Week 8 brings us a match on Dec 18th where Macarthur plays host to Perth Glory in a A-League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 7th placed Macarthur is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami scored the first goal for Melbourne Victory in the 84th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Macarthur was frustrated by Melbourne Victory’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Melbourne Victory ended the match with the shutout victory. Macarthur is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while perth Glory sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Western United. Ryan Williams struck first for Perth Glory in the 14th minute on a feed from Muir, then Jack Clisby added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from Keegan Jelacic. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Macarthur won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Aaron McEneff and Giordano Colli have been the hottest scorers for Perth Glory in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Matthew Millar has been the most prolific scorer on Macarthur in the last five matches with 2 goals.