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

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A League · 2023-24

Wellington Phoenix FC

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Newcastle United Jets FC

Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 06:30 UTC Wellington Regional Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 29' Phillip Cancar

Alex Rufer 45' Y

Kosta Barbarouses 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wellington Phoenix FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC — A League at Wellington Regional Stadium.

Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Newcastle United Jets FC 4 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jonathon Barreiro
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Wellington Phoenix FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Newcastle United Jets FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–3 Newcastle United Jets FC 2023-03-04 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2022-10-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-03-18 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–0 Wellington Phoenix FC 2022-03-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–3	L
02 Dec	Western United FC	A	1–0	W
25 Nov	Melbourne City FC	H	1–0	W
10 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D
04 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	5–2	W
28 Oct	Perth Glory FC	H	2–1	W

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
11 Nov	Western United FC	A	1–0	W
05 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
29 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	A	3–5	L

Season Stats

Wellington Phoenix FC		Newcastle United Jets FC
#1	Position	#10
10	Points	2
4	Played	4
3 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 2 / 2
7	Scored	4
1	Conceded	8
+6	GD	-4
2.50	PPG	0.50
75%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (10 pts). Newcastle United Jets FC are 10th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Newcastle United Jets FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

Corban Piper	3 G
Riley Bidois	2 G
Nathan Walker	1 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	1 G

Newcastle United Jets FC

Patrick Wood	1 G
Nikolaos Vergos	1 G
Xavier Bertoncello	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Wellington Regional Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
4' The Australia Apostolos Stamatelopoulos breaks the deadlock on 4 minutes. 0-1!
9' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robert Stanton will be considering his options from the bench.
14' Lukas Kelly-Heald has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
19' 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.
24' It is a cagey affair so far. Wellington Phoenix FC in their trying to find a way past Newcastle United Jets FC's compact .
29' It’s a booking for Newcastle United Jets FC player. Phillip Cancar gets a card.
34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
39' Wellington Phoenix FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
43' What a strike from Clayton Taylor! The score is 0-2.
45' A moment of madness from Alex Rufer on 45 minutes earns him a card. Wellington Phoenix FC will be frustrated.
47' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos makes no mistake. 0-3!
52' Australia international Thomas Aquilina has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
55' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Mohamed Al-Taay is replaced by Ben Old.
56' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Lukas Kelly-Heald is replaced by Sam Sutton.
61' It looks like no one’s ball. Newcastle United Jets FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
63' Another change for Wellington Phoenix FC made on 63 minute. Oskar Zawada leaves to be changed by David Ball.
68' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
73' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wellington Phoenix FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
77' Newcastle United Jets FC ring the changes. Reno Piscopo has done his job and it is now time for Callum Timmins to step up.
78' Oskar van Hattum has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicholas Pennington on 78 minute.
83' Newcastle United Jets FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
84' Newcastle United Jets FC make a change. Thomas Aquilina trudges off to be replaced by Trent Buhagiar on 84 minutes.
89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nicholas Pennington, as he is very good at scoring at Wellington Regional Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
90' Kosta Barbarouses is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-3.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Scott Wootton
7
Kosta Barbarouses
14
Alex Rufer
11
Bozhidar Kraev
6
Tim Payne
12
Mohamed Al-Taay ↓ Ben Old 55'
40
Alex Paulsen
3
Finn Surman
15
Nicholas Pennington ↓ Oskar van Hattum 78'
9
Oskar Zawada ↓ David Ball 63'
18
Lukas Kelly-Heald ↓ Sam Sutton 56'

Bench

10
David Ball ↑ 63'
19
Sam Sutton ↑ 56'
24
Oskar van Hattum ↑ 78'
25
Jack Duncan
8
Ben Old ↑ 55'
5
Fin Conchie
23
Luke Supyk

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Reno Piscopo ↓ Callum Timmins 77'
1
Ryan Scott
5
Lucas Mauragis
33
Mark Natta
22
Phillip Cancar
39
Thomas Aquilina ↓ Trent Buhagiar 84'
14
Dane Ingham
6
Brandon O'Neill
17
Kosta Grozos
8
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos ↓ Archie Goodwin 77'
13
Clayton Taylor ↓ Daniel Wilmering 84'

Bench

Coach Robert Stanton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
David Williams	4
Olivier Boumal	3
Kosta Barbarouses	3
Trent Buhagiar	2
Callan Elliot	2
David Ball	2
Oskar Zawada	2
Ben Waine	2

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2023-12-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–3 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-12-02 Western United FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2023-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-11-04 Wellington Phoenix FC 5–2 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-10-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

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 2023-11-11 Western United FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-11-05 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-10-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–3 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.18 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.19 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC53% Draw24% Newcastle United Jets FC23%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

47%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC43% Draw40% Newcastle United Jets FC17%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

6.8%

3 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.1%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	22%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✗

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