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Wellington Phoenix will host Macarthur at Westpac Stadium on Friday in the fifth round of the 2025-26 Australia A-League campaign. The home side have had a mixed start to their season and now sit seventh in the table with five points from an obtainable 12.
The Nix suffered their first defeat of the new season before the international break, losing 2-1 at home to Auckland FC, and will be disappointed not to have taken any points, especially after their opponents were reduced to nine men in the second half.
Macarthur have not fared any better than their weekend opponents in the league this season, although they have had much better results in their AFC Champions League Two campaign. They were beaten 2-0 by Sydney in their last match, conceding twice in the second half to cap an overall flat performance on the road.
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The visitors sit a place and a point behind their weekend opponents in the league table and will be looking to leapfrog them with maximum points on Friday.
Wellington Phoenix vs Macarthur Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Friday's game will mark the 15th meeting between the two teams. The Phoenix have won eight of their previous matchups while Macarthur have won four times, with their other two contests ending in draws.
- The hosts have won all but one of their last six games in this fixture.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last eight games in this fixture.
- Macarthur have scored three goals in the Australian top flight this season. Only Perth Glory and Western Sydney Wanderers (2) have scored fewer.
- Wellington are one of just two teams in the A-League this term to have scored as many goals (6) as they have conceded.
Wellington Phoenix vs Macarthur Prediction
The Nix are on a run of back-to-back winless outings and have won just one of their last five matches. They are slight underdogs heading into the weekend clash but will be looking to make the most of their home advantage to secure maximum points.
The Bulls' latest result ended a four-game unbeaten streak and they will be looking to bounce back here. They have, however, struggled for results on the road of late and could lose this one.
Prediction: Wellington Phoenix 2-1 Macarthur
Wellington Phoenix vs Macarthur Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Wellington Phoenix to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of the hosts' last five matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of the visitors' last five matches)
