A-League 15/16 Round 20 Preview - Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix
FIXTURE FACTS
Overall – 27 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins - 8, Phoenix Wins - 15, Drawn - 4
In Newcastle – 12 matches.
Jets Wins - 5, Phoenix Wins - 6, Drawn - 1
In New Zealand - 15 matches
Jets Wins - 3, Phoenix Wins - 9, Drawn - 3
Average Home A-League Crowd – 10010
Average Away A-League Crowd - 8962
Goals in Fixture
Jets – 33, Phoenix - 52
In Newcastle -
Jets – 21, Phoenix - 20
1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 11, Phoenix - 15
Cards in Fixture
Jets - 54 (47 yellow, 7 red), Phoenix 45 (42 yellow, 3 red)
Recent Form (FFA Cup & A-League)
Jets - WLLWD (7 points from last 15)
Phoenix - LLLLW (3 points from last 15)
Leading Scorers
Jets - Milos Trifunovic (9)
Phoenix – Blake Powell (7)
Last Result -
Jets 3 (Trifunovic 7' pen, Kitto 26', Carney 66') – Phoenix 1 (Ridenton 81') at Hunter Stadium, A-League, Round 14, 17/11/2016.
Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 11 Round 8
| Newcastle Jets |
Wellington Phoenix |
| Mark Birighitti |
Glen Moss |
| Jason Hoffman |
Justin Gulley |
| Daniel Mullen |
Andrew Durante |
| Nigel Boogaard |
Dylan Fox |
| Lachlan Jackson |
Troy Danaskos |
| Mateo Poljak |
Albert Riera |
| Ben Kantarovski |
Roly Bonevacia |
| Ryan Kitto |
Vince Lia |
| David Carney |
Michael McGlinchey |
| Enver Alivodic |
Blake Powell |
| Milos Trifunovic |
Alex Rodriguez |
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 4 (Brown 18’, Rojas 31’, Greenacre 41’, Macallister 88’), Round 19, Season 2010/11 at Westpac Stadium, 18/12/2010.
Leading Scorers in fixture –
Jets - Joel Griffiths (4)
Phoenix - Shane Smeltz (6)
2015/16 SEASON STATISTICS
| Number |
Name |
Appearances |
Starts |
Substitute Appearances |
Subbed off |
Minutes Played |
Goals |
Assists |
Yellow Cards |
Red - Second Bookable |
Straight Red |
| 1 |
Mark Birighitti |
18 |
18 |
0 |
1 |
1609 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2 |
Daniel Mullen |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
1080 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 3 |
Jason Hoffman |
18 |
18 |
0 |
1 |
1617 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| 4 |
Nigel Boogaard |
14 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
1194 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 5 |
Ben Kantarovski |
15 |
13 |
2 |
2 |
1138 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| 6 |
Cameron Watson |
15 |
11 |
4 |
7 |
911 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 7 |
Enver Alivodic |
19 |
19 |
0 |
3 |
1646 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 8 |
Mateo Poljak |
19 |
19 |
0 |
1 |
1697 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
Milos Trifunovic |
18 |
18 |
0 |
5 |
1548 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
Leonardo Vitor Santiago |
12 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
787 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
Labinot Haliti |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 12 |
Andy Brennan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 13 |
Ki-Je Lee |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
720 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 14 |
Mitch Cooper |
9 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
256 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 15 |
Themba Muata-Marlow |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 17 |
Radovan Pavicevic |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
87 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 18 |
Josh Barresi |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 20 |
Ben Kennedy |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
101 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 22 |
Lachlan Jackson |
14 |
11 |
3 |
2 |
1023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 23 |
David Carney |
15 |
15 |
0 |
3 |
1334 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| 24 |
Nick Cowburn |
14 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
729 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 25 |
Brandon Lundy |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 27 |
Braedyn Crowley |
8 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
202 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 28 |
Ryan Kitto |
11 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
648 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 29 |
Andrew Pawiak |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 40 |
Blake Tuxford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
COACHING
Coaches Head to Head – 2 matches
Scott Miller - 2 wins, Ernie Merrick - 0 wins, 0 drawn
Newcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –
- Scott Miller - 2 matches (2 wins, 0 drawn, 0 losses = 1% win ratio)
- Phil Stubbins - 3 matches (0 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses = 0% win ratio)
- Gary Van Egmond – 12 matches (3 wins, 3 drawn and 6 losses = 25% win ratio)
- Richard Money - No matches
- Branko Culina – 7 matches (2 wins, 0 drawn, 5 losses = 29% win ratio)
- Nick Theodorakopoulos - No Matches
- Craig Deans - 1 Match (0 win, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 0% win ratio)
- Clayton Zane – 2 matches (1 wins, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 50% win ratio)
Wellington Phoenix Coach Record – Ernie Merrick 34% win ratio (9 wins, 6 drawn, 11 losses)
KEY FACTS:
General
- Newcastle have the opportunity to do the clean sweep against Wellington for the first time.
- The last 5 matches between these teams at Hunter Stadium have seen 3 or more goals.
- The last match at Hunter Stadium between these teams is the only home match in the last 2 seasons the Jets have lead at half time and gone on to win.
Penalties
- The Jets have been awarded 33 penalties and converted 29 in the A-League (88%) while the opposition have been awarded 45 penalties and converted 36 (80%).
- Mark Birrighitti has saved 3 of the last 4 penalties he has faced. He has a 30% success rate at saving penalties in the A-League - the best rate in the Jets history.
- Ryan and Joel Griffiths have scored the most A-League penalties for the Jets with 6. Trifunovic is outright 3rd with 4.
- 2008/2009 (Season 4), 2009/10 (Season 5) & 2012/13 (Season 8) we were awarded 5 penalties, which is the highest we have received in a season.
Players
- Mateo Poljak and Ben Kantarovski will miss this match after receiving their 5th bookings for the season against Brisbane
- Mateo Poljak was also substituted for the first time this season.
- Milos Trifunovic has scored 5 goal in the last 5 games and 4 in the last 3 home matches.
- Jason Hoffman (7) and Milos Trifunovic (4) are still one match away from an automatic suspension.
- Mitch Cooper scored his first goal in his 30th A-League appearance for the club.
Newcastle Jets
- The Jets have had 3 players dismissed in the last 3 matches against Wellington - Ben Kantarovski (2) and Nigel Boogaard.
- Jason Hoffman's only two goals for the Jets were scored against Wellington Phoenix.
- The Jets have scored the first goal in the last 3 matches at Hunter Stadium.
- The Jets have lead at halftime in 3 of the last 4 matches between these teams.
Wellington Phoenix
- Glen Moss has never kept a clean sheet at Hunter Stadium.
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