Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 17 Jan 2026 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee

19 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Newcastle United Jets FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 2025-04-26 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-11-08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2024-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–3 Newcastle United Jets FC 2023-11-05 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–2	L
10 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–0	W
01 Jan	Macarthur FC	H	0–1	L
27 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	2–3	L
19 Dec	Auckland FC	H	0–2	L
13 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	0–0	D

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
11 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	1–0	W
01 Jan	Auckland FC	A	3–1	W
26 Dec	Macarthur FC	H	4–5	L
20 Dec	Sydney FC	H	2–0	W
14 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	3–1	W

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

19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/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)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Bozhidar Kraev	5 G	2 A
Ryan Fraser	4 G	3 A
Brandon Borrello	4 G	2 A
Kosta Barbarouses	4 G	1 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. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is hosting Newcastle United Jets FC for another epic battle.
With this win, Newcastle United Jets FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Angus Thurgate	4
Jason Hoffman	4
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	4
Nicolas Milanovic	3
Roy O'Donovan	3
Mitch Duke	2
Jack Rodwell	2
Lachlan Brook	2

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2026-01-17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2026-01-10 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Macarthur FC L 2025-12-27 Adelaide United FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2025-12-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Auckland FC L 2025-12-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC D

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2026-01-17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2026-01-11 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2026-01-01 Auckland FC 1–3 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2025-12-26 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–5 Macarthur FC L 2025-12-20 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2025-12-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.24 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.05 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC25% Draw25% Newcastle United Jets FC50%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.29

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

50%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

75%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC19% Draw41% Newcastle United Jets FC40%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

7.8%

0 – 1

1 – 3

6.4%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 1

5.7%

0 – 0

5.2%

0 – 3

5.2%

2 – 3

1 – 0

3.9%

1 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	13%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	21%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	17%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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