Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Macarthur FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

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Macarthur FC

41': Rafael Durán

About

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

Match Commentary

15': Callum Talbot (Macarthur FC) Yellow Card at 15'
41': Rafael Durán (Macarthur FC) Goal at 41'
45'+2': Bernardo Oliveira (Macarthur FC) Yellow Card at 47'
45': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 45'
62': Sime Grzan (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 62'
62': Harrison Sawyer (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 62'
65': Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 65'
77': Christopher Ikonomidis (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 77'
77': Alex Gersbach (Western Sydney Wanderers) Substitution at 77'
77': Frans Deli (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 77'
85': Will Mckay (Macarthur FC) Substitution at 85'
87': Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) Yellow Card at 87'

Statistics

MAC		WSW
15	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	3
44.6	Possession	55.4
14	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	3
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
6	Blocked Shots	5
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: 8,048

A-League Men Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Wellington Phoenix	2	+3	6
2	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	2	+3	4
3	Macarthur FC	2	+1	4
4	Brisbane Roar FC	2	+1	4

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
20	Lawrence Thomas (GK)
4	Alex Bonetig
19	Ruon Tongyik
22	Anthony Pantazopoulos
17	Jarrod Carluccio
32	Angus Thurgate
25	Josh Brillante
38	Jai Rose
23	Bozhidar Kraev
45	Alou Kuol
26	Brandon Borrello

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Substitutes:

Alex Gersbach, Nathan Barrie, Kosta Barbarouses, Alaat Abdul-Rahman, Jordan Holmes, Steven Ugarkovic, Dylan Scicluna.

Macarthur FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Filip Kurto (GK)
6	Tomislav Uskok
3	Damien Da Silva
18	Walter Scott
25	Callum Talbot
22	Liam Rose
10	Anthony Cáceres
11	Bernardo Dias
8	Luke Vickery
24	Dean Bosnjak
13	Rafael Durán

Macarthur FC Substitutes:

Kristian Popovic, Will Mckay, Sime Grzan, Alex Robinson, Christopher Ikonomidis, Frans Deli, Harrison Sawyer.

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