Newcastle United Jets FC vs Western United FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Newcastle United Jets FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Western United FC

Sat 30 Dec 2023 · 06:30 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Jacob Tratt

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 45' Y

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 58' YR

Thomas Aquilina 90' Y

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

Match Details

Referee Adam Kersey
Referee Kate Jacewicz

18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game

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

2023-12-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Western United FC 2023-11-11 Western United FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 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

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Western United FC	H	2–0	W
22 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	1–3	L
16 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
09 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	3–0	W
03 Dec	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	L
25 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–3	L

Western United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–2	L
23 Dec	Sydney FC	A	2–4	L
15 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
08 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–4	L
02 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–1	L
26 Nov	Adelaide United FC	H	1–3	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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Newcastle United Jets FC is hosting Western United FC for another epic battle.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
9' Trent Buhagiar has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
14' Newcastle United Jets FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
19' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Newcastle United Jets FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
22' Trent Buhagiar makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Newcastle United Jets FC are in front.
27' 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.
32' Australia international Lachlan Wales has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
40' The crowd applauds Riku Danzaki as he leaves the pitch. Matthew Grimaldi steps in for Western United FC.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Jacob Tratt.
50' 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.
55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
58' Poor challenge from Apostolos Stamatelopoulos. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
59' Another substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC to replace Trent Buhagiar by Archie Goodwin on 59 minute.
64' Michael Ruhs is replacing Steven Lustica for the Western United FC side.
69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western United FC that had 150 games and scored 248 goals.
74' It’s high time John Aloisi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
79' Western United FC ring the changes. Kane Vidmar has done his job and it is now time for Connor O'Toole to step up.
84' Kosta Grozos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 206 appearances.
85' The Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes a substitution. Clayton Taylor departs to be replaced by Daniel Wilmering.
90' Thomas Aquilina was booked on 90.
Newcastle United Jets FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Trent Buhagiar ↓ Archie Goodwin 59'
19
Callum Timmins ↓ Brandon O'Neill 59'
1
Ryan Scott
5
Lucas Mauragis
33
Mark Natta
22
Phillip Cancar
39
Thomas Aquilina
14
Dane Ingham
17
Kosta Grozos
8
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
13
Clayton Taylor ↓ Daniel Wilmering 85'

Bench

Coach Robert Stanton

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

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

2023-12-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2023-12-22 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-12-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2023-12-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–3 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-12-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC L 2023-11-25 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Western United FC Form

2023-12-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Western United FC L 2023-12-23 Sydney FC 4–2 Western United FC L 2023-12-15 Western United FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–0 Western United FC L 2023-12-02 Western United FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-11-26 Western United FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.64 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Western United FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC53% Draw26% Western United FC21%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Western United FC

47%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Western United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC36% Draw46% Western United FC18%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 0

10.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

8.9%

0 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Western United FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	23%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Western United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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