A-League 2017/18 Round 7 Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets
FIXTURE FACTS
Overall – 38 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins - 6, FC Wins - 24, Drawn - 8
In Newcastle – 19 matches.
Jets Wins - 3, FC Wins - 12, Drawn - 4
In Sydney - 19 matches
Jets Wins - 3, FC Wins - 12, Drawn - 4
Average Home A-League Crowd – 12260
Average Away A-League Crowd - 14254
Goals in Fixture
Jets – 35, FC - 61
In Sydney -
Jets – 18, FC - 31
1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 10, FC - 25
Cards in Fixture
Jets - 69 (66 yellow, 3 red), FC 74 (67 yellow, 7 red)
Recent Form (A-League)
Jets - DWDWW (11 point from last 15)
FC - WDWWL (10 points from last 15)
Leading Scorers
Jets - Roy O'Donovan (7)
FC – Bobo (4)
Last Result -
Newcastle Jets 0 - Sydney FC 2 (Ninkovic 56', Brosque 87') at Allianz Stadium, A-League, Round 27, Season 2016/17
Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 2016/17 Round 27
| Newcastle Jets |
Sydney FC |
| Jack Duncan |
Daniel Vukovic |
| Jason Hoffman |
Rhyan Grant |
| Daniel Mullen |
Alex Wilkinson |
| Lachlan Jackson |
Jordy Buijs |
| Ivan Vujica |
Michael Zullo |
| Ben Kantarovski |
Brandon O'Neill |
| Steven Ugarkovic |
Joshua Brillante |
| Wayne Brown |
Milos Ninkovic |
| Andrew Hoole |
Filip Holosko |
| Andrew Nabbout |
Alex Brosque |
| Morten Nordstrand |
Bobo |
FIXTURE RECORDS
Biggest Win
Jets 5 (Topor-Stanley 22’, Zadkovich 29’, Brockie 38’, Brockie 87’, Abbas 90’) – Sydney FC 2 (Moriyasu 47’, Beauchamp 71’), Round 7, Season 2011/12 at Sydney Football Stadium, 05/02/2012.
Heaviest Defeat
Jets 0 – Sydney FC 4 (Brosque 13’, Brosque 40’, Milligan 76 og’, Bridge 85’), Round 21, Season 2008/09 at Sydney Football Stadium, 25/01/2009.
Leading Scorers in fixture –
Jets - Milton Rodriguez, Ryan Griffiths, Jeremy Brockie, Michael Bridges, Jobe Wheelhouse (3)
FC - Alex Brosque (12)
2017/18 SEASON STATISTICS
| Number |
Name |
Appearances |
Starts |
Substitute Appearances |
Subbed off |
Minutes Played |
Goals |
Assists |
Yellow Cards |
Red - Second Bookable |
Straight Red |
| 1 |
Jack Duncan |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
540 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 3 |
Jason Hoffman |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
257 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 4 |
Nigel Boogaard |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
540 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 5 |
Ben Kantarovski |
6 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
533 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
Steven Ugarkovic |
6 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
534 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 7 |
Dimitri Petratos |
6 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
530 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 8 |
Ronald Vargas |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
197 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
Roy O'Donovan |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
540 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
Wayne Brown |
6 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
205 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 12 |
Mario Shabow |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 13 |
Ivan Vujica |
6 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
531 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 15 |
Andrew Nabbout |
6 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
486 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 16 |
Nick Cowburn |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 17 |
Daniel Georgievski |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
283 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 18 |
John Koutroumbis |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 19 |
Kosta Petratos |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 20 |
Glen Moss |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 22 |
Lachlan Jackson |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 23 |
Devante Clut |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 24 |
Joe Champness |
6 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
157 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 44 |
Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
540 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
COACHING
Coaches Head to Head – 0 matches
Ernie Merrick - 0 wins, Graham Arnold - 0 wins, 0 drawn
Newcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –
- Ernie Merrick - 0 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 0 losses = N/A% win ratio)
- Mark Jones - 3 matches (0 win, 0 drawn, 3 losses = 0% win ratio)
- Scott Miller - 3 matches (0 win, 0 drawn, 3 losses = 0% win ratio)
- Phil Stubbins - 3 matches (0 win, 1 draw, 2 losses = 0% win ratio)
- Gary Van Egmond – 18 match (4 wins, 3 drawn and 11 losses = 22% win ratio)
- Richard Money – 3 matches (1 wins, 2 drawn, 0 loss = 33% win ratio)
- Branko Culina – 6 matches (1 win, 4 drawn, 1 loss = 17% win ratio)
- Nick Theodorakopoulos – 1 match (0 wins, 1 drawn, 0 losses = 0% win ratio)
- Craig Deans - No matches
- Clayton Zane – 1 match (0 wins, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 0% win ratio)
Sydney FC Coach Record – Graham Arnold 63% win ratio (12 wins, 5 drawn, 2 losses)
TALKING POINTS:
General
- Sydney FC have taken 35 from a possible 39 points in the last 13 fixtures against the Jets.
- The Jets have scored in one match against Sydney in the last 4 seasons.
- The Jets last win in Sydney was a 3-2 match in 2012. It was the Heskey v Del Piero match, when Del Piero made his home debut.
- Sydney have defeated Newcastle in the last 8 matches, scoring 15 goals to 3.
- Second halves have been an issue for the Jets in this fixture. Of the 21 Sydney goals scored in the last 4 seasons, 18 have been conceded in the second half. 10 of these goals have been in the 15 minutes after half time.
Key Stats from Previous Round
- The Jets sit atop the A-League for the 3rd time in their history and the second time this season. It's the first time they have been outright leaders and outside the first round of the competition.
- The Jets won a 3rd straight away game for the first time in their history.
- It is currently the best start to an A-League match in the club's history.
- Newcastle have conceded in the 2nd half once this season.
- The Jets have scored in 6 consecutive games.
- The Jets are now 1 win from equalling the number of wins they achieved last season.
Players
- Milos Ninkovic has scored in his last 3 matches against the Jets.
- Alex Brosque has scored 6 goals his last 6 appearances against the Jets.
- Jason Hoffman will this weekend enter the Top 10 A-League appearances for the Jets. He will make his 83rd appearance, equal with the Joel Griffiths.
- 4 players are yet to miss a minute of play for the Jets this season, while another 4 have missed just 10 minutes of play.
- Ivan Vujica and Roy O'Donovan have already received 3 bookings this season. They are 2 from a week suspension.
Newcastle Jets
- Three of the Jets' last 5 goals against Sydney have been penalties.
- The Jets have scored the first goal in an away fixture once since the beginning of last season. That was Roy O'Donovan's goal against the Roar.
- A win would be the 8th time the Jets have won 3 consecutive matches.
- A win or draw will equal the Jets record of 7 matches undefeated - achieved twice before, the last time v Gold Coast United in 2010.
- The Jets last drew an away fixture on 23/10/2016, a 2-2 draw with Western Sydney.
Sydney FC
- Sydney have kept 3 clean sheets so far this season, however have conceded 2 goals in each of the other 3 matches.
- Sydney will play Adelaide United in the FFA Cup Final in the middle of next week.
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