Newcastle Jets have 24 points running out as the home team. Perth Glory have claimed 23 points playing the role of visitors. Will this be a home win?
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in A-League
- Perth Glory have the fewest clean sheets (2) in A-League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Newcastle Jets form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what Newcastle Jets have to build on here at McDonald Jones Stadium in the A-League. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Newcastle to get some points in this home game.
The Newcastle Jets followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at McDonald Jones Stadium: A 2-4 defeat against Adelaide United (placed 2nd). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Midfield player Buhagiar got a match rating of 6.84 in that game, the max score being 10. Buhagiar signed up for two assists and hit two key passes.
Heartbreak before that as Newcastle Jets lost 1-2 at Wellington Phoenix's place.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Newcastle have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 3 and lost 5.
The Newcastle Jets fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. Newcastle Jets have conceded 16 from these games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Perth Glory form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Perth Glory so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-8 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Perth have lost on their last two travels.
Perth Glory go into this game after a win, the home game against Western Sydney Wanderers that ended 1-0. Yippee; their first three points in the league after six rounds not winning. Late drama in the previous game, when McEneff scored the winning goal five minutes into stoppage time to defeat Western Sydney Wanderers. Goalkeeper Cook got the top player rating of the team with 8.14/10. Cook topped it up with a clean sheet.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Western United wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Perth playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 0 Perth Glory wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
Take note that 9 of this side's 10 most recent league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
The attacking power of Perth Glory when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Perth have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Newcastle Jets have won at least one point in the last 7 fixtures (3-4-0) facing Perth Glory.The two combatants have battled earlier this season: Perth Glory - Newcastle Jets 2-2.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Mikeltadze 5 goals |   D. Williams 5 goals |  T. Buhagiar 4 goals |
Newcastle Jets missing players
Perth Glory missing players
| Newcastle Jets | Perth Glory | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 24 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 26 |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 90% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 80% |
| 60% | 70% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 70% | 70% |
| 30% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 35% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 55% | 70% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 70% |
| 15% | 10% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 30% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 20% |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 |
| 4 | 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 30% | 40% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 23% | 30% |
| 13.8 | 13.7 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 11.5 | 13.6 |
| 5.8 | 6.1 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
- Newcastle Jets have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in A-League
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest points from losing position (2) in A-League
- Newcastle Jets haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Perth Glory have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Perth Glory have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Perth Glory have the fewest clean sheets (2) in A-League
- Perth Glory have the fewest points (4) away in A-League
- Perth Glory haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 40 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 | Sydney | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | -2 | 27 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 24 |
| 8 | Macarthur | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | -13 | 24 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -7 | 23 |
| 10 | Western United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -10 | 22 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 20 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 18 |
