On the 21st of October, Western United will play host to Macarthur in a A-League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 12th placed Western United is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Sydney. Josh Risdon scored the first goal for Western United in the 16th minute, but Adam Le Fondre got the equalizer for Sydney in the 39th minute But luckily in the 41st minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Róbert Mak. Western United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Macarthur is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Adelaide United. Daniel Arzani struck first for Macarthur in the 27th minute on a feed from Rose, then Lachlam Rose added another in the 57th minute In the end, Adelaide United couldn’t muster any offence and Macarthur ran away with the shutout win. Macarthur 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 Western United won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Macarthur is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Craig Noone and Tomi Juric each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Aleksandar Prijović has been the most prolific scorer on Western United in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.