National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Western United or Newcastle Jets that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Newcastle Jets, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Western United form and stats
When playing at home in the A-League, Western United have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 13 games. There's also a terrible streak running regardless of playing venue as Western have lost eight games in a row.
Western United lost their last game at Central Coast Mariners after a 0-2 scoreline. Midfielder Alessandro Diamanti was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.62 (out of ten) in that game. Diamanti hit seven key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Ahead of that match, Western lost 1-2 at home to Macarthur.The Western United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. On the other hand, Western United have conceded 17 goals.
Newcastle Jets form and stats
They also participated in Ffa Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their A-League travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Newcastle Jets are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Two travels in a row for Newcastle Jets, whose manager C. Deans could celebrate last time after the A-League win against Melbourne City. Newcastle goalie Jack Duncan was high and low in the Melbourne City game, contributing six saves towards the victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager C. Deans when Apostolos Stamatelopoulos scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute. Lucas Mauragis got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, top player of the team. Mauragis signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Perth Glory in the A-League.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Newcastle have scored 14 goals in 13 league games away. 17 goals have been conceded by Newcastle in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the previous five meetings): Western won two games, one match ended in a draw and Newcastle Jets managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / fiveWestern United missing players
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| Western United | Newcastle Jets | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 14 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Scored | S | 14 | 24 | ||
| 47 | 17 | Conceded | C | 16 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6.3 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.1 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 13.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 26% | ||
| 17.1 | 17.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.6 | 13.2 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 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 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 49 |
| 2 | Sydney | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 47 |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 42 |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -2 | 39 |
| 6 | Macarthur | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 39 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 34 |
| 10 | Western United | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -17 | 28 |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -14 | 21 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -29 | 19 |