Match Details:

Brisbane Roar vs Macarthur FC

9th December at 2:05 pm

Venue: Dolphin Stadium

Competition: A-League

Preview:

A-League is the topmost level of the Australian football, wherein 12 teams battle across each other to be determined the champions of Australia. It’s Gameweek 7 of the Australian A-League, in this fixture we will be looking at the 2nd placed Brisbane Roar hosting the 6th placed Macarthur FC. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two sides across all competitions. In their previous competitive match, Brisbane Roar faced Melbourne Victory against whom they went on to win a thriller by 5-2, whereas Macarthur FC faced Western Sydney Wanderers against whom they went on to face a 2-2 draw. In their last six league matches, Brisbane Roar have won four and lost two. Macarthur FC, meanwhile, have won two, drawn two and lost two across the same period in the league.

 Key Stats & Info:

• Brisbane Roar have won each of their previous 4 matches in the A-League.
• Macarthur FC have won just 1 of their previous 5 matches in the A-League.
• Brisbane Roar have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their previous 10 matches in all competitions.

Probable Starting XI:

Brisbane Roar

Young (GK), Aldred, Trewin, Gillesphey, Brown, Brindell-South, Akbari, O’Shea, Danzaki, McDonald, Wenzel-Halls

Macarthur

Federici (GK), Meredith, Susnjar, Jovanovic, Franic, Benat, Genreau, Puyo, Oar, Susaeta, Derbyshire

Key Players:

Wenzel-Halls (Brisbane Roar): Dylan Wenzel-Halls joined Brisbane Roar back in July 2018. Since then the 23 years old forward has featured in 46 matches across all competitions wherein he has managed to secure 13 goals and has also provided his team with 4 assists as well. This season so far he has bagged 5 goals and has also provided his team with 2 assists as well in the first 5 matches played across the A-League. Having managed to score at least 1 goal in each of his previous 4 matches in the A-League just shows how consistent he has been so far.

McDonald (Brisbane Roar): Scott McDonald joined Brisbane Roar a year back in January 2020 from the Australian side of Western United. Since his arrival, he has managed to play 19 matches in all competitions wherein he has secured 9 goals and has also provided his team with 3 assists as well. This season so far he has scored 3 goals and provided 2 assists in the first 5 matches played in the A-League. Having started this season on a flash he will surely be trying to keep this form up so that if they manage to win this upcoming match they can go to the top of the A-League table.

Benat (Macarthur): Benat Etxebarria joined Macarthur recently back in November 2020. Since then he has managed to play 6 matches in the A-League wherein he has managed to score 1 goal and has also provided his team with 2 assists as well. Having played a key role for years as a midfielder back in Spanish La Liga he will surely be a huge player for the newcomers Macarthur FC as so far he has managed to keep an average of 89.2% success rate of passes with 53.8 passes made per 90 in the A-League.

Captain & Vice-Captain Picks: 

• D Wenzel-Halls (Brisbane Roar)
• S McDonald (Brisbane Roar)
• R Danzaki (Brisbane Roar)
• Benat (Macarthur FC)
• L Puyo (Macarthur FC)

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Source for Stats:

https://www.transfermarkt.co.in/

https://www.whoscored.com/

https://int.soccerway.com/

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