The visiting Wellington Phoenix side should be favourites in this visit to Newcastle Jets, as the away team holds a 15 point advantage from their 19 league games this season.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Newcastle Jets form and stats
3-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the A-League numbers at home for Newcastle Jets so far this season.
A nice win for Newcastle Jets last time playing, versus Perth Glory. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Roy O'Donovan and Nikolai Topor-Stanley scoring for the victors. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Melbourne Victory.
Newcastle Jets has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Newcastle Jets defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
As the visiting team in A-League matches, Wellington Phoenix have produced an overall stat of 3-2-4 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Wellington Phoenix, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Central Coast Mariners (placed 11th) in the A-League last time out. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Western United.
Wellington Phoenix has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 9 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Wellington Phoenix have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Wellington Phoenix - Newcastle Jets 2-1. Newcastle Jets-Wellington Phoenix H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Newcastle Jets two wins, Wellington Phoenix six wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  U. Dávila Plascencia 10 goals |   D. Petratos 5 goals |  D. Ball 5 goals |
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| Newcastle Jets | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 37 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 23 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 95% |
| 89% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 79% |
| 53% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 67% | 63% |
| 26% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | 26% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 68% | 70% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 78% | 68% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 11% | 21% |
| 21% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 22% | 16% |
| 6.5 | 6.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 6.1 | 6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 309 | 161 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 132 | 249 |
| 100 | 57 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 46 | 93 |
| 21% | 23% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 30% | 32% |
- Newcastle Jets has the fewest points from losing position (2)
- Wellington Phoenix has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10)
- Wellington Phoenix have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sydney | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 26 | 46 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 36 |
| 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Perth Glory | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 | Brisbane Roar | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | Western United | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -5 | 27 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Melbourne Victory | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 20 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 18 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -26 | 13 |