Match summary
Before kickoff, Wellington Phoenix were 8th in the table but 2nd on points from the last five league games. 86% of their 14 previous meetings had three or more goals.
Newcastle Jets vs Wellington PhoenixResult, Lineups & H2H
McDonald Jones Stadium
Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Newcastle Jets moved from 3rd to 1st in the A-League Men table with this result.Into first place. Table rebuilt from 79 results before kickoff and 80 after it; 12 teams; 24 points after 14 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Newcastle Jets4W 0D 1L
Newcastle JetsWellington Phoenix
12Pointsof 1510
12Goals scored11
7Goals conceded8
2Clean sheets2
6Scored in a row8
3Unbeaten in a row3
1Conceded in a row0
Head to head14 meetings · Dec 2007 – Dec 2025
- Newcastle Jets wins
- 5
- Draws
- 1
- Wellington Phoenix wins
- 8
3.43goals per meeting
71%both teams scored
86%3+ goals
43%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsNewcastle Jets 2W 1D 2L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
- A-League MenWellington Phoenix1-3Newcastle Jets
- A-League MenNewcastle Jets1-2Wellington Phoenix
- A-League MenWellington Phoenix2-1Newcastle Jets
- Club Friendlies 3Wellington Phoenix0-1Newcastle Jets
- A-League MenNewcastle Jets1-1Wellington Phoenix
Show all 14 meetings
- A-League MenNewcastle Jets1-2Wellington Phoenix
- A-League MenWellington Phoenix0-3Newcastle Jets
- A-League MenNewcastle Jets4-0Wellington Phoenix
- A-League MenWellington Phoenix3-2Newcastle Jets
- A-League MenNewcastle Jets4-0Wellington Phoenix
- A-League MenWellington Phoenix2-1Newcastle Jets
- A-League MenWellington Phoenix2-1Newcastle Jets
- A-League MenNewcastle Jets2-3Wellington Phoenix
- A-League MenNewcastle Jets2-3Wellington Phoenix
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 79 earlier results
Newcastle JetsWellington Phoenix
#3Position#8
21Points13 v 13 games18
+2Goal difference-1
2Scored per gameleague avg 1.291.62
1.85Conceded per game1.69
#1Form table position#2
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Newcastle JetsWellington Phoenix
- Substitution · Newcastle Jets · Alex Nunes · InOut: Will Dobson90+1'
- Goal · Newcastle Jets · Xavier Bertoncello4-189'
- 86'Goal · Wellington Phoenix · Sander Kartum3-1
- 82'Substitution · Wellington Phoenix · Sander Kartum · InOut: Kazuki Nagasawa
- Substitution · Newcastle Jets · Ben Gibson · InOut: Lachlan Rose80'
- Substitution · Newcastle Jets · L. Scicluna · InOut: Lachlan Bayliss80'
- 72'Substitution · Wellington Phoenix · Bill Tuiloma · InOut: Isaac Hughes
- Substitution · Newcastle Jets · Xavier Bertoncello · InOut: Eli Adams71'
- 71'Substitution · Wellington Phoenix · N. Mileusnić · InOut: Carlo Armiento
- Substitution · Newcastle Jets · Kota Mizunuma · InOut: Clayton Taylor71'
- 71'Substitution · Wellington Phoenix · Paulo Retre · InOut: Ramy Najjarine
- 71'Substitution · Wellington Phoenix · Luke Brooke-Smith · InOut: Eze Kelvin
- Goal · Newcastle Jets · Eli Adams3-070'
- Goal · Newcastle Jets · Clayton Taylor2-056'
- Goal · Newcastle Jets · Lachlan Bayliss1-01'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Newcastle JetsWellington Phoenix
50%Ball Possession50%
24Shots Total17
8Shots On Target7
6Corners4
4Fouls4
4Offsides0
5Saves4
433Passes422
12Shots Off Target4
89Attacks101
49Dangerous Attacks46
19Shots Inside Box16
5Shots Outside Box1
4Goals1
4Free Kicks4
4Shots Blocked6
5Substitutions5
18Tackles24
3Assists1
363Accurate Passes349
1Injuries4
11Total Crosses19
5Accurate Crosses4
6Interceptions10
46Duels Won49
6Big Chances Created5
4Big Chances Missed5
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-3-3 · 4-4-2
Manager: Mark Milligan
Starting XI
Substitutes
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AN
Alex Nassiep-
AN
Alex Nunes-
LS
L. Scicluna6.5
-
MC
Max Cooper-
XB
Xavier Bertoncello7.1
Manager: Giancarlo Italiano
Starting XI
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EM
Eamonn McCarron6.3
-
MS
Matt Sheridan6.4
-
EK
Eze Kelvin6.2
Substitutes
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AK
Alby Kelly-HealdPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.4 | 80' | 1 | 1 | 1/4 | 32(81%) | 1 | 1/5 | |
| 7.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 47(91%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 66(89%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 44(95%) | 2 | 3/4 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 53(92%) | 3 | 6/8 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 31(65%) | 3 | 8/8 | |
Xavier Bertoncello FW | 7.1 | 19' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 7(83%) | 2 | 4/8 |
| 7.1 | 71' | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 22(73%) | 1 | 3/10 | |
| 7.0 | 71' | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 20(75%) | 2 | 4/16 | |
| 7.0 | 80' | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 13(92%) | - | 3/7 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 63(84%) | 2 | 5/10 | |
| 6.8 | 10' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 4(50%) | - | - | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 18(67%) | 2 | 4/11 | |
L. Scicluna MF | 6.5 | 10' | 0 | 0 | - | 7(71%) | 1 | 1/2 |
| 6.3 | 19' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 5(40%) | - | - | |
Alex Nunes MF | - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1/1 |