Wellington Phoenix FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

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Newcastle United Jets FC

Sat 28 Dec 2024 · 04:00 UTC Wellington Regional Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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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

2024-12-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2024-04-19 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-01-27 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-12-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–3 Newcastle United Jets FC 2023-03-04 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–1	W
22 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–4	L
14 Dec	Macarthur FC	H	1–2	L
07 Dec	Auckland FC	A	1–2	L
24 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–0	W
10 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	3–0	W

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–2	L
14 Dec	Perth Glory FC	A	4–0	W
07 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	0–1	L
30 Nov	Auckland FC	A	0–2	L
22 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–2	L
08 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–4	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' KICK OFF: Wellington Phoenix FC gets underway.
3' Kosta Barbarouses puts Wellington Phoenix FC on the lead.
8' Wellington Phoenix FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
18' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
23' The 26-year-old Callum Timmins has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
28' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alex Rufer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wellington Phoenix FC.
33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
38' Newcastle United Jets FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
43' New Zealand international Matt Sheridan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
46' Luke Brooke-Smith makes way for Corban Piper at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
51' It looks surprising Newcastle United Jets FC does not make any changes. Will Dobson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
59' Brilliant from the ! Paulo Retre makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 59.
64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
67' It is a substitution in Newcastle United Jets FC team. Mark Natta is replaced by Wellissol on 67 minute.
72' Justin Vidic, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
73' What a moment for Ben Gibson! That strike on 73 puts his side firmly in control.
74' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Kazuki Nagasawa exits the field as Mohamed Al-Taay enters on 74.
79' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 79 minutes.
83' Nathan Walker is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hideki Ishige at the 83 minute mark.
85' A tactical swap from Newcastle United Jets FC — Justin Vidic on, Clayton Taylor off on 85 minutes.
88' The whistle greets Lachlan Bayliss as he departs to be replaced by Matthew Scarcella.
2-1 the final result. Newcastle United Jets FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Scott Wootton
7
Kosta Barbarouses
8
Paulo Retre
14
Alex Rufer
9
Hideki Ishige ↓ Nathan Walker 83'
25
Kazuki Nagasawa ↓ Mohamed Al-Taay 74'
6
Tim Payne
19
Sam Sutton
1
Joshua Oluwayemi
27
Matt Sheridan
29
Luke Brooke-Smith ↓ Corban Piper 46'

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Daniel Wilmering
19
Callum Timmins
1
Ryan Scott
33
Mark Natta ↓ Wellissol 67'
4
Phillip Cancar
39
Thomas Aquilina
7
Eli Adams ↓ Will Dobson 85'
15
Aleksandar Susnjar
13
Clayton Taylor ↓ Justin Vidic 85'
37
Lachlan Bayliss ↓ Matthew Scarcella 88'
22
Ben Gibson

Bench

21
Noah James
10
Wellissol ↑ 67'
6
Matthew Scarcella ↑ 88'
27
Nathan Grimaldi
29
Justin Vidic ↑ 85'
28
Will Dobson ↑ 85'

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

2024-12-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2024-12-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-12-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Macarthur FC L 2024-12-07 Auckland FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-11-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-11-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2024-12-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2024-12-14 Perth Glory FC 0–4 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2024-12-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC L 2024-11-30 Auckland FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2024-11-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2024-11-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.21 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.8 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC66% Draw21% Newcastle United Jets FC13%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

34%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC49% Draw40% Newcastle United Jets FC11%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.9%

1 – 0

10.4%

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

8.5%

3 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

6.5%

4 – 0

4.7%

4 – 1

3.9%

2 – 2

3.7%

1 – 2

3.4%

0 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	21%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	23%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

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.