Sydney FC will host Macarthur FC on matchday 2 of the A-League 2021-22 season.
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Key Statistics
- Sydney FC were held to a goalless draw by Western Sydney Wanderers on the opening match week.
- The Sky Blues reached the grand final of the A-League last season before losing to Melbourne City.
- Macarthur were also held to a 1-1 draw against Wellington Phoenix last week.
- Macarthur FC ended up on the winning side in their last meeting with Sydney.
- Following the draw against Wanderers, the Sky Blues defeated Sydney Olympic in the FFA Cup days ago.
Head to Head record
Sydney FC and Macarthur have picked up one win each in the two games they have played.
Latest Performances in all competitions.
Sydney FC: D W
Macarthur FC: W D
Sydney FC
Sydney FC were lacklustre in their 0-0 draw against Western Sydney Wanderers on the opening matchday.
However, the Sky Blues will look to open their account when they host Macarthur FC this weekend.
The Sky Blues picked up a thumping win against Sydney Olympic in FFA Cup round of 32 and will look to build on that performance.
Sydney FC will be eyeing for the holy grail after coming up short against Melbourne City in last season’s final.
Possible Sydney FC line-up
Andrew Redmayne; Joel King, Ben Warland, Alex Wilkinson, Rhyan Grant; Anthony Caceres, Paulo Retre, Elvis Kamsoba, Milos Ninkovic; Trent Buhagiar, Adam Le Fondre
Injured: Luke Brattan
Doubtful: Michael Zullo
Suspended: None
Macarthur FC
Macarthur reached the semi-finals of the A-League last season but were beaten by the eventual winners Melbourne City.
The Bulls also picked up a 1-1 draw against Wellington Phoenix on the opening matchday of this season, with Lachlan Rose netting the equaliser for the former.
Macarthur will look to make two in a row after defeating Sydney FC during their previous meeting in the last season.
Furthermore, the Bulls will have to play the Sky Blues in the FFA Cup round of 16 next month.
Possible Macarthur FC line-up
Nicholas Suman; Aleksandar Susnjar, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Tomislav Uskok; James Meredith, Charles M’Mombwa, Jordon Mutch, Craig Noone; Daniel De Silva, Lachlan Rose, Ulises Davila
Injured: None
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Sydney FC 2 – 0 Macarthur FC
