Newcastle United Jets FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

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Sun 6 Apr 2025 · 07:00 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 54' Alex Rufer

Kota Mizunuma 83' 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 (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee

7 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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

2025-04-06 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-12-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2024-04-19 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-01-27 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-12-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–3 Newcastle United Jets FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–2	L
28 Mar	Macarthur FC	A	3–3	D
16 Mar	Western United FC	H	2–6	L
12 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	1–0	W
09 Mar	Auckland FC	H	1–1	D
21 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–1	W

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–1	W
29 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
16 Mar	Sydney FC	A	1–1	D
08 Mar	Western United FC	A	1–4	L
28 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	0–1	L
22 Feb	Auckland FC	A	1–6	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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at McDonald Jones Stadium!
5' Newcastle United Jets FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giancarlo Italiano might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Lachlan Rose has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
34' Brilliant from the ! Kosta Barbarouses makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 34.
39' Newcastle United Jets FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
41' Kazuki Nagasawa has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 41 minutes.
46' Clayton Taylor gets the nod from Newcastle United Jets FC. He replaces Phillip Cancar and will look to change the dynamic.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Phillip Cancar made 205 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
54' Controversy at the stadium! Alex Rufer argues furiously but the card stands.
59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
62' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Kazuki Nagasawa exits the field as Luke Brooke-Smith enters on 62.
65' Joshua Oluwayemi doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
73' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Matt Sheridan exits the field as Paulo Retre enters on 73.
78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Newcastle United Jets FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
83' Kota Mizunuma is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
88' Both keepers have barely been tested. Newcastle United Jets FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
90' The crowd applauds Kota Mizunuma as he leaves the pitch. Wellissol steps in for Newcastle United Jets FC.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Newcastle United Jets FC.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Noah James
18
Kota Mizunuma ↓ Wellissol 90'
23
Daniel Wilmering
19
Callum Timmins
9
Lachlan Rose
4
Phillip Cancar ↓ Clayton Taylor 46'
39
Thomas Aquilina
7
Eli Adams
15
Aleksandar Susnjar
17
Kosta Grozos
37
Lachlan Bayliss ↓ Charles M'Mombwa 46'

Bench

Coach Robert Stanton

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Scott Wootton
7
Kosta Barbarouses
14
Alex Rufer
9
Hideki Ishige ↓ Lukas Kelly-Heald 62'
25
Kazuki Nagasawa ↓ Luke Brooke-Smith 62'
6
Tim Payne
19
Sam Sutton
1
Joshua Oluwayemi
15
Isaac Hughes
27
Matt Sheridan ↓ Paulo Retre 73'
3
Corban Piper

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

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

2025-04-06 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2025-03-28 Macarthur FC 3–3 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2025-03-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–6 Western United FC L 2025-03-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2025-03-09 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Auckland FC D 2025-02-21 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Brisbane Roar FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2025-04-06 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2025-03-29 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-03-16 Sydney FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2025-03-08 Western United FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC L 2025-02-22 Auckland FC 6–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.51 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC50% Draw23% Wellington Phoenix FC27%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

50%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC43% Draw36% Wellington Phoenix FC21%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

1 – 1

7.3%

3 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

6.4%

3 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.2%

3 – 0

4.2%

4 – 1

4.1%

1 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

3.5%

4 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	16%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	19%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	12%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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