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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Wellington Phoenix FC is hosting Newcastle United Jets FC for another epic battle.
3' Against the run of play, Kosta Barbarouses has scored! This game has turned on its head.
8' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
13' Matthew Scarcella needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
18' Paulo Retre is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
23' Wellington Phoenix FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Newcastle United Jets FC's shape.
28' Newcastle United Jets FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
33' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wellington Phoenix FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
38' Newcastle United Jets FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
43' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Sam Sutton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Luke Brooke-Smith has done his job and it is now time for Corban Piper to step up.
51' Australia international Aleksandar Susnjar has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
56' 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.
59' Paulo Retre adds to his 0 season tally! Wellington Phoenix FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
64' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
67' Fresh legs for Newcastle United Jets FC! Wellissol comes on to replace Mark Natta.
72' Newcastle United Jets FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
73' A goal from the Australia international Ben Gibson! He fires home on 73 to make it 2-1!
74' It is a substitution in Wellington Phoenix FC team. Kazuki Nagasawa is replaced by Mohamed Al-Taay on 74 minute.
79' It is a cagey affair so far. Wellington Phoenix FC in their trying to find a way past Newcastle United Jets FC's compact .
83' Hideki Ishige makes way for Nathan Walker at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wellington Phoenix FC.
85' Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Justin Vidic is hanging Clayton Taylor on the field on 85 minute.
88' Another change for Newcastle United Jets FC made on 88 minute. Lachlan Bayliss leaves to be changed by Matthew Scarcella.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

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
Trent Buhagiar	2
Callan Elliot	2
David Ball	2
Oskar Zawada	2
Ben Waine	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.