Newcastle United Jets FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Newcastle United Jets FC

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Wed 23 Feb 2022 · 08:55 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 12' Steven Peter Ugarkovic

Y 24' Keanu Baccus

Y 45' Adama Traore

Olivier Boumal 70' Y

Matt Jurman 78' Y

Samuel Silvera 85' Y

Y 88' Phillip Cancar

Overview

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Newcastle United Jets FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League at McDonald Jones Stadium.

Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 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 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-02-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2021-11-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 2020-02-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2019-11-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-04-06 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
18 Feb	Melbourne City FC	A	0–3	L
12 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–1	W
08 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	2–4	L
03 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
30 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	1–2	L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–1	L
20 Feb	Western United FC	A	2–3	L
16 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–0	W
11 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	1–3	L
05 Feb	Western United FC	H	0–1	L
02 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Newcastle United Jets FC		Western Sydney Wanderers FC
#1	Position	#12
48	Points	21
26	Played	26
15 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	5 / 6 / 15
55	Scored	27
39	Conceded	43
+16	GD	-16
1.85	PPG	0.81
58%	Win %	19%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Newcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Bozhidar Kraev	5 G	2 A
Ryan Fraser	4 G	3 A
Brandon Borrello	4 G	2 A
Kosta Barbarouses	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Newcastle United Jets FC to score. At the same time, Western Sydney Wanderers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Thomas Aquilina has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 205 appearances.
10' Steven Peter Ugarkovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Western Sydney Wanderers FC tonight.
12' Steven Peter Ugarkovic was booked on 12.
17' Newcastle United Jets FC is showing some good football. However, Newcastle United Jets FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
24' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Keanu Baccus.
29' Newcastle United Jets FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carl Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
44' It’s high time Carl Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' The referee calls foul for Adama Traore. He receives a Yellow card.
46' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. James Troisi departs to be replaced by Alexander Badolato.
51' Western Sydney Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomer Hemed, as he is very good at scoring at McDonald Jones Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
61' The Australia Angus Thurgate breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 1-0!
62' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Dimitri Petratos exits the field as Tomer Hemed enters on 62.
64' Another change for Newcastle United Jets FC made on 64 minute. Dylan Murnane leaves to be changed by Dane Ingham.
69' Beka Mikeltadze has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
70' That is a Yellow card for Newcastle United Jets FC. Olivier Boumal will be fuming at that decision.
70' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Ramy Najjarine has done his job and it is now time for Jarrod Carluccio to step up.
72' Newcastle United Jets FC ring the changes. Daniel Penha has done his job and it is now time for Kostandinos Grozos to step up.
77' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
78' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Matt Jurman on 78 minutes.
80' Samuel Silvera is replacing Olivier Boumal for the Newcastle United Jets FC side.
84' Fresh legs for Western Sydney Wanderers FC! Thomas Aquilina comes on to replace Keijiro Ogawa.
85' Samuel Silvera was booked on 85.
85' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 85 minute. Adama Traore leaves to be changed by Nectarios Triantis.
88' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Phillip Cancar gets a Yellow card.
Full Time. Newcastle United Jets FC beats Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Jason Hoffman
32
Angus Thurgate ↓ Mohamed Al-Taay 80'
4
Jordan Elsey
6
Matt Jurman
10
Olivier Boumal ↓ Samuel Silvera 80'
9
Beka Mikeltadze
11
Daniel Penha ↓ Kostandinos Grozos 72'
1
Jack Duncan
15
Dylan Murnane ↓ Dane Ingham 64'
21
Savvas Siatravanis ↓ Valentino Yuel 64'
8
Mario Arques

Bench

2
Dane Ingham ↑ 64'
16
Kostandinos Grozos ↑ 72'
23
Eli Babalj
25
Samuel Silvera ↑ 80'
17
Valentino Yuel ↑ 64'
14
Mohamed Al-Taay ↑ 80'
20
Michael Weier

Coach Arthur Papas

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
James Troisi ↓ Alexander Badolato 46'
22
Johnny Koutroumbis
17
Keanu Baccus
1
Daniel Margush
2
Ziggy Gordon
11
Keijiro Ogawa ↓ Thomas Aquilina 84'
7
Ramy Najjarine ↓ Jarrod Carluccio 70'
3
Adama Traore ↓ Nectarios Triantis 85'
25
Phillip Cancar
8
Steven Peter Ugarkovic
23
Dimitri Petratos ↓ Tomer Hemed 62'

Bench

10
Tomer Hemed ↑ 62'
29
Terry Antonis
20
Tomas Mejias
32
Jarrod Carluccio ↑ 70'
39
Thomas Aquilina ↑ 84'
37
Alexander Badolato ↑ 46'
35
Nectarios Triantis ↑ 85'

Coach Carl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Angus Thurgate	4
Jason Hoffman	4
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	4
Roy O'Donovan	3
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Dimi Petratos	2
Samuel Silvera	2
Mitch Duke	2

Head to Head

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2022-02-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2022-02-18 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-02-12 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC L 2022-02-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2022-01-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2022-02-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-02-20 Western United FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC L 2022-02-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Western United FC L 2022-02-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.31 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Newcastle United Jets FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC62% Draw21% Western Sydney Wanderers FC17%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.42

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

38%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC46% Draw39% Western Sydney Wanderers FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

8.7%

3 – 1

7.1%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 0

4.7%

1 – 2

4.5%

4 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

4 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	19%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	22%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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