Macarthur vs Newcastle Jets Match Preview

Macarthur faces Newcastle Jets for the 18th round of the Australian A-League at the Campbelltown Stadium.

After registering 3 consecutive wins, Macarthur suffered two back-to-back losses, 1-2 defeat against Brisbane Roar at bome, and 1-3 against Adelaide United on the road. In their most recent game, they performed really badly and failed to get even one point.

These recent negative results sent them at 5th spot of the table with 26 points and from now on, their main goal is to reach the playoff zone. Matt Derbyshire is one of their key players in front of the attack and we will probably see him playing today. Aleksandar Jovanovic and Ivan Franjic are unavailable today due to injuries.

Newcastle Jets, on the other hand, are in very bad form, remaining winless for 9 consecutive rounds. In their most recent game, they shared points with Perth Glory after a 1-1 draw. Currently, the visitors are placed second to the bottom of the table with 12 points after 17 rounds played.

No significant changes are expected for Newcastle Jets here, in a game that I expect them to struggle a lot with small chances to get a positive result. In the following round, they will come up against Western United.

Macarthur have a great chance to return to winning ways and get all three points here against weak Newcastle Jets. The home win is my call in this one, offered at 2.05 odds.