Adelaide United hosts Macarthur FC in round 18 of the Australian A-League. The match will be played on Wednesday, April 14th at Coopers Stadium (Adelaide)
Adelaide United had a 6-match streak of victories. Yes, it was recently interrupted by a defeat to Central Coast Mariners, but it is not shameful to lose to the leader. And the Reds shared points with another uncompromising neighboring team in the last match. But even this small decline does not make Adelaide somehow worse against the background of the successful segment. The shape is still very good. And the club continues to score. The Reds hit the leader's target, which is not easy. And in the last match, they managed to send the ball into the opponent's net, despite the temporary minority. That is, Adelaide did not panic and found a way to upset the opponent's goalkeeper, and not everyone succeeds in such a situation. At home, Adelaide looks even more powerful. The team has got swept at home only once since March 2020. Since then, the Reds have scored at least once constantly.
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Macarthur is not in such a straightforward situation. The team loses more often, and I cannot call its shape optimal. And there are gaps in the defensive redoubts, that is, the Bulls concede rather often. In the last match, they allowed their opponents to celebrate two goals, and the first ball flew into their net already in the 12th minute. However, MacArthur was considered the favorite of the match against Brisbane Roar. Well, a little earlier the Bulls did not concede only from Perth Glory and Wellington, which are at the bottom of the standings. And Macarthur looks bad in away matches. There are more defeats than victories, and this is accompanied by the disorder in defense. In the last three away games, the Bulls conceded five goals, which is even more than one goal per game on average.
Macarthur often allows its opponents to create scoring chances in the penalty area. And only the inhabitants of the lower part of the tournament table didn’t manage to aggrieve the Bulls. I will recall that they are far from perfect at foreign stadiums. Adelaide United has a desire to go straight to the semifinals. For this, the Reds need to take second place, which is only two points ahead. Therefore, I will assume that at least the motivated hosts will score at least one goal in front of the native audience.
Prediction for the match: Adelaide United to score over 1.0 goal
