Week 26 brings us a match on May 1st, where Macarthur will play host to Newcastle Jets in a clash of the A-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. 7th placed Macarthur is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami scored the first goal for Melbourne Victory in the 28th minute, then Jake Brimmer added another in the 53rd minute on a penalty. Macarthur looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 9th placed Newcastle Jets is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Central Coast Mariners. Matheus Moresche struck first for Central Coast Mariners in the 19th minute on a feed from Daniel Hall, then Jason Cummings added another in the 30th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match on Sat Feb 26th, Newcastle Jets and Macarthur battled to a 2-2 draw. Tomislav Uskok struck first for Macarthur in the 21st minute, then Beka Mikeltadze tied it up for Newcastle Jets in the 32nd minute .
Newcastle Jets’s most prolific scorer has been Beka Mikeltadze. The attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Macarthur is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ulises Dávila and Craig Noone each having 2 goals in their last five.