Those results left Mark Rudan's side second in the A-League, but they now head into their latest derby having lost two of their last three outings, firstly being beaten 1-0 away at Perth Glory before dishing out another 4-0 beating to Sydney opposition as Amor Layouni netted a brace alongside goals from Kusini Yengi and Calem Nieuwenhof away at Sydney FC. Western Sydney Wanderers have occupied a spot in the top four for the entirety of the season thus far, and after finishing on just 27 points last time around, they moved onto 31 points from 19 games with the thrashing of Macarthur and a 2-0 home victory over Central Coast Mariners consecutively. Their visitors have enjoyed a much stronger campaign this time around but also come into the game in search of a return to winning ways after a damaging defeat last time out in their fight for places at the top end of the league table.
Hoping to build on that result and make a return to winning ways ahead of the final four league games of the season, the Bulls most recently travelled to take on Perth Glory last Saturday, but they left empty-handed following a 2-1 defeat, despite leading until after the hour mark through Lachlan Rose, as Adam Taggart drew their hosts level in 69th minute before Mark Beevers netted the winning goal 16 minutes from time.Īs a result of their particularly disappointing form in recent months, Macarthur find themselves 10th in the A-League with four games of the campaign left, and with just one and two-point leads over 11th-placed Melbourne Victory and basement side Brisbane Roar respectively, they will be desperate to reverse their fortunes to avoid finishing at the foot of the division this term. That dismal run included a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Saturday's opponents in late February, and after they managed to bounce back with a 3-2 triumph over Brisbane Roar, they head into the weekend on the back of another three-match winless run, firstly suffering a 4-1 beating against Central Coast Mariners before showing more encouraging signs in a 1-1 draw at home to league leaders Melbourne City, having initially gone ahead through Jason Romero.
Their troubles have largely come in defence, with no other side having conceded as many as the 41 goals that Mile Sterjovski's side have shipped in their 22 league outings thus far, including 26 in their last 11 games, in which time the Bulls have added just eight points to their tally. After finishing sixth and seventh in their first two A-League campaigns, the third season has been much tougher for Macarthur, who find themselves at the bottom end of the division after 22 matches with just seven wins and 25 points on the board.
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