Macarthur vs Western Sydney Wanderers
Ref: Alireza Faghani, AustraliaCampbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney · 21,000 cap
Match recap
Macarthur and Western Sydney Wanderers drew 1–1 in their A-League fixture. Sawyer scored for Macarthur; Pantazopoulos replied for Western Sydney Wanderers. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.93 for Macarthur versus 2.50 for Western Sydney Wanderers. Macarthur sit 7th in the A-League table while Western Sydney Wanderers are 12th.
First Half
⚽
Sawyer
Assist: Talbot
Talbot
Yellow Card
Second Half
54'
Gersbach
Yellow Card
56'
Pantazopoulos
Yellow Card
Politidis
Yellow Card
66'
⇄
Ugarković
67'
⇄
Kuol
67'
⇄
Gersbach
68'
Borello
Yellow Card
⇄
Gržan
⇄
Durán
⇄
Rose
82'
⚽
Pantazopoulos
Assist: Barbarouses
⇄
Talbot
⇄
Sawyer
88'
⇄
Barbarouses
88'
⇄
Simmons
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 6 |  Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 |  Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 34 |
| 8 |  Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 33 |
| 11 |  Brisbane Roar | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 21 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MacarthurWestern Sydney Wanderers
3Won
Statistical edge
3–12
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.93VS2.50
Attack0 · 6 won
12
Shots
25
3
Shots on target
4
7
Shots in the box
19
5
Shots outside box
6
6
Shots off goal
11
2
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
360
Total passes
480
290
Accurate passes
402
81%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline2 · 1 won
5
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
10
Macarthur
4-2-3-1
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-2-2-2Macarthur
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3D. Da SilvaD
- 6T. UskokD
- 7Š. GržanM
- 10A. CáceresM
- 12F. KurtoG
- 13R. DuránM
- 19H. PolitidisD
- 22L. RoseM
- 25C. TalbotD
- 26L. BrattanM
- 28H. SawyerF
Substitutes
- 1A. RobinsonG
- 5M. JurmanD
- 8L. VickeryF
- 23F. DeliM
- 29Z. HelwehF
- 32W. McKayD
- 33Ji Dong-WonF
Western Sydney Wanderers
4-2-2-2Starting XI
- 3A. GersbachD
- 4A. BonetigD
- 8S. UgarkovićM
- 9K. BarbarousesF
- 20L. ThomasG
- 22A. PantazopoulosD
- 23B. KraevM
- 26B. BorelloM
- 31A. SimmonsD
- 32A. ThurgateM
- 45A. KuolF
Substitutes
- 5Dylan SciclunaM
- 17J. CarluccioF
- 21A. HammondF
- 24N. BarrieD
- 25J. BrillanteM
- 30J. HolmesG
- 39A. LualF
Macarthur
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Kurto | G | 90 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Sawyer | F | 87 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Damien Da Silva | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Brattan(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Anthony Caceres | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2/3 |
| Harry Politidis | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Šime Gržan | M | 69 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Liam Rose | M | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Callum Talbot | D | 87 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tomislav Uskok | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Duran | M | 69 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matthew Jurman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Robinson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will McKay | D | 9 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frans Deli | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zane Helweh | F | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dong-Won Ji | F | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Luke Vickery | F | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Western Sydney Wanderers
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Pantazopoulos | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Alex Bonetig | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lawrence Thomas(C) | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Gersbach | D | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Angus Thurgate | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Alou Kuol | F | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Aidan Simmons | D | 88 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Bozhidar Kraev | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Steven Ugarković | M | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Kosta Barbarouses | F | 88 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1/4 |
| Brandon Borrello | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jordan Holmes | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Brillante | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aydan Hammond | F | 23 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Dylan Scicluna | M | 24 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nathan Barrie | D | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Awan Lual | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Carluccio | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |