Newcastle United Jets FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

Newcastle United Jets FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Wellington Phoenix FC

Thu 13 Aug 2020 · 09:30 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'

Y 9' Luke De Vere

Nigel Boogaard 22' Y

Nikolai Topor-Stanley 42' Y

Johnny Koutroumbis 57' Y

Overview

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Newcastle United Jets FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at McDonald Jones Stadium.

Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Kurt Ams
Referee Matthew McOrist
Referee Alireza Faghani

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Newcastle United Jets FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Wellington Phoenix FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-13 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2020-01-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2019-03-30 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2019-02-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2018-10-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Aug	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	3–0	W
02 Aug	Western United FC	H	1–0	W
24 Jul	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–0	D
21 Jul	Sydney FC	A	2–1	W
23 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	2–1	W
20 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–1	L

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Aug	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–3	L
05 Aug	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–1	D
31 Jul	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
25 Jul	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D
22 Jul	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W
17 Jul	Sydney FC	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Newcastle United Jets FC		Wellington Phoenix FC
#1	Position	#8
48	Points	33
26	Played	26
15 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 11
55	Scored	36
39	Conceded	48
+16	GD	-12
1.85	PPG	1.27
58%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Newcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Wellington Phoenix FC

Ifeanyi Eze	10 G	1 A
Carlo Armiento	5 G	2 A
Corban Piper	4 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Wellington Phoenix FC get us underway at McDonald Jones Stadium.
5' Newcastle United Jets FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
9' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a Yellow card on 9.
14' Jaushua Sotirio has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
19' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
22' The referee shows Newcastle United Jets FC player a Yellow card on 22.
27' It looks like no one’s ball. Wellington Phoenix FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
32' Newcastle United Jets FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
37' Wellington Phoenix FC have won 296 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nikolai Topor-Stanley on 42.
45' Nick Fitzgerald doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' The whistle greets Matti Steinmann as he departs to be replaced by Alex Rufer.
51' The 31-year-old Matti Steinmann has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
56' Reno Piscopo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Newcastle United Jets FC so far.
57' That is a Yellow card for Newcastle United Jets FC. Johnny Koutroumbis will be fuming at that decision.
62' It is a cagey affair so far. Newcastle United Jets FC in their trying to find a way past Wellington Phoenix FC's compact .
67' Bernie Ibini-Isei has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nick Fitzgerald on 67 minute.
68' Jaushua Sotirio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ulises Davila at the 68 minute mark.
73' Newcastle United Jets FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wellington Phoenix FC backline.
76' Assisted by Johnny Koutroumbis with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bernie Ibini-Isei makes no mistake. 2-0!
79' What a strike from Jason Hoffman! The score is 3-0.
80' The Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes a substitution. Dimi Petratos departs to be replaced by Kosta Petratos.
81' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Walter Scott on, Callan Elliot off on 81 minutes.
85' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — David Ball exits the field as Ben Waine enters on 85.
86' Newcastle United Jets FC ring the changes. Angus Thurgate has done his job and it is now time for Ben Kantarovski to step up.
Another three points for Newcastle United Jets FC.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

29
Connor O'Toole ↓ Lucas Mauragis 86'
10
Dimi Petratos ↓ Kosta Petratos 80'
4
Nigel Boogaard C
18
Johnny Koutroumbis
44
Nikolai Topor-Stanley
3
Jason Hoffman
6
Steven Ugarkovic
32
Angus Thurgate ↓ Ben Kantarovski 86'
40
Noah James
11
Nick Fitzgerald ↓ Bernie Ibini-Isei 67'
9
Abdiel Arroyo ↓ Roy O'Donovan 67'

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Jaushua Sotirio ↑ 67'
23
Walter Scott ↑ 81'
12
Brandon Wilson
14
Alex Rufer ↑ 46'
31
Ben Waine ↑ 85'
4
Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi
30
Zac Jones

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
David Williams	4
Kosta Barbarouses	3
Olivier Boumal	3
Jaushua Sotirio	2
Trent Buhagiar	2
Callan Elliot	2
David Ball	2
Oskar Zawada	2

Head to Head

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2020-08-13 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-08-02 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Western United FC W 2020-07-24 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2020-07-21 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2020-03-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2020-03-20 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2020-08-13 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-08-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2020-07-31 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-07-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2020-07-22 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-07-17 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.51 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC62% Draw20% Wellington Phoenix FC18%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.69

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

38%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC48% Draw37% Wellington Phoenix FC15%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

1 – 1

8.2%

2 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

7.4%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.3%

4 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

4.4%

1 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

0 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	19%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	21%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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