Macarthur FC vs Western United Tips & Predictions - Macarthur winless in six of last seven home games

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Last updated: 07 Feb 2025

Andrew Hendrie 07 Feb 2025

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Macarthur FC vs Western United predictions for Sunday's A-League game
Western are unbeaten in eight of their last nine games
Macarthur are winless in six of their last seven home games
Western have lost just once vs Macarthur since 2021
The match is scheduled for kick off at 5.00pm AEDT on Sunday February 9

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Macarthur host Western on Sunday (Photo by Getty Images)

Macarthur FC vs Western United Tips & Predictions

It's fourth up against sixth to conclude A-League Round 18 action on Sunday as Western United go on the road to face Macarthur FC at Campbelltown Stadium.

Macarthur FC vs Western United Tips & Predictions
Head To Head
Macarthur FC Form
Macarthur FC Team News
Western United Form
Western United Team News

It's been a good season for Macarthur, but they've been disappointing at home, winning just two games at Campbelltown all season. With this in mind, our best bet for this clash is Western in the Double Chance market. The visitors are unbeaten in eight of their last nine games, surging up to fourth spot on the ladder in the process. Western have also lost just once to Macarthur since 2021.

Western are unbeaten in eight of their last nine games
Macarthur are winless in six of their last seven home games
Western are unbeaten in seven of their last eight meetings with Macarthur
Western have won six of their last eight games

Head To Head

These two teams played out a 0-0 stalemate back in Round 7, while Western won 4-2 in the previous meeting last season.

Macarthur FC Form

Macarthur have been inconsistent all season and they head into this encounter having lost three and won two of their last five games.

Those two wins were over the lowly Newcastle Jets and injury-hit Melbourne City, while they went down to Auckland, Wellington and Adelaide - all by 2-1 scores.

Macarthur have also lost a bunch of key players over the January transfer window, with Jed Drew, Oliver Jones and Ariath Piol all departing for overseas clubs.

As mentioned, home form has been a big problem for Macarthur - they've lost four of their last seven at Campbelltown, beating only Perth in Round 1 and Melbourne City, who were understrength.

Macarthur FC Team News

Liam Rose remains injured for the Bulls.

Western United Form

Western have surprised this season and head into this clash in fourth spot on the ladder, going unbeaten in eight of their last nine games.

John Aloisi has done a tremendous job with Western and now the team are well-positioned to feature in the finals.

Noah Botic and Hiroshi Ibusaki have been firing on all cylinders up front, with the pair scoring seven goals each to sit in second in the Golden Boot standings.

Western saw their two-match winning run snapped last week as they were held to a 2-2 draw by the Mariners.

Western United Team News

Ramy Najjarine comes into the squad for this encounter in the only change.

Verdict

Macarthur FC v Western United

You never know what you're going to get from Macarthur, but they've repeatedly failed to deliver at home this season.

Western meanwhile have sustained form on the board and have only lost one of their last eight meetings with Macarthur. Western are the pick in the Double Chance market and look good value as underdogs too.