December 26th features a match where Macarthur hosts Sydney in a A-League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. 1st placed Macarthur is fresh off their 2-1 win against Newcastle Jets. Beka Mikeltadze scored the first goal for Newcastle Jets in the 35th minute, then Daniel De Silva tied it up for Macarthur in the 48th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 84th minute on a goal by James Meredith. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Macarthur should be reasonably happy with their performance, while sydney is fresh off their 2-1 win against Wellington Phoenix. Elvis Kamsoba struck first for Sydney in the 19th minute, then Adam Le Fondre added another in the 57th minute on a feed from Caceres. Sydney looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
Macarthur and Sydney last played eachother at the Netstrata Jubilee Stadium on the 27th of November. Macarthur was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Rose struck first for Macarthur in the 17th minute on a feed from Daniel De Silva, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Sydney was frustrated by Macarthur’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Macarthur ended the match with the shutout victory.
Sydney is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Adam Le Fondre and Elvis Kamsoba each having 2 goals in their last five. Rose has been the most effective weapon for Macarthur lately. The Australian midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.