This match features two teams living in the basement of the A-League, Newcastle Jets holding 7th place and Western Sydney Wanderers lying 8th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
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
The story so far for Newcastle Jets at their home stadium (McDonald Jones Stadium) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.The fans are hoping that Newcastle Jets will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the A-League game against Wellington Phoenix. Ahead of that match, Newcastle Jets lost 2-3 at home to Central Coast Mariners.
Newcastle Jets are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 13 goals in 11 matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Western Sydney Wanderers form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 3 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.There were no winners in Western Sydney Wanderers's previous match, a A-League home game that ended 0-0 vs Melbourne City. A 1-3 defeat away at Wellington Phoenix before that.
With an average of more than two away goals per game, Western Sydney Wanderers are regular goalscorers on their travels. For Western Sydney Wanderers, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Let's have a look at how Western Sydney Wanderers performed last season in the A-League. They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 9 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 38 and conceded 47 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 5 and lost 6 with 15/25 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Western Sydney Wanderers - Newcastle Jets 1-5. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 3 - 3 (Newcastle Jets wins - draws - Western Sydney Wanderers wins).Top Goalscorers
 
R. O'Donovan
8 goals / 2 assists
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Oriol Riera
8 goals / 1 assists
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R. Bonevacia
7 goals / 6 assists
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Newcastle Jets missing players
Western Sydney Wanderers missing players
| Newcastle Jets | Western Sydney Wanderers | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | Played | 11 | 23 |
| 29 | 13 | Scored | 22 | 35 |
| 32 | 13 | Conceded | 24 | 46 |
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 96% |
| 83% | 73% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 96% |
| 48% | 36% | Over 2.5 | 82% | 65% |
| 22% | 27% | Over 3.5 | 73% | 52% |
| 13% | 9% | Over 4.5 | 27% | 22% |
| 57% | 55% | Both teams to score | 73% | 65% |
| 22% | 27% | Clean Sheet | 9% | 17% |
| 26% | 27% | Failed To Score | 18% | 22% |
| 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 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 27 | 51 |
| 2 | Sydney | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 45 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 37 |
| 5 | Melbourne City | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -1 | 31 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 24 | -11 | 20 |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -24 | 15 |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -31 | 10 |
