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 (2025/26)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee

19 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 4.5 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

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

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 ball is rolling at McDonald Jones Stadium. Newcastle United Jets FC are looking to make home advantage count against Wellington Phoenix FC.
5' Newcastle United Jets FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Newcastle United Jets FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Isaac Hughes suffering a number of foals already.
25' Newcastle United Jets FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wellington Phoenix FC backline.
30' It is a cagey affair so far. Newcastle United Jets FC in their trying to find a way past Wellington Phoenix FC's compact .
34' A stunning finish from Kosta Barbarouses — that came from absolutely nowhere!
39' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
41' Kazuki Nagasawa does the damage! The net is bulging and Wellington Phoenix FC surge ahead!
46' Another substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC to replace Phillip Cancar by Clayton Taylor on 46 minute.
51' Australia international Aleksandar Susnjar has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
54' It’s gonna be a card for Alex Rufer.
59' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 59 minutes.
62' The crowd applauds Kazuki Nagasawa as he leaves the pitch. Luke Brooke-Smith steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
65' Joshua Oluwayemi doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
70' Lachlan Bayliss has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
73' Wellington Phoenix FC make a change. Matt Sheridan trudges off to be replaced by Paulo Retre on 73 minutes.
78' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Eli Adams has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
83' Newcastle United Jets FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 83.
88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
90' A tactical swap from Newcastle United Jets FC — Wellissol on, Kota Mizunuma off on 90 minutes.
The points are shared — Newcastle United Jets FC 1-2 Wellington Phoenix FC. Honours even.

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
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

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.