📏 Form Guide

Auckland FC

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Auckland FC will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 1-2 A-League triumph against Newcastle United Jets.

In that match, Auckland FC managed 30% possession and 18 shots at goal with 5 on target. The scorer for Auckland FC was Sam Cosgrove (15', 52'). Newcastle United Jets got 8 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Clayton Taylor (28') scored for Newcastle United Jets.

Auckland FC have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, hitting the target in each and every one of their last 6 matches.

They have totted up the amount of 14 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 4.

Coming into this fixture, Auckland FC are undefeated in their previous 4 league matches at home.

Macarthur FC

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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Melbourne Victory in A-League competition, Macarthur FC will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that match, Macarthur FC had 50% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. For Macarthur FC, goals were scored by Damien Da Silva (11' Own goal) and Luke Vickery (37'). Melbourne Victory had 20 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Denis Genreau (25'), Sebastian Esposito (63') and Charles Nduka (66') scored for Melbourne Victory.

Demonstrating their partiality to productive matches, we’ve seen goals 20 times in the previous six matches in which Macarthur FC have played, giving a mean average of 3.33 goals per meeting. Their opponents have hit 15 of those goals. Previous results aside, we will just have to wait and see whether that trend shall continue on in this next match or not.

Ahead of this clash, Macarthur FC are without a win away from home in their last 4 league games.

↔️ Head to head

The previous league contest featuring the two was A-League match day 17 on 05/01/2026 when it finished Macarthur FC 1-1 Auckland FC.

On that day, Macarthur FC managed 45% possession and 6 shots on goal with 2 on target. The scorer was Tomislav Uskok (70').

On the other side, Auckland FC got 14 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Lachlan Brook (41') scored.

The match was refereed by Adam Kersey.

ℹ️ Team News: Auckland FC

Hiroki Sakai (Hamstring injury), Nando Pijnaker (unknown injury), Joseph Knowles (Hip injury), Oliver Middleton (Cruciate ligament tear), Ralph Rutherford (Cruciate ligament injury) and Oliver Sail (Torn knee ligaments) will not be able to play for Auckland FC gaffer Steve Corica. Players who are serving a ban and are therefore ineligible to play are James Bayliss, Aidan Carey, Oscar Faulds, Reid Drake, Ronan Wynne, Jonathan Robinson, Nathan Lobo, Michael den Heijer, Tass Mourdoukoutas, Zac Zoricich, Emiliano Tade, Daniel Normann, Kian Donkers, Matthew Ellis, Isa Prins and Oscar Mason.

💡 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Macarthur FC must be fancied to break down this Auckland FC side, but it realistically won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We think that it’s going to be a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 win for Auckland FC when the full-time whistle blows. It really should be an interesting one.

Andre Moura, 01:04 21/03/2026