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 (2026/27)
Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jonathon Barreiro
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Wellington Regional Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
4' Assisted by Clayton Taylor with the perfectly-timed delivery and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos makes no mistake. 0-1!
9' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
14' Newcastle United Jets FC have won 277 goals from 206 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
19' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Wellington Phoenix FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
24' 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.
29' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Phillip Cancar on 29 minutes.
34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robert Stanton will be considering his options from the bench.
39' It is a cagey affair so far. Wellington Phoenix FC in their trying to find a way past Newcastle United Jets FC's compact .
43' GOAL! Clayton Taylor scores on 43.
45' The referee calls foul for Alex Rufer. He receives a card.
47' What composure from Apostolos Stamatelopoulos! The Australia international strokes it home. 0-3.
52' Newcastle United Jets FC is showing some good football. However, Newcastle United Jets FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
55' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Mohamed Al-Taay by Ben Old on 55 minute.
56' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Lukas Kelly-Heald has done his job and it is now time for Sam Sutton to step up.
61' Kosta Barbarouses needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
63' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! David Ball comes on to replace Oskar Zawada.
68' Over 68 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
73' Finn Surman, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
77' Reno Piscopo makes way for Callum Timmins at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Newcastle United Jets FC.
78' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Oskar van Hattum comes on to replace Nicholas Pennington.
83' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giancarlo Italiano might look to freshen things up shortly.
84' The whistle greets Thomas Aquilina as he departs to be replaced by Trent Buhagiar.
89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
90' Wellington Phoenix FC player sees a card in front of him.
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
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

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.