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It was a magnificent start to the season for a new look Macarthur side that had a busy transfer window during the off season and they will look to back up their fast start against a Newcastle Jets side that tasted defeat on the opening weekend.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Friday 25th October, 2024: UK – 9:35am / US ET – 4:35am / US PT – 1:35am
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MACARTHUR TEAM NEWS: NO NEED TO CHANGE
Macarthur do have a couple of injury issues, such as Chris Ikonomidis and Bernardo Oliveira, but after their 6-1 defeat of Perth Glory last week, there is nothing fresh and, as a result, there is no need for the hosts to change anything.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Kurto; Adamson, Uskok, Jurman, Vujica; Brattan, Rose; Drew, Hollman, Jakolis; Germain
UNAVAILABLE: Ikonomidis (Injured), Oliveira (Injured)
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NEWCASTLE JETS TEAM NEWS: COUPLE OF ISSUES
Unlike Macarthur, Newcastle Jets may want to change things due to their opening weekend defeat so they could rotate and they are missing a couple of first-teamers such as Lachlan Rose and Oscar Fryer due to injury.
PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): Scott; Ingham, Susnjar, Natta, Wilmering; Adams, Grozos, Bayliss, Aquilina; Vidic, Wellisol
UNAVAILABLE: Fryer (Injured), Rose (Injured)
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MACARTHUR VS NEWCASTLE JETS PREDICTION
Macarthur have an excellent squad which consists of captain and former Olympique de Marseille forward Valere Germain. The home team were rampant with their 6-1 victory against Perth Glory in which they led 6-0 after just an hour before taking their foot off the gas. They now face a Newcastle Jets side that struggled last season and the visitors began their campaign with a 1-0 defeat at home to Melbourne City with Marco Tillo scoring after two minutes. Macarthur should win this one quite and it could be quite comfortable with their home advantage.
MACARTHUR VS NEWCASTLE JETS TIP: MACARTHUR TO WIN -1 HANDICAP