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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2018-19
Wellington Phoenix FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Newcastle United Jets FC
Sun 21 Oct 2018 · 04:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Steven Ugarkovic
Louis Fenton 54' Y
Sarpreet Singh 63' Y
Roy Krishna 79' Y
Y 89' Kaine Sheppard
Alex Rufer 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • Referee Mark Rule
  • Referee Andrew Lindsay
  • Referee Ben Abraham
  • Referee
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

9
2
6
Wellington Phoenix FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Newcastle United Jets FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–1 W
30 Mar Adelaide United FC A 1–3 L
27 Jan Adelaide United FC H 0–1 L
08 Oct Adelaide United FC H 1–1 D
Newcastle United Jets FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–2 L
23 Mar Adelaide United FC A 2–5 L
16 Dec Adelaide United FC H 2–1 W
11 Nov Adelaide United FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Wellington Phoenix FC Newcastle United Jets FC
#8 Position #1
33 Points 48
26 Played 26
9 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 15 / 3 / 8
36 Scored 55
48 Conceded 39
-12 GD +16
1.27 PPG 1.85
35% Win % 58%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season
18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts). Newcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Wellington Phoenix FC
Ifeanyi Eze 10 G 1 A
Carlo Armiento 5 G 2 A
Corban Piper 4 G 4 A
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 wait is over. Wellington Phoenix FC get us underway at .
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Newcastle United Jets FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 15' Jair needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Lachlan Jackson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 24' Newcastle United Jets FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 29' New Zealand international Alex Rufer has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 32' Brilliant from the ! Daniel Georgievski makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 32.
  • 37' Filip Kurto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Newcastle United Jets FC tonight.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Newcastle United Jets FC that had 206 games and scored 277 goals.
  • 47' Roy Krishna has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Louis Fenton.
  • 57' Kaine Sheppard is replacing Jair for the Newcastle United Jets FC side.
  • 62' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sarpreet Singh.
  • 64' Lachlan Jackson makes way for Ivan Vujica at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Newcastle United Jets FC.
  • 69' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 74' Steven Ugarkovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Mitchell Austin. He replaces Jason Hoffman on 76 minute.
  • 79' Roy Krishna has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 79.
  • 82' Max Burgess is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sarpreet Singh at the 82 minute mark.
  • 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ronald Vargas made 206 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 89' What an equalizer from Roy Krishna!
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kaine Sheppard.
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! Dimi Petratos makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 90.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Alex Rufer will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Nathan Burns. He replaces David Williams on 90 minute.
  • Full Time. Wellington Phoenix FC beats Newcastle United Jets FC

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marko Rudan

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernie Merrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
David Williams 4
Olivier Boumal 3
Kosta Barbarouses 3
Callan Elliot 2
David Ball 2
Oskar Zawada 2
Ben Waine 2
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 2

Head to Head

2018-10-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2018-10-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2018-03-30 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2018-01-27 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC L 2017-10-08 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2018-10-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2018-03-23 Adelaide United FC 5–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2017-12-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 2017-11-11 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.86 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.92 Newcastle United Jets FC xG
I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Newcastle United Jets FC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wellington Phoenix FC41% Draw23% Newcastle United Jets FC36%
Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC
59%
Wellington Phoenix FC or Newcastle United Jets FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wellington Phoenix FC30% Draw39% Newcastle United Jets FC31%
Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 3
4.5%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.9%
1 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap Wellington Phoenix FC covers Push Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 17% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 18% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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