FC Sydney hosts FC MacArthur today in the Australian playoffs, and it will be crucial to see who wins and who loses. The two teams are currently ranked 6th and 5th respectively on the fringes of the playoffs, and there is only a 4-5 point gap with the 10th-place team. Although FC Sydney's intention to grab points is clear, the team's recent striking power has been disappointing, coupled with the injury of attacking dynamo Lian Gao Wei, the team may not be able to score against FC MacArthur even if they are playing at home, so it is safe to bet on a 2.5-goal margin. (myTV SUPER Wednesday 4:05 pm live)
FC Sydney, who are currently ranked 6th in the league with 24 points, have been playing inconsistently this season. Earlier on, they had recorded 3 consecutive wins and seemed to be on the upswing, but last time when they were facing the ultra-disabled Newcastle Jets, FC Sydney suffered a miserable loss of two eggs, with the frontline players constantly missing the chance to score goals. English striker Joey Fong hasn't scored in the league for more than 3 months and has been in a low form, and the new Dutch striker Luis Anuno Nasional Sengo has not yet been integrated into the team, which is the most miserable thing of all. FC Sydney have scored 2 goals or less in 3 of their last 4 league matches, so there's a good chance they'll be on the wrong side of the handicap again.
FC MacArthur is ranked 5th in the league with 25 points, but their recent situation is even worse than Sydney, they have only 1 win in their last 6 league matches, the first goal of this match is to stop the bleeding, their last match against Melbourne City obviously changed the style of having a front but not a back, although they lost 0-1 in the end, the defense is indeed more stable than before, and it is powerful enough to withstand the lack of FC Sydney's striker, plus both sides have a total goal of 2 goals or less in 3 of their 4 matches in league and cup. Moreover, in the last 4 matches between the two sides in the league and cup, the total goals scored in 3 of them were 2 goals or less, so we might as well go after the goal difference.
broadcast schedule
Wednesday 4:05pm AFL Brisbane Lions Roar v Wellington Phoenix
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Wednesday 4:05pm Aussie FC Sydney v FC MacArthur
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Wednesday 5:30pm JB Akita Blue Lightning v Kofu Kazurabayashi
Wednesday 6:00pm JAPAN B Sendai Viktoriai vs Oita Mikami
Wednesday 6:40pm AFL Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets
