Western Sydney Wanderers vs Macarthur FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers

23': Juan Mata
53': Dean Pelekanos
55': Anthony Pantazopoulos

FT
2 - 3

Macarthur FC

13': Jed Drew
26': Ariath Piol
44': Jed Drew

About

Western Sydney Wanderers are hosting Macarthur FC at CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

2': Bozhidar Kraev (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 2'
13': Jed Drew (Macarthur FC) Goal at 13'
23': Juan Mata (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 23'
26': Ariath Piol (Macarthur FC) Goal at 26'
44': Jed Drew (Macarthur FC) Goal at 44'
45': Anthony Pantazopoulos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 45'
53': Dean Pelekanos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Red Card at 53'
55': Anthony Pantazopoulos (Western Sydney Wanderers) Goal at 55'
56': Nicolas Milanovic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 56'
56': Brandon Borrello (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 56'
66': Dean Bosnjak (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 66'
66': Aydan Hammond (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 66'
66': Danny De Silva (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 66'
77': Bernardo Oliveira (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 77'
80': James Temelkovski (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 80'
85': Luke Brattan (Macarthur FC) Yellow Card at 85'
90'+2': Ivan Vujica (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 92'
90'+3': Frans Deli (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 93'
90'+4': Filip Kurto (Macarthur FC) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

MAC		WSW
8	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	9
2	Saves	2
43.7	Possession	56.3
17	SHOTS	20
5	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	8
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: CommBank Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 9,012

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	21	+21	45
2	Western United	21	+16	38
3	Melbourne City FC	21	+10	37
4	Melbourne Victory	22	+8	36

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Western Sydney Wanderers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
4	Alex Bonetig
13	Dean Pelekanos
19	Jack Clisby
41	Jesse Cameron
18	Oscar Priestman
25	Josh Brillante
23	Bozhidar Kraev
64	Juan Mata
7	Zachary Sapsford
9	Marcus Antonsson

Western Sydney Wanderers Substitutes:

Anthony Pantazopoulos, Aydan Hammond, Nicolas Milanovic, Brandon Borrello, James Temelkovski, Jordan Holmes, Aidan Simmons.

Macarthur FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Filip Kurto (GK)
16	Oliver Jones
15	Dino Arslanagic
18	Walter Scott
20	Kealey Adamson
8	Jake Hollman
26	Luke Brattan
44	Marin Jakolis
11	Jed Drew
19	Ariath Piol
98	Valère Germain

Macarthur FC Substitutes:

Matthew Jurman, Alex Robinson, Bernardo Oliveira, Frans Deli, Dean Bosnjak, Ivan Vujica, Danny De Silva.

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