Western United prepare for this match after their 2-0 result vs Perth Glory, a match they learned a lot from. How will they do against Newcastle Jets?
- Western United have the most clean sheets (7) in A-League
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in A-League
These teams have little in common geographically as Newcastle Jets have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Western United and Newcastle Jets should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Western United form and stats
Western United have been outstanding at home so far in the A-League with 6 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. After failing to beat Melbourne Victory here at Mars Stadium, Western United has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Jamie Young not having conceded a league goal in 184 minutes.
A strong away win for Western against Perth Glory the last match, as Pierias and Prijović were on target. Midfielder Pierias was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.02 (out of ten) in that game. Pierias scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Sydney.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 Western United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won five times, drawn one and lost one.
Western United has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Western have only let in 3 goals at home.
Newcastle Jets form and stats
1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Newcastle Jets playing as the away team in the A-League this season.
Newcastle Jets's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Macarthur that finished 2-2. Penha got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, top player of the team. Penha served one assist and hit four key passes.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Western Sydney Wanderers.We have checked recent matches where Newcastle have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were four victories, four draws and eight defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The A-League trip to Wellington Phoenix.
Newcastle Jets find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three Western United victories, one draw and two Newcastle Jets wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Mikeltadze 8 goals |   A. Prijović 5 goals |  S. Luštica 4 goals |
Western United missing players
Newcastle Jets missing players
| Western United | Newcastle Jets | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 20 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 43% | 14% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 29% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 42% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 36% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 80% | 75% |
| 57% | 71% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 7% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 8% |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.3 | 13 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 13 | 14.3 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 29% | 31% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 35% | 35% |
| 13.8 | 12.6 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 16.8 | 14.1 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
- All of Newcastle Jets's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Newcastle Jets have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Newcastle Jets have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in A-League
- Newcastle Jets have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Newcastle Jets haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Western United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Western United have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in A-League
- Western United have the most clean sheets (4) at home in A-League
- Western United have the most clean sheets (7) in A-League
- Western United have the most matches under the total-line (6) in A-League
- Western United have the most points (18) at home 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 | Western United | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Macarthur | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Sydney | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 12 |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -7 | 11 |
