Newcastle Jets have taken 13 of their 24 in total here at their home arena. Will they win more points against Western United?
- Newcastle Jets is in the best form (3-3-0) in A-League
- Western United have the most conceded goals (33) in A-League
It's quite the trip for Western United when visiting Newcastle as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
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!
Newcastle Jets form and stats
When playing at home in the A-League, Newcastle Jets have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games. Newcastle Jets has recorded two wins in a row here at McDonald Jones Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A strong away win for Newcastle against Macarthur the last match, as Buhagiar were on target. The goalie Duncan was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.45 out of ten. Duncan topped it up with a clean sheet.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Melbourne Victory in a game that was won 2-1.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 11 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 3 and lost 4.
Newcastle Jets have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at McDonald Jones Stadium with 13 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Newcastle have conceded 9 goals.
Western United form and stats
Western United have only collected 4 points from their away games in the A-League, after 1-1-5 (7 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Western United as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Macarthur match.
Home advantage was not enough for Western United in their previous game as they lost hosting Wellington Phoenix, 0-3.
Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Adelaide United.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Western United in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Western United, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
The visiting Western have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 7 games. Western United have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Western United have put together a streak of 6 consecutive matches without losing (4-2-0) when playing Newcastle Jets.The two teams involved met each other earlier on this campaign: Western United - Newcastle 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Mikeltadze 4 goals |  T. Buhagiar 4 goals |   A. Prijović 4 goals |
Newcastle Jets missing players
Western United missing players
| Newcastle Jets | Western United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 20 | 13 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 24 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 76% |
| 53% | 62% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 86% | 59% |
| 24% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 57% | 41% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 29% | 24% |
| 47% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 65% |
| 18% | 12% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 35% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 18% |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.5 |
| 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10.3 | 10.5 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 10.9 | 12.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 4.2 |
| 31% | 43% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 43% | 28% |
| 14.4 | 14.4 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 16.4 | 14.9 |
| 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 7 | 6.2 |
- Newcastle Jets have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in A-League
- Newcastle Jets haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Newcastle Jets is in the best form (3-3-0) in A-League
- Western United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Western United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Western United have the most conceded goals (33) in A-League
- Western United have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in A-League
- Western United have the the worst goal difference (-13) in A-League
- Western United 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 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 27 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Sydney | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | -1 | 24 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 8 | Macarthur | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 21 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 20 |
| 10 | Melbourne Victory | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Western United | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 16 |
