Round 23 of the 2024-25 Isuzu UTE A-League season has gone down in history as the highest-scoring single round in the competition’s 20-year history – a record clinched before the final game of the weekend began.
A staggering total of 31 goals hit the back of the net in the first five games of Round 23 – a weekend highlighted by Macarthur Bulls’ remarkable 5-4 win over Adelaide United on Friday night, and Western United’s 6-2 rout of Newcastle Jets on Sunday afternoon.
Western United striker Michael Ruhs scored the record-breaking goal with his side’s sixth goal in their demolition of the Jets.
Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix then rounded out the weekend’s action with a 1-1 draw extending the record to 33 goals across six Round 23 games.
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The all-time record was last broken when 30 goals hit the back of the net in Round 26 of the 2023-24 campaign.
Most goals in an Isuzu UTE A-League round
- 33: Round 23, 2024-25
- 30: Round 26, 2023-24
- 30: Round 24, 2010-11
- 29: Round 23, 2020-21
Source: Ultimate A-League
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Round 23 results
- Adelaide United 4-5 Macarthur Bulls
- Western Sydney Wanderers 4-2 Melbourne Victory
- Perth Glory 1-3 Brisbane Roar
- Auckland FC 2-2 Central Coast Mariners
- Newcastle Jets 2-6 Western United
- Sydney FC 1-1 Wellington Phoenix
