Week 17 features a match on Saturday Feb 18th, where Macarthur hosts Newcastle Jets at Campbelltown Stadium in a clash of the A-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 8th placed Macarthur, recorded a 2-1 win against Wellington Phoenix. Bozhidar Kraev struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 4th minute on a feed from Oskar Zawada, then Ulises Dávila tied it up for Macarthur in the 32nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 49th minute on a goal by Moudi Najjar. Macarthur is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while newcastle Jets sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Melbourne Victory. Beka Mikeltadze scored the first goal for Newcastle Jets in the 37th minute on a penalty, then Nishan Velupillay tied it up for Melbourne Victory in the 51st minute on a feed from Joshua Brillante. Newcastle Jets is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Campbelltown Stadium, Macarthur was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Al Hassan Toure struck first for Macarthur in the 43rd minute, then Ulises Dávila added another in the 78th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Newcastle Jets couldn’t manage to score, and Macarthur took the shutout win.
For Newcastle Jets, their top scorers are and Beka Mikeltadze, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. For Macarthur, their top scorers are Matthew Millar and Moudi Najjar, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.