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

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A League · 2023-24

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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

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

Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Jonathon Barreiro
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

11 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 2.1 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

Wellington Phoenix FC 17 games · Avg 3.4 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
#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' Three points are at stake. Wellington Phoenix FC host Newcastle United Jets FC — let the battle begin!
4' Apostolos Stamatelopoulos makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Newcastle United Jets FC are in front.
9' 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.
14' Over 14 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
19' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
24' Wellington Phoenix 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.
29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Phillip Cancar on 29.
34' Wellington Phoenix FC have won 296 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wellington Phoenix FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
43' Goal! Clayton Taylor scores his 15 goal in 206 matches.
45' Alex Rufer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
47' Magnificent from Apostolos Stamatelopoulos! That is 24 goals in 206 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
52' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alex Rufer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
55' The whistle greets Mohamed Al-Taay as he departs to be replaced by Ben Old.
56' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Lukas Kelly-Heald departs to be replaced by Sam Sutton.
61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giancarlo Italiano might look to freshen things up shortly.
63' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Oskar Zawada is replaced by David Ball.
68' Australia international Daniel Wilmering has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
73' Wellington Phoenix FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
77' A change in the Newcastle United Jets FC ranks — Reno Piscopo exits the field as Callum Timmins enters on 77.
78' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Nicholas Pennington exits the field as Oskar van Hattum enters on 78.
83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
84' Newcastle United Jets FC make a change. Thomas Aquilina trudges off to be replaced by Trent Buhagiar on 84 minutes.
89' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wellington Phoenix FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
90' The referee shows Wellington Phoenix FC player a card on 90.
With this win, Newcastle United Jets FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Kosta Barbarouses	3
Olivier Boumal	3
Jaushua Sotirio	2
Trent Buhagiar	2
Callan Elliot	2
David Ball	2
Oskar Zawada	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

3 / 4

1.59 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.42 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC30% Draw23% Newcastle United Jets FC47%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 4.01

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

70%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC21% Draw37% Newcastle United Jets FC42%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.2%

1 – 1

7.8%

1 – 3

6.5%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 1

5.5%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 3

5.2%

0 – 3

Actual

0 – 1

1 – 4

3 – 2

3.4%

2 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	7%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	13%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	20%	35%
+1.5	65%	—	35%
+2	65%	16%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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