Newcastle United Jets FC vs Western United FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Newcastle United Jets FC

1 – 3

Full Time

Western United FC

Sat 25 Feb 2023 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 31' Neil Kilkenny

Y 33' Neil Kilkenny

Y 34' Neil Kilkenny

Trent Buhagiar 37' Y

Mohamed Al-Taay 44' Y

Matt Jurman 50' Y

Beka Dartsmelia 81' Y

Y 86' Alessandro Diamanti

Overview

Match Preview

Newcastle United Jets FC vs Western United FC — A League .

Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)
Western United FC 0 games · 0 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 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Western United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-25 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–3 Western United FC 2023-01-15 Western United FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2022-05-04 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Western United FC 2022-03-05 Western United FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2021-04-26 Western United FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Western United FC	H	1–3	L
18 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	1–0	W
12 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–1	W
04 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	2–2	D
27 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	4–0	W
22 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	3–1	W
17 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–3	L
11 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	2–3	L
05 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
28 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	2–2	D
21 Jan	Sydney FC	H	1–0	W

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' Newcastle United Jets FC have kicked off against Western United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
3' GOAL! Noah Botic scores on 3.
4' A goal from the Australia international Noah Botic! He fires home on 4 to make it 0-2!
9' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
14' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Aloisi might look to freshen things up shortly.
19' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
24' The travelling Western United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Noah Botic makes it 0-3.
30' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Noah Botic makes no mistake. 0-4!
31' It’s a booking for Western United FC player. Neil Kilkenny gets a Yellow card.
33' Neil Kilkenny is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
33' Beka Mikeltadze adds to his 0 season tally! Newcastle United Jets FC lead 1-4 — and this changes everything.
34' Controversy at the stadium! Neil Kilkenny argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
37' It’s a booking for Newcastle United Jets FC player. Trent Buhagiar gets a Yellow card.
42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Newcastle United Jets FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
44' Newcastle United Jets FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
49' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leo Lacroix made 268 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matt Jurman on 50.
55' Newcastle United Jets FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western United FC backline.
59' Fresh legs for Newcastle United Jets FC! Manabu Saito comes on to replace Trent Buhagiar.
64' The home supporters are growing impatient. Newcastle United Jets FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
69' Michael Ruhs needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
71' Newcastle United Jets FC make a change. Kostandinos Grozos trudges off to be replaced by Beka Dartsmelia on 71 minutes.
72' Tongo Doumbia doubles the advantage! 1-5 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
73' GOAL! Leo Lacroix fires home to make it 1-6!
78' 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.
80' Another change for Western United FC made on 80 minute. James Troisi leaves to be changed by Alessandro Diamanti.
81' Controversy at the stadium! Beka Dartsmelia argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
83' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Stynes. He replaces Jaushua Sotirio on 83 minute.
85' Time for substitution for Western United FC. Connor Pain is replaced by Dylan Pierias.
86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alessandro Diamanti on 86.
Full Time. Western United FC beats Newcastle United Jets FC

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Carl Jenkinson
2
Dane Ingham
7
Trent Buhagiar ↓ Manabu Saito 59'
3
Jason Hoffman ↓ Thomas Aquilina 59'
32
Angus Thurgate
11
Jaushua Sotirio ↓ Daniel Stynes 83'
17
Kostandinos Grozos ↓ Beka Dartsmelia 71'
5
Matt Jurman
9
Beka Mikeltadze
1
Jack Duncan
14
Mohamed Al-Taay ↓ Brandon O'Neill 59'

Bench

6
Brandon O'Neill ↑ 59'
4
Manabu Saito ↑ 59'
18
Daniel Stynes ↑ 83'
33
Mark Natta
39
Thomas Aquilina ↑ 59'
20
Michael Weier
8
Beka Dartsmelia ↑ 71'

Coach Arthur Papas

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Leo Lacroix
1
Jamie Young
14
James Troisi ↓ Alessandro Diamanti 80'
11
Connor Pain ↓ Dylan Pierias 85'
88
Neil Kilkenny
6
Tomoki Imai
8
Lachlan Wales ↓ Adisu Bayew 80'
27
Jacob Tratt
19
Joshua Risdon
38
Noah Botic ↓ Michael Ruhs 71'
7
Tongo Doumbia

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2023-02-25 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–3 Western United FC L 2023-02-18 Macarthur FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-02-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-02-04 Perth Glory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2023-01-27 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-01-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Western United FC Form

2023-02-25 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–3 Western United FC W 2023-02-17 Western United FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-02-11 Western United FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC L 2023-02-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Western United FC L 2023-01-28 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western United FC D 2023-01-21 Western United FC 1–0 Sydney FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.31 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Western United FC xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United Jets FC or Western United FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC35% Draw28% Western United FC37%

Actual: Western United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Western United FC

65%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Western United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC25% Draw47% Western United FC28%

Actual: Western United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 0

8.4%

1 – 2

8.3%

0 – 1

8.3%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 0

7.5%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

3.3%

0 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Western United FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	20%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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