MacArthur vs Western United: forecast for the Australian Championship match

Australia

Macarthur FC

Australia

A-League Men

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8 February 22:00 UTC

Western United FC

Australia

MacArthur and Western United will play in the 18th round of the Australian A-League. Both teams are in the playoff zone, with the visitors ahead of the hosts by one point. Which of the rivals will be able to strengthen their position in the top 6 on February 9th? The answer is in our forecast for this match.

Macarthur FC vs Western United FC Prediction and Betting Tips (09.02.2025)

Command Analysis

Macarthur FC

Australia

Current form

MacArthur managed to win the Australian Cup before the start of the A-League season, beating Melbourne Victory (1-0) in the final. In the championship, the hosts are also determined to fight for the highest places. So far, the Bulls are in sixth place and only surpass Melbourne City in additional indicators. The fight for a place in the playoffs is going to be tough, so it's too early to relax. After disastrous home matches with Adelaide United (1-2) and Wellington (1-2), the Sydney club was still able to win, beating one of its main competitors, Melbourne City (1-0). On the first day of February, MacArthur naturally lost on the road to the leader of the championship, the New Zealand Auckland.

Disqualifications and injuries

Kevin Popovich will not play in the upcoming match due to a knee injury. The appearance of Lachlan Rose on the field is questionable.

Interesting betting trends

None of the last seven matches of the hosts ended in a draw.
In each of the last three matches, the team scored one goal.

Approximate composition: Courtauld - Vujica, Jones, Jurman, Adamson - Brattan, Hollman, Rose -Oliveira, Germain, Drew

Western United FC

Australia

Current form

Western United finished second to last in the league last season, ahead of Perth Glory. In this championship draw, the team is more confident and is in the playoff zone. John Aloisi's team occupies the fourth position, but in case of victory they have a chance to reach the third line. In 2025, the visitors suffered only one defeat - on January 7, they lost to Melbourne City (0:2) on the road. At the same time, they managed to beat Perth Glory (3:2), Melbourne Victory (4:3) and Newcastle Jets (3:1), and in the last round United drew with the defending champion, Central Coast Mariners (2:2).

Disqualifications and injuries

Khoder Kaddour and Sebastian Pasquali remain in the infirmary. The appearance of James Donaghy and Avni Shamun on the field is questionable.

Interesting betting trends

The team has suffered only one defeat in nine matches.
The guests have scored five victories in the last six away matches.

Approximate composition: Sutton - Chamoun, Leonard, Imai, Russell - Grimaldi, Bozinowski, Tergate, Danzaki- Laval, Ibusuki

Trends

The bet is an accurate score of 2:2

The last match of the guests ended with the following score

12.00

The bid is the number 2 in the final bill

This pattern has worked in 4 of the last 6 matches of the hosts.

2.07

Bet Both will score

This bet has played in four of the last five away matches.

1.45

Tip and bets

1.75handicap (0) on MacArthur

At the moment, the teams are roughly equal in strength, which reflects their position in the standings. The guests feel a little more confident due to the fact that they played one less match, but the hosts may lose their place in the top 6. On their own field, MacArthur will play only to win, and the fans will drive the hosts forward. We believe that the Bulls will be able to score three points in this match.

Our forecast is an Asian handicap (0) on MacArthur for 1.75

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2.2total more than 3.5 goals

Bet on the total

The hosts need to win this match, so for sure the main bet will be on the attack. If MacArthur goes forward in force, then the guests will have a lot of space for retaliatory actions. We believe that we will be playing on opposite courses here, so there should be no shortage of goals scored here. We recommend betting more on the total.

Our forecast is a total of more than 3.5 goals in 2.20 minutes.

Betting on corners

Judging by the way the teams have been playing lately, they will be able to please the fans with an abundance of riding totals, including the number of serves from the corner flag.

Our forecast is a total of more than 10.5 corners in 1.64

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