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A-League 2020/21 Match Day 4 Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 39 fixtures between the two teams. Of this, the teams have met on 39 occasions in the A-League and on 0 occasions in the FFA Cup.
Jets Wins - 12, Phoenix Wins - 21, Drawn - 6

In Newcastle – 18 matches.
Jets Wins - 8, Phoenix Wins - 7, Drawn - 3
In New Zealand - 21 matches
Jets Wins - 4, Phoenix Wins - 14, Drawn - 3

Average Home A-League Crowd – 8903
Average Away A-League Crowd - 8404

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 51, Phoenix - 75
In New Zealand -
Jets – 16, Phoenix - 47

1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 15, Phoenix - 23

Cards in Fixture
Jets - 77 (70 yellow, 7 red), Phoenix 65 (61 yellow, 4 red)

Last Result -
Newcastle Jets 3 (Fitzgerald 45', Ibini 76', Hoffman 79') - Wellington Phoenix 0 at Jubilee Stadium, A-League, Round 24, Season 2019/20

Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 2019/20 Match day 24

Newcastle Jets Wellington Phoenix

Noah James Stefan Marinovic

John Koutroumbis Callan Elliot

Nigel Boogaard Steven Taylor

Nikolai Topor-Stanley Luke DeVere

Jason Hoffman Liberto Cacace

Connor O'Toole Matti Steinmann

Angus Thurgate Cameron Devlin

Steven Ugarkovic Reno Piscopo

Dimitri Petratos Callum McCowatt

Nick Fitzgerald David Ball

Abdiel Arroyo Ulises Davila

Roy O'Donovan Ben Waine

Kosta Petratos Jaushua Sotirio

Lucas Mauragis Alex Rufer

Bernie Ibini-Isei Walter Scott

FIXTURE RECORDS

Biggest Win

Jets 5 (Heskey 36’, Griffiths 46’, Taggart 57’, Taggart 77’, Bridges 90+3’) – Phoenix 0 at Hunter Stadium, Round 24, Season 2013/14, 22/03/2014.

Heaviest Defeat

Jets 0 – Phoenix 5 (Barbarouses 24', Finkler 36', Ridenton 49', Hoffman 66' o.g, Bonevacia 86'), Round 24, Season 2016/17 at Westpac Stadium, 26/03/2017.

Leading Scorers in fixture –

Jets - Joel Griffiths, Jason Hoffman (4)
Phoenix - Shane Smeltz (6)

2020/21 A-LEAGUE SEASON STATISTICS

Number Name Appearances Starts Subbed On Subbed off Minutes Played Goals Assists Yellow Cards Red Cards

1 Lewis Italiano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 John Koutroumbis 2 2 0 0 180 0 0 0 0

3 Jason Hoffman 3 3 0 3 130 0 0 0 0

4 Nigel Boogaard 3 3 0 0 270 1 0 2 0

5 Ben Kantarovski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 Steven Ugarkovic 4 4 0 0 360 0 0 1 0

9 Roy O'Donovan 4 4 0 3 318 0 0 3 0

11 Ramy Najjarine 4 4 0 1 347 0 2 0 0

13 Maki Petratos 4 0 4 0 37 0 0 0 0

14 Ali Abbas 3 0 3 0 54 0 0 1 0

15 Tete Yengi 3 0 3 0 63 0 0 0 0

16 Matthew Millar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

17 Valentino Yuel 4 4 0 2 324 2 0 0 0

18 Jack Armson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

19 Kosta Petratos 3 2 1 2 143 0 0 1 0

22 Lachlan Jackson 2 1 1 0 108 0 0 0 0

23 Jack Duncan 4 4 0 0 360 0 0 0 0

24 Connor O'Toole 4 4 0 1 352 0 0 1 0

25 Jack Simmons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

26 Archie Goodwin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

27 Lucas Mauragis 4 1 3 1 212 0 0 1 0

28 Blake Archbold 1 0 1 0 17 0 0 0 0

32 Angus Thurgate 4 4 0 3 325 0 0 1 0

44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley 4 4 0 0 360 0 0 0 0

21-01-2021, 02:53 PM
Hunter403

new record pending - 5 losses in a row.
21-01-2021, 03:00 PM
Jeterpool

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hunter403

new record pending - 5 losses in a row.

Nah, we lost 6 under Jones at the very end of the season.
21-01-2021, 03:10 PM
StannyCFCJET

Hopefully Deans stops us playing all age hoof ball
21-01-2021, 10:30 PM
Frodo

Quote:

Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET

Hopefully Deans stops us playing all age hoof ball

Bit hard to improve on all age style of football with all age quality players littered around the squad?
21-01-2021, 10:35 PM
Thomas477

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frodo

Bit hard to improve on all age style of football with all age quality players littered around the squad?

