Sydney FC vs Macarthur FC Prediction: Sydney FC will seek to enter the Christmas season with a win

On 24 December 2022, as part of the A-League, Sydney FC will face Macarthur FC at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in Sydney, Australia.

A little over a month ago, these two teams squared off against one another at Campbelltown Stadium, where the Sky Blues emerged victorious in an exciting match that ended with a score of 3-2. Building on this, Sydney FC will be seeking to enter the Christmas season with a win when they take on Macarthur Bulls at Allianz Stadium on Christmas Eve. The following are some predictions, odds, and expert picks for the upcoming event.

The Sydney side that is so accustomed to success and consistency in their play has gotten off to a rough start in the Australian Football League (A-League), which is something that we would not normally identify with a side like that.

Despite being five places apart from one another in the A-League standings, Sydney and Macarthur are only separated by one point in terms of their point total.

The previous outing for Sydney occurred at Central Coast Stadium, where they faced a Central Coast Mariners team struggling with their play after dropping their previous two matches.

The first thirty minutes of the game were dominated by Sydney, who were the superior team. They were in possession of the ball the majority of the time and created a number of chances to score goals. Luke Brattan, a midfielder for Sydney, came the closest to giving his team the lead when he hit the crossbar early on.

Paulo Retre put the Sky Blues ahead on 11 minutes after Sydney winger Mariners keeper Danny Vukovic fumbled Robert Mak's powerful drive.

After that, the Mariners began to play a more offensive style of football. They drew level when Brazilian Marco Tulio scored a goal by heading in a great cross from a young player with a lot of potential named Garang Kuol.

Minutes later, the Mariners took the lead on a goal by Dan Hall, and they could hold out Sydney for the rest of the game to earn three points.

In terms of the over/under markets, 13 out of their most recent 15 matches have finished with at least three goals being scored. This suggests that the over/under will probably be hit at some point. There have been the same result of both teams scoring in the same games.

Macarthur will be in high spirits after their impressive victory against Perth Glory last weekend, which helped the Bulls move up to fourth position in the A-League table as a result of the match's outcome.

After a first half in which Perth dominated possession, Dwight Yorke's team came out with considerably more offensive vigor and nearly took the lead through captain Ulises Davila.

Macarthur kept up their pressure on Perth's defense until the 70th minute, when Georgian attacker Bachana Arabuli scored the game's lone goal to open his A-League account and give Macarthur their third win of the season.

Macarthur comes into this game having earned 6 points from their previous 5 games.

The Sky Blues are currently in fourth place in the league rankings with a total of 10 points after seven matches played, which places them six points behind the leaders, Melbourne City.

In terms of the over/under markets, 3 of their most recent 5 matches have resulted in at least three goals being scored, the same result in the BTTS category.

Beginning in 2021, the Macarthur and the Sydney squad competed in a total of seven games, with Macarthur claiming victory in two of those contests while Sydney won four the other game ended in a draw.

The two meetings that have taken place between the two teams so far this year have both been in high scoring games, with the first match ending in a draw (2:2) and the second match ending in a victory (2:3) for Sydney.

In the Australian Football League (A-League), Sydney FC have an average of 1 point per game at home so far this season, while Macarthur have an average of 1.25 points per game on the road.