Season ticket holders at McDonald Jones Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Newcastle Jets languishing in the 8th position so far. The guesting Western United will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Newcastle Jets form and stats
When playing at home in the A-League, Newcastle Jets have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at McDonald Jones Stadium.
An away draw last time out for Newcastle, facing Central Coast Mariners in a game that ended 0-0. Before that match, a win away at Sydney.
The Newcastle Jets fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 11 matches. 16 goals have been conceded.
Western United form and stats
As the visiting team in A-League matches, Western United have produced an overall stat of 5-2-3 so far. Western has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Two travels in a row for Western, whose manager M. Rudan could celebrate last time after the A-League win against Melbourne Victory. Before that one, a nice away victory 5-1 at Adelaide United.
Western has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 10 games. As opposed to that, Western have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Newcastle - Western United 0-0. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Newcastle, one draw and zero wins for Western United. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Berisha 14 goals |   D. Petratos 5 goals |  M. Burgess 5 goals |
Newcastle Jets missing players
Western United missing players
| Newcastle Jets | Western United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 28 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 16 | 36 |
| 40 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 92% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 83% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 76% |
| 54% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 52% |
| 21% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 30% | 33% |
| 12% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 30% | 24% |
| 62% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 57% |
| 21% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 19% |
| 25% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 30% | 29% |
| 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 5.9 | 6.3 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 379 | 175 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 49 | 90 | 253 |
| 123 | 65 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 38 | 92 |
| 23% | 23% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 42% | 39% |
- Newcastle Jets have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Western United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Western United have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 27 | 51 |
| 2 | Wellington Phoenix | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 40 |
| 3 | Melbourne City | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 35 |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -7 | 31 |
| 7 | Western United | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 30 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -12 | 28 |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -12 | 20 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 28 | -30 | 15 |