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Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix Prediction & Betting tips
Newcastle Jets and Wellington Phoenix meet at Hunter Stadium, in a match for the 18 th round of the A League. Wellington Phoenix won at home by (2-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, at 21 -10-2018. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 8 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 01-20-2018, in a match for the A League which ended in the victory of Wellington Phoenix by (2-3). The goals of the match were scored by A. Nabbout (48 ‘) and D. Petratos (86’), for Newcastle Jets, and by M. Ljujić (28 ‘), D. Mullen (36’) and R. Krishna (58 ‘). ), for the Wellington Phoenix. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Wellington Phoenix presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Newcastle Jets:
The home team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 18 points won, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Perth Glory, by (2-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Western Sydney Wanderers, by (1-5). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. In the last 7 home league matches Newcastle Jets has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 21 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 10 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The Newcastle Jets know that their campaign in the Australian championship is not being good, so it is aware that it needs to evolve much more if it wants to gain some position or at least improve its numbers. No doubt this game will not be easy and that means you will have to show even better football if you want to win, so attitude and determination must go together from the start of the game. Thus, it knows that it can neutralize its rival and, for that reason, it would be approaching a favorable result, but it is evident that errors can not occur. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
Wellington Phoenix:
The away team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 26 points won, after 7 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Melbourne City, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Perth Glory, by (3-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 31 conceded; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last 8 away league matches Wellington Phoenix has a record of 2 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 24 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (3 out of 9 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches in this competition, they have only won 1 of the 6 matches in which they have conceded the first goal. In the last 14 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).
Currently Wellington Phoenix is in the playoffs, but he knows he can not be inattentive, very on the contrary, he needs to be regular in order to stay where he is. Despite playing away from their domains you know the importance of winning a good result and that is why you are behind it with all your strength, because having objectivity and efficiency throughout the match you can get a score in your favor when the referee whistle for the last time. No doubt try to seek victory and it is entirely possible to happen, but when facing an opponent who wants to evolve need to be more careful than normal and in the worst of circumstances until a draw is somewhat favorable. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix head to head matches
21.10.18 ALE Wellington Phoenix Newcastle Jets 2 : 1
17.03.18 ALE Wellington Phoenix Newcastle Jets 0 : 1
20.01.18 ALE Newcastle Jets Wellington Phoenix 2 : 3
04.11.17 ALE Newcastle Jets Wellington Phoenix 3 : 0
26.03.17 ALE Wellington Phoenix Newcastle Jets 5 : 0