Newcastle United Jets FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Newcastle United Jets FC

0 – 2

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Sun 28 Feb 2021 · 07:10 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'

Y 36' Joshua Laws

Mathew Millar 52' Y

Connor O'Toole 58' Y

Y 67' Alex Rufer

Y 75' Tomer Hemed

Johnny Koutroumbis 76' Y

Y 90' Oliver Sail

Overview

Match Preview

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

Newcastle United Jets FC 4 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Shaun Evans
Referee Stephen Lucas
Referee James Cleal
Referee Jonathon Barreiro
Referee Ryan Gallagher
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Newcastle United Jets FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Wellington Phoenix FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-28 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 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

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–2	L
21 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–0	W
14 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–0	D
07 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	1–0	W
13 Aug	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	3–0	W
02 Aug	Western United FC	H	1–0	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–0	W
24 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–2	L
21 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
14 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–2	L
08 Feb	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
22 Aug	Perth Glory FC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Newcastle United Jets FC		Wellington Phoenix FC
#10	Position	#1
2	Points	10
4	Played	4
0 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 0
4	Scored	7
8	Conceded	1
-4	GD	+6
0.50	PPG	2.50
0%	Win %	75%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Newcastle United Jets FC are 10th (2 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Newcastle United Jets FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United Jets FC

Patrick Wood	1 G
Nikolaos Vergos	1 G
Xavier Bertoncello	1 G

Wellington Phoenix FC

Corban Piper	3 G
Riley Bidois	2 G
Nathan Walker	1 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Newcastle United Jets FC have kicked off against Wellington Phoenix FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Newcastle United Jets FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Wellington Phoenix FC have won 296 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Newcastle United Jets FC in their trying to find a way past Wellington Phoenix FC's compact .
22' The England David Ball breaks the deadlock on 22 minutes. 0-1!
27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Newcastle United Jets FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
32' Wellington Phoenix FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
36' Joshua Laws was booked on 36.
41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wellington Phoenix FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
46' James McGarry is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joshua Laws at the 46 minute mark.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Craig Deans will be considering his options from the bench.
52' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mathew Millar on 52 minutes.
53' GOAL! Ben Waine fires home to make it 0-2!
58' Connor O'Toole was booked on 58.
60' The supporters are chanting for Apostolos Stamatelopoulos. He replaces Roy O'Donovan on 60 minute.
61' Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Mauragis is hanging Mathew Millar on the field on 61 minute.
66' Newcastle United Jets FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
67' Wellington Phoenix FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
69' The Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes a substitution. Luka Prso departs to be replaced by Ali Abbas.
70' Another substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC to replace Valentino Yuel by Tete Yengi on 70 minute.
75' Controversy at the stadium! Tomer Hemed argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
76' Johnny Koutroumbis is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
81' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Clayton Lewis is replaced by Matt Ridenton on 81 minute.
82' The Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes a substitution. Connor O'Toole departs to be replaced by Archie Goodwin.
87' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Alex Rufer is withdrawn and Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi gets his opportunity.
90' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Oliver Sail gets a Yellow card.
The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Connor O'Toole ↓ Archie Goodwin 82'
16
Mathew Millar ↓ Lucas Mauragis 61'
4
Nigel Boogaard C
2
Johnny Koutroumbis
44
Nikolai Topor-Stanley
6
Steven Ugarkovic
32
Angus Thurgate
9
Roy O'Donovan ↓ Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 60'
17
Valentino Yuel ↓ Tete Yengi 70'
23
Jack Duncan
21
Luka Prso ↓ Ali Abbas 69'

Bench

22
Lachlan Jackson
1
Lewis Italiano
33
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos ↑ 60'
14
Ali Abbas ↑ 69'
27
Lucas Mauragis ↑ 61'
15
Tete Yengi ↑ 70'
26
Archie Goodwin ↑ 82'

Coach Craig Deans

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
David Ball
23
Clayton Lewis ↓ Matt Ridenton 81'
20
Oliver Sail
14
Alex Rufer ↓ Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi 87'
16
Louis Fenton
2
Liam McGing
18
Ben Waine ↓ Tomer Hemed 61'
6
Tim Payne
7
Reno Piscopo
10
Ulises Davila C
21
Joshua Laws ↓ James McGarry 46'

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
David Williams	4
Olivier Boumal	3
Kosta Barbarouses	3
Callan Elliot	2
David Ball	2
Oskar Zawada	2
Ben Waine	2
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	2

Head to Head

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2021-02-28 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2021-02-21 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2021-02-14 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2021-02-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 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

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2021-02-28 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2021-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2021-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2021-02-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2021-02-08 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-08-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Perth Glory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.69 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC22% Draw25% Wellington Phoenix FC53%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

47%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

78%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC11% Draw45% Wellington Phoenix FC44%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

13.9%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.9%

0 – 0

9.8%

1 – 2

0 – 3

7.9%

1 – 3

5.6%

1 – 0

4.6%

0 – 4

3.6%

2 – 1

3.4%

2 – 2

3.2%

1 – 4

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	9%	88%
-0.5	12%	—	88%
+0.5	37%	—	63%
+1	37%	25%	38%
+1.5	62%	—	38%
+2	62%	20%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

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