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 (2025/26)
Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

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

11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

4/–

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Newcastle United Jets FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

Luka Jovanovic	11 G	3 A
Johnny Yull	4 G	5 A
Ethan Alagich	4 G	4 A
Ryan Kitto	3 G	1 A

Newcastle United Jets FC

Eli Adams	10 G	4 A
Clayton Taylor	9 G	3 A
Lachlan Rose	8 G	1 A
Xavier Bertoncello	7 G	1 A
Lachlan Bayliss	5 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Coopers Stadium!
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
9' Dane Ingham is having his name booked by the referee on 9.
14' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hiroshi Ibusuki makes it 1-0.
14' That looks like a foul for a card for Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
16' Fresh legs for Newcastle United Jets FC! Trent Buhagiar comes on to replace Reno Piscopo.
21' The 31-year-old Zach Clough has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
31' Over 31 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
36' Dane Ingham is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Adelaide United FC tonight.
41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Newcastle United Jets FC winning 50% of all matches.
46' Trent Buhagiar has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 215 appearances.
51' Newcastle United Jets FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Adelaide United FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
58' Another substitution for Adelaide United FC to replace Hiroshi Ibusuki by Ben Halloran on 58 minute.
59' The Adelaide United FC bench stirs into life. Johnny Yull is withdrawn and Nestor Irankunda gets his opportunity.
63' A tactical swap from Newcastle United Jets FC — Daniel Wilmering on, Trent Buhagiar off on 63 minutes.
68' Brilliant from the ! Zach Clough makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 68.
70' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ben Halloran makes it 3-0.
75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
76' Poor challenge from Nestor Irankunda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
77' A tactical swap from Newcastle United Jets FC — Justin Vidic on, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos off on 77 minutes.
79' Javi Lopez gets the nod from Adelaide United FC. He replaces Zach Clough and will look to change the dynamic.
84' Adelaide United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
86' Fresh legs for Adelaide United FC! Bernardo Oliveira comes on to replace Luka Jovanovic.
90' What a moment for Justin Vidic! That strike on 90 puts his side firmly in control.
The final score is 3-1.

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
Nestor Irankunda	2
Roy O'Donovan	2
Riley McGree	2
Andrew Nabbout	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.