Adelaide United FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Adelaide United FC

3 – 1

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Newcastle United Jets FC

Fri 22 Dec 2023 · 08:45 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 9' Dane Ingham

Y 14' Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

Nestor Irankunda 76' Y

Overview

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Adelaide United FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC — A League at Coopers Stadium.

Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2026/27)
Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Adelaide United FC 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Newcastle United Jets FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-22 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2023-03-11 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC 2022-12-27 Adelaide United FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2022-03-13 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2022-01-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–1	W
15 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
10 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	0–2	L
04 Dec	Macarthur FC	A	3–4	L
26 Nov	Western United FC	A	3–1	W
11 Nov	Sydney FC	H	1–5	L

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	1–3	L
16 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
09 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	3–0	W
03 Dec	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	L
25 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–3	L
11 Nov	Western United FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Adelaide United FC		Newcastle United Jets FC
#2	Position	#1
43	Points	48
26	Played	26
12 / 7 / 7	W / D / L	15 / 3 / 8
46	Scored	55
36	Conceded	39
+10	GD	+16
1.65	PPG	1.85
46%	Win %	58%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts). Newcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Coopers Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Adelaide United FC and Newcastle United Jets FC.
5' Newcastle United Jets FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
9' Newcastle United Jets FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 9.
14' Hiroshi Ibusuki does the damage! The net is bulging and Adelaide United FC surge ahead!
14' Newcastle United Jets FC player sees a card in front of him.
16' The supporters are chanting for Trent Buhagiar. He replaces Reno Piscopo on 16 minute.
21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
26' The 32-year-old Brandon O'Neill has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Adelaide United FC.
36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' Newcastle United Jets FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' It’s high time Robert Stanton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
51' Reno Piscopo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
58' Time for substitution for Adelaide United FC. Hiroshi Ibusuki is replaced by Ben Halloran.
59' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Johnny Yull is replaced by Nestor Irankunda on 59 minute.
63' The Newcastle United Jets FC bench stirs into life. Trent Buhagiar is withdrawn and Daniel Wilmering gets his opportunity.
68' Zach Clough makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Adelaide United FC are in front.
70' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ben Halloran makes it 3-0.
75' A quiet spell here at Coopers Stadium. Newcastle United Jets FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Nestor Irankunda.
77' Another change for Newcastle United Jets FC made on 77 minute. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos leaves to be changed by Justin Vidic.
79' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Zach Clough departs to be replaced by Javi Lopez.
84' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
86' It is a substitution in Adelaide United FC team. Luka Jovanovic is replaced by Bernardo Oliveira on 86 minute.
90' GOAL! Justin Vidic scores on 90. Assisted by Archie Goodwin
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Adelaide United FC 3-1 Newcastle United Jets FC.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Ryan Tunnicliffe
10
Zach Clough ↓ Javi Lopez 79'
4
Nick Ansell
46
Joe Gauci
7
Ryan Kitto
9
Hiroshi Ibusuki ↓ Ben Halloran 58'
8
Isaias Sanchez
41
Alexandar Popovic
17
Luka Jovanovic ↓ Bernardo Oliveira 86'
43
Giuseppe Bovalina ↓ Luke Duzel 79'
37
Johnny Yull ↓ Nestor Irankunda 59'

Bench

21
Javi Lopez ↑ 79'
26
Ben Halloran ↑ 58'
1
James Delianov
23
Luke Duzel ↑ 79'
66
Nestor Irankunda ↑ 59'
55
Ethan Alagich
31
Bernardo Oliveira ↑ 86'

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Reno Piscopo ↓ Trent Buhagiar 16'
1
Ryan Scott
5
Lucas Mauragis
33
Mark Natta
22
Phillip Cancar
39
Thomas Aquilina ↓ Archie Goodwin 63'
14
Dane Ingham
6
Brandon O'Neill
17
Kosta Grozos
8
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos ↓ Justin Vidic 77'
13
Clayton Taylor ↓ Callum Timmins 77'

Bench

25
Carl Jenkinson
7
Trent Buhagiar ↑ 16'
23
Daniel Wilmering
19
Callum Timmins ↑ 77'
26
Archie Goodwin ↑ 63'
66
Zac Bowling
29
Justin Vidic ↑ 77'

Coach Robert Stanton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Craig Goodwin	6
Ben Kantarovski	3
George Blackwood	3
Stefan Mauk	3
Jason Hoffman	2
Daniel Adlung	2
Hiroshi Ibusuki	2
Nikola Mileusnic	2

Head to Head

Adelaide United FC Form

2023-12-22 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-12-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC L 2023-12-10 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2023-12-04 Macarthur FC 4–3 Adelaide United FC L 2023-11-26 Western United FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC W 2023-11-11 Adelaide United FC 1–5 Sydney FC L

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2023-12-22 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-12-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2023-12-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–3 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-12-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC L 2023-11-25 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-11-11 Western United FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.03 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.82 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC47% Draw23% Newcastle United Jets FC30%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.85

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

53%

Adelaide United FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC33% Draw39% Newcastle United Jets FC28%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

4.7%

2 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

3.9%

0 – 2

3.6%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	18%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	16%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.