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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2018-19
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Newcastle United Jets FC
Fri 23 Nov 2018 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 74' Jason Hoffman

Overview

Match Preview

Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Beath
  • Referee Owen Goldrick
  • Referee Adrian Arndt
  • Referee Scott Edeling
  • Referee Jumpei Iida

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

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5
7
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Newcastle United Jets FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-23 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Newcastle United Jets FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–2 L
10 Nov Brisbane Roar FC H 2–2 D
03 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC A 3–0 W
27 Oct Sydney FC A 0–2 L
21 Oct Perth Glory FC A 1–1 D
15 Apr Adelaide United FC H 2–3 L
Newcastle United Jets FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
10 Nov Sydney FC H 1–1 D
03 Nov Melbourne Victory FC H 0–1 L
26 Oct Adelaide United FC A 1–1 D
21 Oct Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–2 L
23 Mar Adelaide United FC A 2–5 L

Season Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Newcastle United Jets FC
#12 Position #1
21 Points 48
26 Played 26
5 / 6 / 15 W / D / L 15 / 3 / 8
27 Scored 55
43 Conceded 39
-16 GD +16
0.81 PPG 1.85
19% Win % 58%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts). Newcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Western Sydney Wanderers FC launch into their encounter with Newcastle United Jets FC.
  • 5' Australia international Ben Kantarovski has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Steven Ugarkovic made 206 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Vedran Janjetovic, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Nikolai Topor-Stanley has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' A goal from the Australia international Jason Hoffman! He fires home on 25 to make it 0-1!
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . Western Sydney Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Newcastle United Jets FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Markus Babbel might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Western Sydney Wanderers FC in their trying to find a way past Newcastle United Jets FC's compact .
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brendan Hamill suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western Sydney Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 73' The whistle greets Jair as he departs to be replaced by Angus Thurgate.
  • 74' The referee calls foul for Jason Hoffman. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Newcastle United Jets FC team. Jason Hoffman is replaced by Nick Cowburn on 79 minute.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Jordan O'Doherty is replaced by Marc Tokich on 81 minute.
  • 83' The whistle greets Daniel Georgievski as he departs to be replaced by Ivan Vujica.
  • 88' Newcastle United Jets FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
  • 90' Ronald Vargas doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • With this win, Newcastle United Jets FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Markus Babbel

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernie Merrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Angus Thurgate 4
Jason Hoffman 4
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 4
Nicolas Milanovic 3
Roy O'Donovan 3
Samuel Silvera 2
Mitch Duke 2
Jack Rodwell 2

Head to Head

2018-11-23 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Newcastle United Jets FC

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2018-11-23 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2018-11-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC D 2018-11-03 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2018-10-27 Sydney FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2018-10-21 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2018-04-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Adelaide United FC L

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2018-11-23 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2018-11-10 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2018-11-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2018-10-26 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2018-10-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2018-03-23 Adelaide United FC 5–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 Newcastle United Jets FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Western Sydney Wanderers FC23% Draw24% Newcastle United Jets FC53%
Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw
47%
Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC
77%
Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Newcastle United Jets FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Western Sydney Wanderers FC15% Draw40% Newcastle United Jets FC45%
Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 3
6.9%
0 – 3
6.6%
0 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 1
4.6%
1 – 4
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
0 – 4
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers Push Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 10% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 39% — 61%
+1 39% 22% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 19% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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