On the 8th of January, in this week 11 match, Macarthur plays host to Newcastle Jets in a clash of these two closely matched A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 5th placed Macarthur, recorded a 0-4 loss against Western Sydney Wanderers. Yeni N’Gbakoto struck first for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 16th minute, then Oliver Božanić added another in the 18th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Macarthur couldn’t manage to score, and Western Sydney Wanderers took the shutout win. Macarthur is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Newcastle Jets recorded a 0-2 loss against Sydney. Adam Le Fondre scored the first goal for Sydney in the 37th minute, then Róbert Mak added another in the 41st minute In the end, Newcastle Jets was frustrated by Sydney’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sydney ended the match with the shutout victory. Newcastle Jets is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win and 1 draw apiece.
Newcastle Jets is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Beka Mikeltadze and Trent Buhagiar each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Arabuli has been the most effective weapon for Macarthur lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches.