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

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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 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

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
#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' And we are off! Wellington Phoenix FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC — let the football do the talking.
3' GOAL! Kosta Barbarouses fires home to make it 1-0!
8' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wellington Phoenix FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
13' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matt Sheridan, as he is very good at scoring at Wellington Regional Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
18' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wellington Phoenix FC that had 209 games and scored 296 goals.
28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
33' 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.
38' Paulo Retre needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
43' It looks surprising Newcastle United Jets FC does not make any changes. Aleksandar Susnjar has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' Corban Piper has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luke Brooke-Smith on 46 minute.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robert Stanton might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' It is a cagey affair so far. Wellington Phoenix FC in their trying to find a way past Newcastle United Jets FC's compact .
59' GOAL! Paulo Retre fires home to make it 2-0!
64' Justin Vidic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
67' Another change for Newcastle United Jets FC made on 67 minute. Mark Natta leaves to be changed by Wellissol.
72' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
73' Ben Gibson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 73 minutes.
74' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mohamed Al-Taay is hanging Kazuki Nagasawa on the field on 74 minute.
79' The 32-year-old Tim Payne has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
83' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Hideki Ishige exits the field as Nathan Walker enters on 83.
85' Clayton Taylor makes way for Justin Vidic at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Newcastle United Jets FC.
88' The whistle greets Lachlan Bayliss as he departs to be replaced by Matthew Scarcella.
Another three points for Wellington Phoenix FC.

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
Olivier Boumal	3
Kosta Barbarouses	3
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	2
Jaushua Sotirio	2
Trent Buhagiar	2
Callan Elliot	2
David Ball	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

1.62 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.03 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Newcastle United Jets FC 78% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC39% Draw22% Newcastle United Jets FC39%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

61%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC25% Draw40% Newcastle United Jets FC35%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 3

5.6%

0 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

4.7%

2 – 3

4.6%

0 – 0

3.9%

1 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.7%

3 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	15%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	19%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	14%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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.