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Western United and Macarthur will trade tackles in an Australian A-League round-seven fixture on Saturday (December 7th). The game will be played at Ironbark Fields.
The hosts will be looking to improve following the 3-1 defeat they suffered to Melbourne Victory at the same ground last weekend. They went behind to Zinedine Machach's eighth-minute strike while Noah Botic equalized in the 19th minute. Nikos Vergos and Bruno Fornaroli scored second-half goals to help the visitors leave with all three points.
Macarthur, meanwhile, shared the spoils in a 4-4 draw at home to Brisbane Roar last weekend. Thomas Waddingham scored a brace to give the visitors a two-goal lead by the 29th minute but Kealey Adamson halved the deficit in the 44th minute. Tomislav Uskok, Daniel De Silva and Valere Germain scored second-half goals for the hosts while Dino Arslanagic and Uskok scored own goals.
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The stalemate left the Bulls in seventh spot in the table, having garnered seven points from six games. Western United are 10th on five points.
Western United vs Macarthur Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Both sides have three wins apiece from 10 head-to-head games while four games ended in a share of the spoils.
- Their most recent clash came in April 2024 when Western United claimed a 4-2 home win.
- Four of the last five head-to-head games have seen both sides find the back of the net.
- Five of Western United's six league games this season have witnessed goals at both ends.
- Five of Macarthur's six league games have seen both sides find the back of the net and also produced three goals or more.
Western United vs Macarthur Prediction
Western United have won just one game all season and are winless in three games played at home (two losses).
Macarthur, for their part, kick-started their league campaign with a win but have lost three of five games since then. Five of the Bulls' six league games this term have seen both sides find the back of the net.
Although one side could nick a win here, we are backing the two sides to share the spoils in a high-scoring stalemate.
Prediction: Western United 2-2 Macarthur
Western United vs Macarthur Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Bold Tip - Both teams to score over 1.5 goals
