Newcastle United Jets FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Newcastle United Jets FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Wellington Phoenix FC

Fri 18 Mar 2022 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 4' Joshua Laws

Mohamed Al-Taay 35' Y

Y 74' Callan Elliot

Beka Mikeltadze 77' Y

Overview

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Newcastle United Jets FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League .

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

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

2022-03-18 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-03-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 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

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	4–0	W
13 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	1–2	L
09 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–3	L
05 Mar	Western United FC	A	1–2	L
26 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	2–2	D
23 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–4	L
12 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–2	L
09 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–2	W
19 Feb	Sydney FC	H	1–1	D
16 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–0	W
12 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D

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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Newcastle United Jets FC and Wellington Phoenix FC.
4' It’s a booking for Wellington Phoenix FC player. Joshua Laws gets a Yellow card.
9' Wellington Phoenix FC is showing some good football. However, Wellington Phoenix FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
14' Wellington Phoenix FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
19' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Newcastle United Jets FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
24' It looks surprising Newcastle United Jets FC does not make any changes. Jordan Elsey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wellington Phoenix FC that had 209 games and scored 296 goals.
34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Angus Thurgate, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' That is a Yellow card for Newcastle United Jets FC. Mohamed Al-Taay will be fuming at that decision.
40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Walter Sandoval is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United Jets FC.
45' 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.
50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Newcastle United Jets FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
51' The deadlock is broken! Olivier Boumal gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
56' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
58' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Jaushua Sotirio by Callan Elliot on 58 minute.
61' Mohamed Al-Taay makes way for Brandon Wilson at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Newcastle United Jets FC.
63' What composure from Olivier Boumal! The Cameroon international strokes it home. 2-0.
67' GOAL! Beka Mikeltadze scores on 67.
70' It is a substitution in Newcastle United Jets FC team. Olivier Boumal is replaced by Valentino Yuel on 70 minute.
74' Callan Elliot has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
75' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. James McGarry is replaced by George Ott.
77' Beka Mikeltadze was booked on 77.
78' Beka Mikeltadze makes way for Eli Babalj at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Newcastle United Jets FC.
83' A goal from the Australia international Eli Babalj! He fires home on 83 to make it 4-0!
88' The -year-old Nicholas Pennington has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
Full Time. Newcastle United Jets FC beats Wellington Phoenix FC

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Jason Hoffman
32
Angus Thurgate
4
Jordan Elsey
6
Matt Jurman
10
Olivier Boumal ↓ Valentino Yuel 70'
9
Beka Mikeltadze ↓ Eli Babalj 78'
11
Daniel Penha
14
Mohamed Al-Taay ↓ Brandon Wilson 61'
15
Dylan Murnane
21
Savvas Siatravanis ↓ Lucas Mauragis 78'
20
Michael Weier

Bench

16
Kostandinos Grozos
13
Brandon Wilson ↑ 61'
19
Taylor Regan
23
Eli Babalj ↑ 78'
17
Valentino Yuel ↑ 70'
1
Jack Duncan
27
Lucas Mauragis ↑ 78'

Coach Arthur Papas

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Callan Elliot ↑ 58'
3
Matthew Bozinovski
31
Kurtis Mogg
33
Finn Surman ↑ 78'
32
George Ott ↑ 75'
30
Henry Gray

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

2022-03-18 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-03-13 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-03-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-03-05 Western United FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-02-26 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Macarthur FC D 2022-02-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2022-03-18 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2022-03-12 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2022-03-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-02-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2022-02-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2022-02-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.9 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Newcastle United Jets FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC65% Draw19% Wellington Phoenix FC16%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 4.04

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

35%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC54% Draw33% Wellington Phoenix FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.6%

3 – 0

7.1%

1 – 1

6.6%

4 – 1

5.7%

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 2

4.5%

5 – 1

3.4%

1 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	33%	—	67%
-2	33%	20%	47%
-1.5	53%	—	47%
-1	53%	19%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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