That’s harsh on all age tbh
22-01-2021, 07:58 AM
Couscous

Second last game with Deans as coach.
22-01-2021, 09:36 AM
Tommyjet

Quote:

Originally Posted by Couscous

Second last game with Deans as coach.

Have you come up with any new ideas in your time away from a-league coaching Gary?
22-01-2021, 10:03 AM
380

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tommyjet

Have you come up with any new ideas in your time away from a-league coaching Gary?

Probs not, winning the back pass stat between fullbacks and keeper will be of the highest priority.

Wake me up when its over.
22-01-2021, 05:59 PM
My2BobsWorth

Saw Cous hangin round out the front the other night ???
23-01-2021, 07:52 PM
My2BobsWorth

You guys need to have a look at world soccer, the long ball is being used by the best teams in the world. If it works , use it
23-01-2021, 09:29 PM
Ghost of Plague

Quote:

Originally Posted by My2BobsWorth

You guys need to have a look at world soccer, the long ball is being used by the best teams in the world. If it works , use it

What tactics do the worst teams in the world use? We should prob be aiming there.
24-01-2021, 07:19 PM
Couscous

Yuel ticks my boxes. Works hard. Tactically disciplined.
24-01-2021, 07:22 PM
monz6

Huuuuuge save from Duncan!
24-01-2021, 08:19 PM
Couscous

Still not enough, Roy. You're in debt.
24-01-2021, 08:52 PM
Aegon

what an awful unneccessary tackle
24-01-2021, 10:46 PM
mic22

We scored 2.
They only scored 1.
The game is finished.
The foz is clearly in shock.
24-01-2021, 10:55 PM
BP Super Dynamos

Loving Ramy's set pieces. Far more dangerous than Dimi's. He was a bit off in general play, but to expected from a player of his age/experience. We really lack depth, not much on offer coming from the bench. Much rather see Maki than Kosta
24-01-2021, 11:10 PM
Couscous

We did not do that well. Scarily reliant on Duncan and Sotirio.
25-01-2021, 01:53 AM
380

Quote:

Originally Posted by Couscous

We did not do that well. Scarily reliant on Duncan and Sotirio.

What will you do differently after Deans's last match Gary ?.
25-01-2021, 09:32 AM
Bremsstrahlung

Duncan played a great game. Kept us in the contest, which is exactly what you want from a keeper. Imo, some of those shots were more dangerous than the goals we have conceded, so it was good to see our keeper pull off some saves, largely contributes to us taking 3 points.

Yuel showed good pace and composure to slot his goal. Textbook finish. Keeper covered the angles really well too.
Roy contributed more. It was a better game from him. Not a great game yet, but hopefully gets some confidence.

Agree with BP that Naj’s free kicks and corners are 10x more effective. I like that he keeps the ball in play and clears the first defender. Almost like he’s heard that tactic in under 10s and taken it with him.
25-01-2021, 10:35 AM
belchardo

A few players did a lot to redeem themselves. Roy in particular. Awesome save by Duncan. Shaky but better.
25-01-2021, 10:41 AM
Jeterpool

Is it just me, or do we seem to be getting over run in midfield? I keep getting the feeling that we are a player short in that area.
25-01-2021, 10:43 AM
Jeterpool

But like others say, nice to get the monkey off the back. IT wasn't pretty but we got the result - something we struggled to do.

Duncan played well - will boost his confidence and I hope it continues. Clear PotM.
25-01-2021, 11:13 AM
Tommyjet

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeterpool

Is it just me, or do we seem to be getting over run in midfield? I keep getting the feeling that we are a player short in that area.

Yeah I reckon we need that holding number 6 type player. Thurgate and ugarkovic are both box to box number 8 types who cover a lot of ground but quick passing and longer cross field passing can catch even those 2 short of making up the ground
25-01-2021, 11:49 AM
The Dunster

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tommyjet

Yeah I reckon we need that holding number 6 type player. Thurgate and ugarkovic are both box to box number 8 types who cover a lot of ground but quick passing and longer cross field passing can catch even those 2 short of making up the ground

Like Kanta only medically cleared to play.
25-01-2021, 11:56 AM
Bremsstrahlung

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Dunster

Like Kanta only medically cleared to play.

What happened to him? I have blocked it from my memory.
25-01-2021, 01:33 PM
belchardo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tommyjet

Yeah I reckon we need that holding number 6 type player. Thurgate and ugarkovic are both box to box number 8 types who cover a lot of ground but quick passing and longer cross field passing can catch even those 2 short of making up the ground

Here's a question I've been pondering. Should we stop playing Uga and start looking for somebody to fill his position? Koutroumbis was originally a DM wasn't he? If we try him and he's no good, then at least we have time to buy a new DM.

