Newcastle United Jets FC vs Western United FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

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Western United FC

Mon 5 Apr 2021 · 07:05 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

Luka Prso 13' Y

Nikolai Topor-Stanley 45' Y

Y 67' Brendan Hamill

Mathew Millar 73' Y

Ali Abbas 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)
Western United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Craig Zetter
Referee Ben Abraham
Referee James Cleal
Referee Ryan Gallagher
Referee

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

2021-04-05 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Western United FC 2020-08-02 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Western United FC 2020-02-01 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–0 Western United FC 2019-11-16 Western United FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Western United FC	H	0–1	L
27 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	1–2	L
21 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	1–4	L
13 Mar	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
05 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	1–2	L
28 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–2	L

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–0	W
01 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	2–1	W
20 Mar	Macarthur FC	A	1–2	L
14 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
10 Mar	Sydney FC	A	0–2	L
07 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Newcastle United Jets FC vs Western United FC — let the football do the talking.
1' Lachlan Wales adds to his 0 season tally! Western United FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
6' Tomoki Imai is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western United FC so far.
11' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nikolai Topor-Stanley, as he is very good at scoring at McDonald Jones Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
13' Newcastle United Jets FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
18' It is a cagey affair so far. Newcastle United Jets FC in their trying to find a way past Western United FC's compact .
23' Newcastle United Jets FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Newcastle United Jets FC and Western United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
33' Connor Pain has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luka Prso made 206 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Craig Deans will be considering his options from the bench.
45' The referee shows Newcastle United Jets FC player a Yellow card on 45.
50' Apostolos Stamatelopoulos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
52' Western United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alessandro Diamanti is hanging Iker Guarrotxena on the field on 52 minute.
57' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
62' Newcastle United Jets FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western United FC backline.
65' Another change for Western United FC made on 65 minute. Andrew Durante leaves to be changed by Brendan Hamill.
67' Western United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
68' A goal from the Kosovo international Besart Berisha! He fires home on 68 to make it 0-2!
70' Jason Hoffman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Apostolos Stamatelopoulos at the 70 minute mark.
73' Poor challenge from Mathew Millar. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
76' Ali Abbas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ramy Najjarine at the 76 minute mark.
81' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
86' Western United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
88' It is a substitution in Western United FC team. Lachlan Wales is replaced by Kaine Sheppard on 88 minute.
89' Steven Lustica makes way for Sebastian Pasquali at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western United FC.
90' The referee calls foul for Ali Abbas. He receives a Yellow card.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Western United FC players.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Connor O'Toole
16
Mathew Millar ↓ Syahrian Abimanyu 89'
22
Lachlan Jackson
44
Nikolai Topor-Stanley C
32
Angus Thurgate
9
Roy O'Donovan
1
Lewis Italiano
33
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos ↓ Jason Hoffman 70'
11
Ramy Najjarine ↓ Ali Abbas 76'
17
Valentino Yuel ↓ Archie Goodwin 76'
21
Luka Prso ↓ Jason Hoffman 70'

Bench

3
Jason Hoffman ↑ 70'
23
Jack Duncan
14
Ali Abbas ↑ 76'
26
Archie Goodwin ↑ 76'
8
Liridon Krasniqi ↑ 70'
51
Jordan Lennon
20
Syahrian Abimanyu ↑ 89'

Coach Craig Deans

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Connor Pain
4
Andrew Durante ↓ Brendan Hamill 65'
7
Besart Berisha
6
Tomoki Imai
5
Dylan Pierias ↓ Aaron Calver 88'
8
Lachlan Wales ↓ Kaine Sheppard 88'
25
Luke Duzel
10
Steven Lustica ↓ Sebastian Pasquali 89'
30
Ryan Scott
22
Tomislav Uskok C
34
Iker Guarrotxena ↓ Alessandro Diamanti 52'

Bench

23
Alessandro Diamanti ↑ 52'
2
Aaron Calver ↑ 88'
13
Ivan Vujica
3
Brendan Hamill ↑ 65'
1
Filip Kurto
9
Kaine Sheppard ↑ 88'
21
Sebastian Pasquali ↑ 89'

Coach Marko Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2021-04-05 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Western United FC L 2021-03-27 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2021-03-21 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–4 Adelaide United FC L 2021-03-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2021-03-05 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2021-02-28 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Western United FC Form

2021-04-05 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Western United FC W 2021-04-01 Western United FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2021-03-20 Macarthur FC 2–1 Western United FC L 2021-03-14 Western United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-03-10 Sydney FC 2–0 Western United FC L 2021-03-07 Western United FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.98 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.05 Western United FC xG

I would bet for: Western United FC or Draw 68% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC32% Draw32% Western United FC36%

Actual: Western United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.03

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Western United FC

68%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Western United FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC22% Draw54% Western United FC24%

Actual: Western United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.5%

1 – 1

14.5%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

11.5%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

2 – 2

3.5%

1 – 3

2.5%

0 – 3

2.4%

3 – 1

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Western United FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	19%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	21%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

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