
Ulises Dávila (goal)
73'
74'
74'
F. Kurto- Yellow
76'
78'
78'
80'
90'
90'
Ulises Dávila (penalty)
90'
90'
Daniel Margush- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Melbourne City
49
26
Melbourne Victory
48
26
Western United
45
26
Adelaide United
43
26
Central Coast Mariners
42
26
Wellington Phoenix
39
26
Macarthur
33
26
Sydney
31
26
Newcastle Jets
29
26
Western Sydney Wanderers
27
26
Brisbane Roar
26
26
Perth Glory
18
26

After playing this encounter, Macarthur will have 25 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Western Sydney Wanderers will stay with 15 points like Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets to hold in the 10th 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 statistic in favor of Macarthur (2 draws).

Western Sydney Wanderers will play away agasint Wellington Phoenix on the 23rd of April with a 13-10 head to head statistic in favor of Western Sydney Wanderers (5 draws).

Macarthur – Formation

Macarthur
G
F. Kurto 12.Poland
6.4
76'
D
Adrian Mariappa 23.Jamaica
7.0
D
Aleksandar Jovanovic 6.Australia
7.6
D
Tomislav Uskok 20.Australia
7.3
M
Jordon Mutch 8.England
7.1
68' 64'
M
T. Oar 11.Australia
6.5
M
Craig Noone 17.England
8.0
90' 8'
M
Moudi Najjar 14.Australia
6.2
F
Ulises Dávila 10.Mexico
8.3
73', 90'
F
Apostolos Giannou 99.Australia
6.5
90' 64'
F
A. Touré 35.Australia
6.8
58'
Substitutes
G
Nick Suman 1.Australia
D
J. Meredith 4.Australia
6.2
90'
M
Jake Hollman 21.Australia
M
Charles M'Mombwa 24.Tanzania
6.3
68'
M
Liam Rose 22.Australia
F
Lachlan Rose 31.Australia
6.8
58'
F
Michael Ruhs 19.Australia
7.0
90'

Macarthur started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Ante Milicic decided to play with the following team: Filip Kurto (6.4), Tomislav Uskok (7.3), Aleksandar Jovanović (7.6), Adrian Mariappa (7.0), Craig Noone (8.0), Jordon Mutch (7.1), Thomas Oar (6.5), Moudi Najjar (6.2), Ulises Dávila (8.3), Apostolos Giannou (6.5) and Al Hassan Toure (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jake Hollman, Lachlan Rose (6.8), Charles M’Mombwa (6.3), Nick Suman, Liam Rose, Michael Ruhs (7.0) and James Meredith (6.2).

Macarthur could not rely on the presence of L. Rose (injured).

Substitutions

Macarthur made 4 changes: A. Toure for L. Rose (58′), J. Mutch for C. M’Mombwa (68′), A. Giannou for J. Meredith (90′) and C. Noone for M. Ruhs (90′).

Best player: Ulises Dávila​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Macarthur was Ulises Dávila.

His rating is (8.3) with 2 goals, 33 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

Western Sydney Wanderers – Formation

Western Sydney Wanderers
G
Daniel Margush 1.Australia
5.2
90'
D
A. Traoré 3.Ivory Coast
6.9
D
Tomislav Mrcela 15.Australia
7.1
D
T. Russell 13.Australia
6.8
54'
D
Phillip Cancar 25.Australia
6.5
M
Keijiro Ogawa 11.Japan
6.3
74'
M
Dimitri Petratos 23.Australia
6.7
30'
M
Steven Ugarkovic 8.Australia
6.9
M
Keanu Baccus 17.Australia
6.5
78' 10'
M
Ramy Najjarine 7.Australia
7.1
78'
F
T. Hemed 10.Israel
6.8
74'
Substitutes
G
Tomás Mejías 20.Spain
D
John Koutroumbis 22.Australia
D
Thomas Aquilina 39.Australia
6.4
54'
M
Terry Antonis 29.Australia
7.2
78' 80'
F
B. Ibini-Isei 9.Australia
6.4
74'
F
Jarrod Carluccio 32.Australia
6.3
74'
F
A. Lopane 36.Australia
6.2
78'

Western Sydney Wanderers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Marko Ante Rudan played with: Daniel Margush (5.2), Tate Russell (6.8), Tomislav Mrčela (7.1), Phillip Čančar (6.5), Adama Traoré (6.9), Keanu Baccus (6.5), Steven Ugarkovic (6.9), Keijiro Ogawa (6.3), Dimitri Petratos (6.7), Ramy Najjarine (7.1) and Tomer Hemed (6.8).

They had on the bench: Johnny Koutroumbis, Bernie Ibini Isei (6.4), Thomas Kevin Aquilina (6.4), Tomas Mejías, Jarrod Carluccio (6.3), Alessandro Lopane (6.2) and Terry Antonis (7.2).

Substitutions

Western Sydney Wanderers made 5 changes: T. Russell for T. Aquilina (54′), T. Hemed for B. Ibini-Isei (74′), K. Ogawa for J. Carluccio (74′), K. Baccus for T. Antonis (78′) and R. Najjarine for A. Lopane (79′).

Best player: Terry Antonis​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Western Sydney Wanderers was Terry Antonis.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 14 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 78′.

Results of the day

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