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

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A League · 2023-24

Newcastle United Jets FC

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Sat 27 Jan 2024 · 07:00 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 23' Y

Y 43' Mohamed Al-Taay

Y 45' Nicholas Pennington

Mark Natta 77' Y

Y 85' Alex Rufer

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 Kearney Robinson
Referee Casey Reibelt

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

2024-01-27 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-12-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–3 Newcastle United Jets FC 2023-03-04 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2022-10-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-03-18 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–0 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–2	L
23 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–1	W
19 Jan	Sydney FC	A	0–4	L
14 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–3	L
05 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	1–1	D
30 Dec	Western United FC	H	2–0	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–1	W
19 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
14 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	4–3	W
04 Jan	Adelaide United FC	A	2–2	D
29 Dec	Sydney FC	A	1–3	L
23 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–0	W

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' Welcome to McDonald Jones Stadium that hosts another battle between Newcastle United Jets FC and Wellington Phoenix FC.
5' Alex Rufer has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 5 minutes.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
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 .
23' Newcastle United Jets FC player sees a card in front of him.
28' The 27-year-old Nicholas Pennington has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
33' Over 33 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
38' Kosta Grozos, a Australia , has 7 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
43' That looks like a foul for a card for Mohamed Al-Taay.
45' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a card on 45.
46' Newcastle United Jets FC make a change. Daniel Stynes trudges off to be replaced by Archie Goodwin on 46 minutes.
51' Ben Old has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 212 appearances.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Newcastle United Jets FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
62' The Wellington Phoenix FC bench stirs into life. Mohamed Al-Taay is withdrawn and Ben Old gets his opportunity.
67' Newcastle United Jets FC ring the changes. Lucas Mauragis has done his job and it is now time for Trent Buhagiar to step up.
72' Brandon O'Neill needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
73' Oskar Zawada is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Ball at the 73 minute mark.
77' That looks like a foul for a card for Mark Natta.
80' GOAL! Trent Buhagiar scores on 80. Assisted by Kosta Grozos
84' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Kosta Barbarouses is replaced by Oskar van Hattum on 84 minute.
85' Alex Rufer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 85.
87' What a moment for Oskar Zawada! That strike on 87 puts his side firmly in control.
89' Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jason Berthomier is hanging Callum Timmins on the field on 89 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Newcastle United Jets FC.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Daniel Wilmering
19
Callum Timmins ↓ Jason Berthomier 89'
1
Ryan Scott
5
Lucas Mauragis ↓ Trent Buhagiar 67'
18
Daniel Stynes ↓ Archie Goodwin 46'
33
Mark Natta
14
Dane Ingham
27
Nathan Grimaldi
6
Brandon O'Neill
17
Kosta Grozos
8
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

Bench

Coach Robert Stanton

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
David Ball ↓ Oskar Zawada 73'
4
Scott Wootton
7
Kosta Barbarouses ↓ Oskar van Hattum 84'
14
Alex Rufer
11
Bozhidar Kraev
19
Sam Sutton
12
Mohamed Al-Taay ↓ Ben Old 62'
40
Alex Paulsen
3
Finn Surman
15
Nicholas Pennington
18
Lukas Kelly-Heald

Bench

24
Oskar van Hattum ↑ 84'
25
Jack Duncan
8
Ben Old ↑ 62'
9
Oskar Zawada ↑ 73'
26
Isaac Hughes
5
Fin Conchie
23
Luke Supyk

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2024-01-27 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-01-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-01-19 Sydney FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2024-01-14 Brisbane Roar FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2024-01-05 Macarthur FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2023-12-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Western United FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2024-01-27 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-01-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-14 Perth Glory FC 3–4 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-01-04 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-12-29 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-12-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.23 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.96 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC27% Draw26% Wellington Phoenix FC47%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

73%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC19% Draw42% Wellington Phoenix FC39%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

7.9%

0 – 1

7.4%

1 – 3

6.1%

2 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 0

5.7%

0 – 3

1 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	13%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	22%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	16%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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