Struggling Newcastle Jets will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Sydney in the upcoming league round. It’s 7th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Newcastle Jets form and stats
When playing at home, Newcastle Jets have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 12 games.Newcastle Jets are returning here after visiting Brisbane Roar in a A-League game and winning with a 6-1 scoreline. Heartbreak before that as Newcastle Jets lost 0-1 at Perth Glory's place.
The Newcastle Jets fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. On the other hand, Newcastle Jets have conceded 15 goals.
Sydney form and stats
Playing away, Sydney have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats so far this season.Sydney won their last game, 1-0 versus Perth Glory played at home. Before that, Sydney travelled to Western Sydney Wanderers and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Sydney has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 21 goals from 13 games. As opposed to that, Sydney have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Sydney - Newcastle Jets 1-0, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Newcastle Jets, 2 draws and 7 wins for Sydney.Top Goalscorers
  A. Le Fondre 16 goals / 1 assists |   R. O'Donovan 11 goals / 2 assists |  A. Brosque 7 goals |
Newcastle Jets missing players
Sydney missing players
| Newcastle Jets | Sydney | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | Played | 13 | 26 |
| 38 | 16 | Scored | 21 | 43 |
| 36 | 15 | Conceded | 14 | 27 |
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 85% | 85% |
| 50% | 42% | Over 2.5 | 62% | 54% |
| 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 23% | 19% |
| 19% | 17% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 4% |
| 58% | 58% | Both teams to score | 77% | 65% |
| 19% | 25% | Clean Sheet | 23% | 31% |
| 27% | 25% | Failed To Score | 0% | 4% |
| 5.8 | 6.1 | Corners For (avg) | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| 6.3 | 5.4 | Corners Against (avg) | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 0 |
- Sydney hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Sydney is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Sydney has scored in all of their 13 away matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Perth Glory | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 28 | 57 |
| 2 | Sydney | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 52 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 47 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 30 | -11 | 24 |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 35 | -31 | 18 |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 30 | -34 | 13 |
