PARAMATTA, New South Wales (Jan. 1, 2026) (Interstat) — Substitute Rafael Durán scored a second-half goal to lift Macarthur to a 1-0 road victory over Western Sydney W in an A-League match Thursday at CommBank Stadium. The 41st-minute strike, assisted by fellow substitute Callum Talbot, secured the win against the statistical odds. Interstat’s pre-game projections heavily favored Western Sydney W, giving it a 57.3% chance to win and predicting a 2-1 scoreline. The result marked a successful season opener for Macarthur across all competitions, while Western Sydney W began its campaign with a defeat. Three players received yellow cards in the match: Macarthur’s Talbot and Bernardo Oliveira, and Western Sydney W’s Dylan Scicluna.