Wellington Phoenix vs Macarthur betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the A-League Men match on December 13th, 2024

Wellington Phoenix and Macarthur will on Friday, December 13th, 2024 at 04:00h (UTC), play in a A-League Men football game in Australia, check the Wellington Phoenix vs Macarthur betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Wellington Phoenix vs Macarthur will occur

The game will be played in the Westpac Stadium stadium, in the city of Wellington, with a capacity for 33500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Wellington Phoenix vs Macarthur betting tip 2024/2025

The A-League Men has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.29 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.98 goals per match played.

Wellington Phoenix last match

Wellington Phoenix is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Auckland in a match valid for A-League Men, and the match ended 2-1. The eleven coached by G. Italiano played in a 3-5-2 formation.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their victory, 5.00.

A defense below expectations, with Scott Wootton, slow and inaccurate. Perhaps he is the player on whom the greatest responsibility for this team result falls. He should regain better form if he wants to make a positive impact in the upcoming matches.

Macarthur last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for A-League Men, Macarthur, who used a 4-4-1-1 formation, faced the Western United team with a final score of 0-0.

In the previous analysis the draw was among the logical results of this match, especially because it was expected a fairly even game between both teams and had odds around 3.50.

Wellington Phoenix vs Macarthur h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in A-League Men, Macarthur ranked 4th place while Wellington Phoenix was in 1st place. Macarthur took to the field with a 4-2-3-1 tactic, while Wellington Phoenix deployed in a 4-3-2-1 formation.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 27-04-2024 in a A-League Men match of the 2023/2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 3-0 win for Wellington Phoenix.

The Wellington Phoenix team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Macarthur has been more irregular.

Wellington Phoenix

A-League Men leaderboard now

The Wellington Phoenix team with 10 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Final Series Play-offs, with a campaign of 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

Which means that in the 8th round, the team is ahead with an advantage of 1 point over Sydney team who is in the 6th place.

Wellington Phoenix analysis

At the end of round 7 of A-League Men, Wellington Phoenix collected 8 goals scored and 5 goals conceded.

The Wellington Phoenix team comes from a defeat in the A-League Men, and its coach Giancarlo Italiano wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Wellington Phoenix, with a ball possession of 47.33% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Macarthur of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Best goalscorer from Wellington Phoenix

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Kosta Barbarouses is the player to highlight. Helping Wellington Phoenix with 4 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Macarthur

A-League Men leaderboard now

Macarthur arrives in this game with 8 points, and in 8th place in the A-League Men, having won twice in total and lost 3 times, making a total of 2 draws.

Macarthur analysis

Macarthur shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 7 games has only conceded goals on 11 occasions, and has scored in 14.

As we approach the Regular Season, Macarthur is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6.14 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

It is an average ball possession of 57.29% that the Macarthur team usually uses to control the game. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% typically allows teams to have some control over their opponents.

Macarthur is a more offensive team than Wellington Phoenix, having 665 attacks vs. 499 from Wellington Phoenix, having scored 14 times, in comparison, Wellington Phoenix converted into goal 8 times.

Best goalscorer from Macarthur

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Marin Jakoliš. With 4 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Macarthur team achieving several victories this season.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Wellington Phoenix is Kosta Barbarouses, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Macarthur is Marin Jakoliš, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

The option of betting under 2.5 goals is also compelling since Macarthur has an average of 1 goal per game as a visitor and often not suffers goals playing away from home, making this a market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.1.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 4.04 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.14 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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