Auckland vs Macarthur

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🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:00 Europe/London 📍 Go Media Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Daniel Elder 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 22
Regular Season Table
Auckland 3 · Macarthur 7
Referee Stats
19 matches · 3.16 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.16
Reds avg 0.05
Penalties avg 0.47
Over 4.5 cards 16%
Home wins 37%
Draws 16%
Away wins 47%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-11).
  • Auckland controlled possession (66%).
  • Macarthur had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Auckland (Home stats)

Games / Record

15
W-D-L: 5-6-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 19
Avg: 1.47 / 1.27

Points

21
Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

1
Macarthur (Away stats)

Games / Record

13
W-D-L: 4-3-6

Goals For / Against

15 / 22
Avg: 1.15 / 1.69

Points

15
Avg: 1.15

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.40
PPG
1.15
1.47
GF
1.15
1.27
GA
1.69
69%
O2.5
38%
69%
BTTS
62%
62%
Score 1st
54%

League-position context

Auckland rank3rd
Macarthur rank7th
Auckland points42
Macarthur points34
Auckland: #3 · 42 pts · GD +13
1 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Macarthur: #7 · 34 pts · GD -7
9 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Auckland last 5 home

L D L D W
Points5/15
Weighted index20
Goals8-7
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Macarthur last 5 away

L L W L L
Points3/15
Weighted index20
Goals5-12
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Auckland trend breakdown

Over 2.569%
BTTS69%
BTTS + O2.562%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 31%

Macarthur trend breakdown

Over 2.538%
BTTS62%
BTTS + O2.538%
1H Over 0.554%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 8%

Scoring reliability

Auckland score at home92%
Auckland clean sheet at home23%
Macarthur score away77%
Macarthur clean sheet away15%

First-goal patterns

Auckland score first62%
Auckland win after scoring first63%
Macarthur score first54%
Macarthur win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Auckland 20% · Macarthur 33%
Avg first goal minute: Auckland 19.5' · Macarthur 33.6'

Vs league average

Auckland score at home1.47 vs 1.53
Auckland concede at home1.27 vs 1.34
Macarthur score away1.15 vs 1.34
Macarthur concede away1.69 vs 1.53
Auckland score 4% below league average, while Macarthur score 14% below league average.
Defensive side: Auckland are 5% below league average at home, and Macarthur are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.25
BTTS75%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Auckland goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
61-75 3
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
0-15 3
16-30 3
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 2

Macarthur goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
0-15 4
61-75 3
76-90+ 2
46-60 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
61-75 5
46-60 4
31-45 3
16-30 2
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
5
Total Shots
12
11
Shots off Goal
5
4
Blocked Shots
5
2
Shots Inside Box
8
8
Shots Outside Box
4
3
Ball Possession
66%
34%
Corner Kicks
7
4
Fouls
9
15
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
1
Total Passes
482
248
Passes Accurate
389
154
Passes %
81%
62%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
11'
11' Goal · 0-1
R. Durán
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Brattan
20'
20' M. Duke
44'
44' Goal · 0-2
T. Uskok
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Ikonomidis
46'
46' G. May
1st substitution · For: L. Brook
46'
46' F. Gallegos
2nd substitution · For: L. Verstraete
61'
61' L. Rogerson
3rd substitution · For: J. Bidois
65'
65' R. Durán
1st substitution · For: L. Vickery
77'
77' C. Howieson
4th substitution · For: J. Brimmer
77'
77' M. Duke
2nd substitution · For: H. Sawyer
77'
77' Š. Gržan
3rd substitution · For: W. Scott
90'
90' Goal · 1-2
J. Girdwood-Reich
Normal Goal · Assist: F. de Vries
90+4'
90+4' C. Ikonomidis
4th substitution · For: D. Bosnjak
90+5'
90+5' L. Brattan

Auckland vs Macarthur 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Macarthur beat Auckland 2-1 on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Daniel Elder. It was played at Go Media Stadium.

First half: Macarthur took the lead at 11' when R. Durán scored, with the assist credited to L. Brattan, making the score 0-1. M. Duke received a yellow card for Macarthur at 20'. Macarthur extended the lead at 44' when T. Uskok scored, with the assist credited to C. Ikonomidis, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Auckland made their 1st substitution at 46', with G. May replacing L. Brook. Auckland made their 2nd substitution at 46', with F. Gallegos replacing L. Verstraete. Auckland made their 3rd substitution at 61', with L. Rogerson replacing J. Bidois. Macarthur made their 1st substitution at 65', with R. Durán replacing L. Vickery. Auckland made their 4th substitution at 77', with C. Howieson replacing J. Brimmer. Macarthur made their 2nd substitution at 77', with M. Duke replacing H. Sawyer. Macarthur made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Š. Gržan replacing W. Scott. Auckland scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when J. Girdwood-Reich scored, with the assist credited to F. de Vries, making the score 1-2. Macarthur made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with C. Ikonomidis replacing D. Bosnjak. L. Brattan received a yellow card for Macarthur at 90+5'.

Auckland used 4 substitutions while Macarthur used 4 substitutions. Macarthur got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-11).
  • Auckland controlled possession (66%).
  • Macarthur had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

Auckland vs Macarthur Head-to-Head History by Season