All the points stay with the home side, the away team steals it or a score draw? It's all up in the air when the mid-table inhabitants Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets duel at Westpac Stadium.
- Wellington Phoenix have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in A-League
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in A-League
Both teams have had a decent time to rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's hope for an in-your-face game!
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
The story so far in the A-League for Wellington Phoenix at their home stadium (Westpac Stadium) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
The Wellington Phoenix manager Talay and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Central Coast Mariners (placed 2nd). The Wellington goalkeeper Sail was crucial in the match against Central Coast Mariners last time out, making six saves.
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Western United.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Wellington Phoenix have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Take note: 15 of the latest 18 league matches from these players have seen goals scored by both teams.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Wellington Phoenix defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Newcastle Jets form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the A-League.
The manager Papastamatis was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue McDonald Jones Stadium. Newcastle suffered a 1-3 loss to Western United (placed 10th). Before that defeat this club had gained at least a draw from six league rounds in a row. Midfielder Thurgate was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.62. Thurgate hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Macarthur.We have checked recent matches where Newcastle Jets have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 21 games were 6 victories, 4 draws and 11 defeats.
The attacking power of Newcastle Jets when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Newcastle struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have fought before this season: Newcastle Jets - Wellington Phoenix 3-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Wellington Phoenix victories, one draw and five Newcastle Jets wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Zawada 10 goals |  B. Kraev 7 goals |  B. Mikeltadze 5 goals |
Wellington Phoenix missing players
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| Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle Jets | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 21 |
| 27 | 15 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 83% |
| 67% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 56% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 11% | 22% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 33% |
| 5.1 | 5.9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7.3 | 6.4 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.9 | 12.7 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.1 | 10.6 |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 32% | 39% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 20% | 30% |
| 12.9 | 13 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 14.3 | 14.1 |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
- All of Wellington Phoenix's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Newcastle Jets have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in A-League
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest points from losing position (2) in A-League
- Newcastle Jets haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wellington Phoenix have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Wellington Phoenix have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wellington Phoenix have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Newcastle Jets have scored away.
- Wellington Phoenix have scored in all their matches so far.
- Wellington Phoenix have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in A-League
- 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 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 37 |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 28 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Sydney | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 8 | Macarthur | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -11 | 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 | Western United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 19 |
| 11 | Melbourne Victory | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Brisbane Roar | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
