Newcastle Jets have some catching up to do from their 9th position, and the job starts versus Wellington Phoenix. Read more!
- Newcastle Jets have the most conceded goals (28) in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in A-League
Both teams have had time to rest since their previous competitive action. Let's wish for an enthusiastic fixture!
Newcastle Jets form and stats
The A-League stats playing at home this season for Newcastle Jets are 3-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Newcastle Jets to get some points in this home game.
Newcastle Jets are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Adelaide United. Midfield player Penha got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Penha hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 42 successful passes (of 51 total).
Heartbreak before that as Newcastle lost 2-3 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 Jets have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost seven.
Newcastle have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at McDonald Jones Stadium with 13 goals in 7 league matches. Newcastle Jets have conceded 11 from these games.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
0-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Wellington Phoenix, who have the fewest scored goals (3) away in A-League, in their A-League matches away. Bitter travels for Wellington Phoenix as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Macarthur match.
Wellington are travelling again after losing away to Brisbane Roar in their previous match (1-2). Pennington got a match rating of 7.62 in that game, top player of the team. Pennington hit four key passes and had 60 successful passes (of 68 total).
That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Newcastle Jets.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Wellington Phoenix in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Wellington Phoenix, two draws and three defeats.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Wellington Phoenix are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 3 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
The newest logged history involving both these sides is the Wellington Phoenix - Newcastle Jets 3-2 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Newcastle four wins, one draw and Wellington Phoenix five victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Mikeltadze 8 goals | A. Thurgate 5 goals | V. Yuel 4 goals |
Newcastle Jets missing players
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| Newcastle Jets | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 24 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 28 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 64% |
| 40% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 29% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 80% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 64% |
| 13% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 21% |
| 5.1 | 5.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 5.8 | 6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6 | 6.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.8 | 15.3 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 22 | 14 | 14.1 |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 30% | 35% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 14% | 30% |
| 13.6 | 12.1 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 16.8 | 18.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
- All of Wellington Phoenix's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Newcastle Jets have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Wellington Phoenix have scored away.
- Newcastle Jets have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in A-League
- Newcastle Jets have the most conceded goals (28) in A-League
- Newcastle Jets have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in A-League
- Newcastle Jets haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wellington Phoenix have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Wellington Phoenix have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Wellington Phoenix have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wellington Phoenix have the fewest scored goals (3) away in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix have yet to win a game away.
- Wellington Phoenix 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 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Western United | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 4 | Macarthur | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Sydney | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 15 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -7 | 14 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