You can probably tell I'm pretty much resigned to 1 win every 5 matches this season.
25-01-2021, 01:50 PM
StannyCFCJET

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeterpool

Is it just me, or do we seem to be getting over run in midfield? I keep getting the feeling that we are a player short in that area.

Yep Ugar and Gus getting dragged around and teams with an extra man in there are just strolling through. But that's largely cause Rami isn't that attacking
25-01-2021, 01:51 PM
StannyCFCJET

Quote:

Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET

Yep Ugar and Gus getting dragged around and teams with an extra man in there are just strolling through. But that's largely cause Rami isn't that attacking

Rami isn't defensive*
25-01-2021, 03:05 PM
Mark325

Well what style of mid is Prso? I have it in my head that he's a box to box type but not really seen that confirmed anywhere
25-01-2021, 03:20 PM
Alton

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark325

Well what style of mid is Prso? I have it in my head that he's a box to box type but not really seen that confirmed anywhere

He will be the Ugarkovic replacement
25-01-2021, 05:16 PM
Mark325

Quote:

Originally Posted by belchardo

Here's a question I've been pondering. Should we stop playing Uga and start looking for somebody to fill his position? Koutroumbis was originally a DM wasn't he? If we try him and he's no good, then at least we have time to buy a new DM.

You can probably tell I'm pretty much resigned to 1 win every 5 matches this season.

I'd very much rate this as an idea, also allows for Thurgate to become a sub which i reckon would work better for him at this stage
25-01-2021, 05:53 PM
Ghost of Plague

Great finish from Yuel. Some good Odonovan moments too.
Keeper obviously exceptional.
Don't like the Uga/Thurgate combo. It just doesn't work. It doesn't mean either player is bad, but their combined strengths don't help the team.
Topor and Boogaard very clever at the back in key moments.
Wellington look awful and their coach is a clown.
25-01-2021, 06:27 PM
380

Not a fan of the Ugangus either but when you look at how deep our squad goes for half decent quality what other options has there been ?.

We have certain starters that would be lucky to make the 17 anywhere else.
25-01-2021, 07:08 PM
Ghost of Plague

Quote:

Originally Posted by 380;244***

Not a fan of the Ugangus either but when you look at how deep our squad goes for half decent quality what other options has there been ?.

We have certain starters that would be lucky to make the 17 anywhere else.

Oh for sure i can't argue there. I meant it more as in if the squad gets an update eventually, I'd be fixing that spot first.

Newcastle Jets	Wellington Phoenix
Noah James	Stefan Marinovic
John Koutroumbis	Callan Elliot
Nigel Boogaard	Steven Taylor
Nikolai Topor-Stanley	Luke DeVere
Jason Hoffman	Liberto Cacace
Connor O'Toole	Matti Steinmann
Angus Thurgate	Cameron Devlin
Steven Ugarkovic	Reno Piscopo
Dimitri Petratos	Callum McCowatt
Nick Fitzgerald	David Ball
Abdiel Arroyo	Ulises Davila
Roy O'Donovan	Ben Waine
Kosta Petratos	Jaushua Sotirio
Lucas Mauragis	Alex Rufer
Bernie Ibini-Isei	Walter Scott

Number	Name	Appearances	Starts	Subbed On	Subbed off	Minutes Played	Goals	Assists	Yellow Cards	Red Cards
1	Lewis Italiano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	John Koutroumbis	2	2	0	0	180	0	0	0	0
3	Jason Hoffman	3	3	0	3	130	0	0	0	0
4	Nigel Boogaard	3	3	0	0	270	1	0	2	0
5	Ben Kantarovski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Steven Ugarkovic	4	4	0	0	360	0	0	1	0
9	Roy O'Donovan	4	4	0	3	318	0	0	3	0
11	Ramy Najjarine	4	4	0	1	347	0	2	0	0
13	Maki Petratos	4	0	4	0	37	0	0	0	0
14	Ali Abbas	3	0	3	0	54	0	0	1	0
15	Tete Yengi	3	0	3	0	63	0	0	0	0
16	Matthew Millar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Valentino Yuel	4	4	0	2	324	2	0	0	0
18	Jack Armson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Kosta Petratos	3	2	1	2	143	0	0	1	0
22	Lachlan Jackson	2	1	1	0	108	0	0	0	0
23	Jack Duncan	4	4	0	0	360	0	0	0	0
24	Connor O'Toole	4	4	0	1	352	0	0	1	0
25	Jack Simmons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Archie Goodwin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Lucas Mauragis	4	1	3	1	212	0	0	1	0
28	Blake Archbold	1	0	1	0	17	0	0	0	0
32	Angus Thurgate	4	4	0	3	325	0	0	1	0
44	Nikolai Topor-Stanley	4	4	0	0	360	0	0	0	0