In this 16th week match, on Sun Feb 12th, Macarthur will play host to Wellington Phoenix in a meeting of these two A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. 9th placed Macarthur is fresh off their 1-6 blowout loss against Melbourne City. MacLaren struck first for Melbourne City in the 3rd minute on a feed from Mathew Leckie, then Richard van der Venne added another in the 33rd minute. Macarthur is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while wellington Phoenix sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Melbourne Victory. Oskar Zawada struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 13th minute on a feed from Joshua Laws, but Bruno Fornaroli got the equalizer for Melbourne Victory in the 32nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 54th minute on a goal by Jake Brimmer. Wellington Phoenix is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Westpac Stadium, Wellington Phoenix was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Old struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then in the 59th minute, Daniel Arzani sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Rose.
Oskar Zawada has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 5 goals for Wellington Phoenix. Matthew Millar has been the most effective weapon for Macarthur lately. The Australian midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches.