Sydney 3, Macarthur FC 0

LEUMEAH, Australia (Interstat) — Sydney opened its A-League season with a commanding 3-0 victory over Macarthur on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at Campbelltown Sports Stadium, defying pregame projections with a dominant second-half performance fueled by its substitutes. The match, played before a home crowd for Macarthur, was a stark contrast to statistical forecasts. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a narrow 2-1 win for Sydney, while its ELO rating system gave Macarthur a 53.3 percent probability of victory. Sydney’s comprehensive performance rendered those predictions obsolete. The first half was a tightly contested affair, though Sydney began to assert control as the… Read more...