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

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A League · 2024-25

Newcastle United Jets FC

2 – 6

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Western United FC

Sun 16 Mar 2025 · 06:00 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 56' Dylan Leonard

Overview

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

Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2026/27)
Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Western United FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–6 Western United FC 2025-01-17 Western United FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2024-02-16 Western United FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 2023-12-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Western United FC 2023-11-11 Western United FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
15 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	2–1	W
08 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–0	W

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	6–2	W
08 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	4–1	W
28 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	3–1	W
23 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	3–0	W
15 Feb	Auckland FC	H	0–2	L
09 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	2–2	D

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Newcastle United Jets FC have kicked off against Western United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Tate Russell, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
6' Magnificent from Noah Botic! That is 25 goals in 150 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
8' GOAL! Mark Natta fires home to make it 1-1!
13' Newcastle United Jets FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
18' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Newcastle United Jets FC and Western United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
23' Australia international Dylan Leonard has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
29' Brilliant from the ! Rhys Bozinovski makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 29.
34' Western United FC is showing some good football. However, Western United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' Riku Danzaki is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
37' Charles M'Mombwa is replacing Clayton Taylor for the Newcastle United Jets FC side.
42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
46' Another change for Newcastle United Jets FC made on 46 minute. Phillip Cancar leaves to be changed by Dane Ingham.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Aloisi will be considering his options from the bench.
53' A goal from the Australia international Rhys Bozinovski! He fires home on 53 to make it 1-4!
56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Dylan Leonard.
58' It is a substitution in Newcastle United Jets FC team. Eli Adams is replaced by Will Dobson on 58 minute.
63' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
65' GOAL! Charles M'Mombwa fires home to make it 2-4!
66' A tactical swap from Western United FC — Ramy Najjarine on, Matthew Grimaldi off on 66 minutes.
71' The supporters are chanting for Matthew Scarcella. He replaces Lachlan Bayliss on 71 minute.
72' Angus Thurgate is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
73' The Western United FC manager makes a substitution. Rhys Bozinovski departs to be replaced by Tate Russell.
78' It is a cagey affair so far. Newcastle United Jets FC in their trying to find a way past Western United FC's compact .
79' The Western United FC bench stirs into life. Noah Botic is withdrawn and Jake Najdovski gets his opportunity.
84' It looks like no one’s ball. Western United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
85' Michael Ruhs makes no mistake. The score reads 2-6 and Western United FC are in front.
90' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kosta Grozos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United Jets FC.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Western United FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Noah James
23
Daniel Wilmering
19
Callum Timmins
9
Lachlan Rose
33
Mark Natta ↓ Aleksandar Susnjar 46'
4
Phillip Cancar ↓ Dane Ingham 46'
39
Thomas Aquilina
7
Eli Adams ↓ Will Dobson 58'
17
Kosta Grozos
13
Clayton Taylor ↓ Charles M'Mombwa 37'
37
Lachlan Bayliss ↓ Matthew Scarcella 71'

Bench

20
Charles M'Mombwa ↑ 37'
1
Ryan Scott
6
Matthew Scarcella ↑ 71'
15
Aleksandar Susnjar ↑ 46'
14
Dane Ingham ↑ 46'
29
Justin Vidic
28
Will Dobson ↑ 58'

Coach Robert Stanton

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

33
Matthew Sutton
32
Angus Thurgate
6
Tomoki Imai
4
James Donachie ↓ Jordan Lauton 73'
9
Hiroshi Ibusuki ↓ Michael Ruhs 66'
77
Riku Danzaki
23
Rhys Bozinovski ↓ Tate Russell 73'
19
Noah Botic ↓ Jake Najdovski 79'
10
Matthew Grimaldi ↓ Ramy Najjarine 66'
29
Charbel Shamoon
30
Dylan Leonard

Bench

13
Tate Russell ↑ 73'
7
Ramy Najjarine ↑ 66'
24
Michael Ruhs ↑ 66'
44
Jordan Lauton ↑ 73'
14
Jake Najdovski ↑ 79'
70
Michael Vonja
37
Luke Vickery

Coach John Aloisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Noah Botic	8
Leo Lacroix	3
Trent Buhagiar	2
Riku Danzaki	2
Daniel Stynes	2
Angus Thurgate	2
Rhys Bozinovski	2
Lachlan Wales	2

Head to Head

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

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 2025-02-15 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2025-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC W

Western United FC Form

2025-03-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–6 Western United FC W 2025-03-08 Western United FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2025-02-28 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Western United FC W 2025-02-23 Western United FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC W 2025-02-15 Western United FC 0–2 Auckland FC L 2025-02-09 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.5 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.04 Western United FC xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United Jets FC or Western United FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC30% Draw25% Western United FC45%

Actual: Western United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Western United FC

70%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Western United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC23% Draw40% Western United FC37%

Actual: Western United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–6 not predicted

2 – 6

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

8.8%

2 – 2

6.5%

2 – 1

6.4%

0 – 2

6.1%

1 – 3

5.9%

0 – 1

5.4%

2 – 3

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

4.1%

1 – 0

3.7%

2 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Western United FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	14%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	20%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	15%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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