Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Newcastle Jets & Brisbane Roar face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Australian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Newcastle Jets nor Brisbane Roar as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Newcastle Jets form and stats
Last season their Australian Cup adventure ended in the round of 32.5 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Newcastle Jets have to build on here at McDonald Jones Stadium in the A-League.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Brisbane Roar in the Australian Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.
A 2-2 scoreline against Melbourne Victory (after extra-time) before that one, played at home in the Australian Cup.
The Newcastle fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 13 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Newcastle Jets defense is not exactly impregnable. 22 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Brisbane Roar form and stats
Brisbane was sent out of Australian Cup in the semi-finals last season.There's been little loot from Brisbane Roar's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 13 away games in the A-League. Brisbane Roar only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Newcastle Jets in their previous outing. The Australian Cup fixture ended 1-1.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Melbourne Victory at their stadium, the result 1-0.Brisbane Roar have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Brisbane Roar have conceded 22 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Newcastle wins - draws - Brisbane Roar wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. O'Shea 9 goals |   T. Buhagiar 5 goals | C. Armiento 3 goals |
Newcastle Jets missing players
Brisbane Roar missing players
| Newcastle Jets | Brisbane Roar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 28 | 19 | Scored | S | 15 | 27 | ||
| 44 | 23 | Conceded | C | 23 | 32 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 20% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.3 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 12.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 26% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | ||
| 13.7 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.1 | 14.1 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 29 | 55 |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 41 |
| 5 | Sydney | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 38 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -6 | 35 |
| 7 | Western United | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -13 | 32 |
| 8 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -10 | 29 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -15 | 29 |
| 11 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 28 |
| 12 | Macarthur | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -17 | 26 |
