Macarthur (home)
- Macarthur have lost four of their last five in all competitions (W1).
- Macarthur have lost their two most recent home games (0W, 2L).
- This Macarthur FC vs Adelaide United FC prediction is influenced by the fact that Macarthur FC have failed to win either of their opening two matches in the 2025/2026 season, falling to a 1-0 defeat to Brisbane Roar FC in their season-opener before losing 3-0 to Newcastle United Jets in the FFA Cup.
Adelaide United (away)
Adelaide United have lost one of their last five in all competitions (W2, D2, L1).
Head-to-Head
The Reds have not won away from home in their last three games (D2, L1) and they look up against it on Monday to a Macarthur side that has won two of their last three meetings .
Key Players
Key players:
- Airton Andrioli has instilled a new, youthful and attacking approach to Adelaide United’s play since taking over as head coach for the 2025/2026 season.
- Adelaide play at a fast tempo, pressing high and creating opportunities in transition, with their young wide players and Craig Goodwin as the creative engine.
- According to our Macarthur FC vs Adelaide United FC betting tips, Mile Sterjovski has been the head coach at Macarthur FC since January 2023 and tends to adopt a more pragmatic approach to his team’s tactics.
- Christopher Ikonomidis is a threat at the top of Macarthur’s line-up and has scored two of his club’s four goals recently.
- Ethan Alagich scored in Adelaide’s first A-League 2025/2026 game of the campaign.
Betting Insights
- The visitors are favourites here at 2.66 with the home team at 2.32 and the draw at 3.8, but Adelaide’s away form could be a major issue.
- This Macarthur FC vs Adelaide United FC betting tips analysis suggests that Over 2.5 goals is priced at 1.45, which looks like a strong option given these sides are averaging 2.5 goals-per-game when Macarthur host Adelaide.
Prediction
Macarthur will undoubtedly sit in again and try to catch Adelaide off guard with a quick counter-attacking game and there is every chance that they can do that against Adelaide’s high-risk, high-reward approach to the game.
