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

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 Daniel Elder
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.3 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

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

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' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matthew Sutton, as he is very good at scoring at McDonald Jones Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
6' Noah Botic puts Western United FC on the lead.
8' Mark Natta adds to his 0 season tally! Newcastle United Jets FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
13' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robert Stanton might look to freshen things up shortly.
18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
23' Western United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
28' 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.
29' What composure from Rhys Bozinovski! The Australia international strokes it home. 1-2.
34' Western United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
35' Goal! Riku Danzaki scores his 14 goal in 381 matches.
37' The Newcastle United Jets FC bench stirs into life. Clayton Taylor is withdrawn and Charles M'Mombwa gets his opportunity.
42' Newcastle United Jets FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' Fresh legs for Newcastle United Jets FC! Dane Ingham comes on to replace Phillip Cancar.
51' Hiroshi Ibusuki, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
53' GOAL! Rhys Bozinovski fires home to make it 1-4!
56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Dylan Leonard.
58' Eli Adams makes way for Will Dobson at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Newcastle United Jets FC.
63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Newcastle United Jets FC and Western United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
65' Charles M'Mombwa does the damage! The net is bulging and Newcastle United Jets FC surge ahead!
66' Matthew Grimaldi makes way for Ramy Najjarine at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Western United FC.
71' Another substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC to replace Lachlan Bayliss by Matthew Scarcella on 71 minute.
72' What composure from Angus Thurgate! The Australia international strokes it home. 2-5.
73' It is a substitution in Western United FC team. Rhys Bozinovski is replaced by Tate Russell on 73 minute.
78' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
79' Western United FC make a change. Noah Botic trudges off to be replaced by Jake Najdovski on 79 minutes.
84' Jordan Lauton is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Western United FC so far.
85' Michael Ruhs does the damage! The net is bulging and Western United FC surge ahead!
90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robert Stanton will be considering his options from the bench.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Newcastle United Jets FC.

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
Daniel Stynes	2
Angus Thurgate	2
Rhys Bozinovski	2
Lachlan Wales	2
Trent Buhagiar	2
Riku Danzaki	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.