Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Newcastle Jets 1st on 48, Brisbane Roar 11th on 26. Recent form told a different story for Newcastle Jets: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Newcastle Jets were scoring 2.12 and conceding 1.5, Brisbane Roar 1.04 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
Newcastle Jets came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Newcastle Jets held 12 points of 15 and Brisbane Roar 3.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for Newcastle Jets, 2 draws and 4 for Brisbane Roar, at 2.69 goals per meeting.
The match was played at McDonald Jones Stadium (capacity 33,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Newcastle Jets led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
Newcastle Jets: Lachlan Rose (18'), Clayton Taylor (52'), Lachlan Bayliss (90'), Lachlan Bayliss (64') · Brisbane Roar: Dimitrios Valkanis (62')
Key stats
Possession: Newcastle Jets 63% · Brisbane Roar 37% · Total shots: 18-8 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 5-0