On Sunday Feb 6th, Macarthur will travel to Wellington to battle Wellington Phoenix in a A-League match. 11th placed Wellington Phoenix is fresh off their 2-1 win against Western United. Gael Sandoval struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 16th minute on a feed from Gary Hooper, then Gary Hooper added another in the 35th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while 4th placed Macarthur is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Western United. Nicolas Milanovic struck first for Western United in the 16th minute on a feed from Ben Garuccio, then Aleksandar Prijović added another in the 74th minute on a feed from Lachlan Wales. Macarthur should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in None, Macarthur and Wellington Phoenix battled to a 1-1 draw. Gary Hooper struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 25th minute from the penalty spot, then in the 61st minute, Craig Noone sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Lachlam Rose earning Macarthur at least a draw.
Tomislav Uskok has been the most prolific scorer on Macarthur in his last five matches with two goals. Waine and Gary Hooper are the top scorers for Wellington Phoenix in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.