2015/2016 Hyundai A-League
Season 11 Round 15
DOUBLE HEADER
W-League – Newcastle United Jets FC vs Brisbane Roar
A-League – Newcastle United Jets FC vs Wellington Phoenix
When: Sunday 17th January, 2016
Where: Hunter Stadium, 294 Turton Road, New Lambton, NSW
Kickoff: 2pm AEDST (W-League) 5pm AEDST (A-League)
Tickets: Ticketmaster Link
Watch: LIVE on Foxsports 4 and FoxSports 4HD
Listen: ABC Newcastle 1233 or ABC Grandstand online
Tweet: @newyboys #NTUA #NEWvWEL
Active support is located in Bay 60.
Anyone wishing to enter Bay 60 needs to hold a Bay 60 membership or ticket. Bay 60 tickets and memberships are the same price as General Admission.
If you are already a Jets Member, please go to Members Services to the left of Western Stand gates to be issued a gameday Bay 60 ticket.
For non-members you can purchase a Bay 60 ticket via ticketmaster or the dedicated Bay 60 ticket window to the right of the Western Stand gates.
FIXTURE FACTS
Jets Wins – 7, Phoenix Wins – 15, Drawn – 4
Jets Wins – 4, Phoenix Wins – 6, Drawn – 1
In New Zealand – 15
Jets Wins – 3, Phoenix Wins – 9, Drawn – 3
Average Home A-League Crowd – 10222
Average Away A-League Crowd – 8962
Goals in Fixture
Jets – 30, Phoenix – 51
In Newcastle –
Jets – 18, Phoenix – 19
1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 10, Phoenix – 15
Cards in Fixture
Jets – 52 (46 yellow, 6 red), Phoenix 44 (41 yellow, 3 red)
Recent Form (FFA Cup & A-League)
Jets – LDLLL (1 points from last 15)
Phoenix – LDLLD (2 points from last 15)
Leading Scorers
Jets – Milos Trifunovic (4)
Phoenix – Roy Krishna (6)
Last Result –
Jets 2 (Carney 30′, Trifunovic 71′) – Phoenix 1 (Ki-Je o.g 45+1′) at Westpac Stadium, A-League, Round 1, 11/10/2015.
Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 11 Round 1
| Newcastle Jets | Wellington Phoenix |
| Mark Birighitti | Glen Moss |
| Jason Hoffman | Louis Fenton |
| Daniel Mullen | Andrew Durante |
| Nigel Boogaard | Ben Sigmund |
| Ki-Je Lee | Manny Muscat |
| Mateo Poljak | Albert Riera |
| Cameron Watson | Roly Bonevacia |
| Leonardo Vitor Santiago | Vince Lia |
| David Carney | Michael McGlinchey |
| Enver Alivodic | Blake Powell |
| Milos Trifunovic | Roy Krishna |
FIXTURE RECORDS
Biggest Win
Heaviest Defeat
Leading Scorers in fixture –
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 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1159 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Daniel Mullen | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jason Hoffman | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1167 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Nigel Boogaard | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 879 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Ben Kantarovski | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1067 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Cameron Watson | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 801 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Enver Alivodic | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1196 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mateo Poljak | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1260 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Milos Trifunovic | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1155 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Leonardo Vitor Santiago | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 527 | 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 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Themba Muata-Marlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Radovan Pavicevic | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 82 | 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | David Carney | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1168 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Nick Cowburn | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 415 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Brandon Lundy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Braedyn Crowley | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Ryan Kitto | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 396 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
Scott Miller – 1 win, Ernie Merrick – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –
- Scott Miller – 1 matches (1 win, 0 drawn, 0 losses = 100% 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 36% win ratio (9 wins, 6 drawn, 10 losses)
KEY FACTS:
General
- The last first half goal the Jets scored was in Rd 1 this season against the Phoenix. It was scored by David Carney.
- A loss or draw this week will equal the Jets record of consecutive winless matches (11).
- The Jets haven’t receive a penalty against Wellington at home in over 8 years.
- On average, there are 3 goals scored in this fixture.
- There have been 9 red cards in this fixture however none of them have been issued at Hunter Stadium.
Players
- 3 goals were put past Mark Birighitti in the two matches at Hunter Stadium against the Nix.
- Leonardo’s only away appearance this season was against the Phoenix in Rd 1. His other appearances have all come at home.
- Mark Birighitti saved a Roy Krishna penalty in the last match.
Coaches
- Ernie Merrick’s Phoneix teams have scored 24 goals in the last 30 minutes of a match. Merrick’s Phoneix team have scored 36 goals in total.
- Scott Miller has equalled the longest winless streak for a Jets coach in the A-League over the weekend, held by Phil Stubbins (twice).
Newcastle Jets
- The Jets biggest win in their history came against Wellington Phoenix
- The Jets have scored in 6 consecutive matches against the Phoenix.
- Last weekend was the third match this season where the Jets failed to have a shot on target.
- As has been widely publicised, the Jets need to by the 50th minute to prevent becoming the team to have the longest goaless streak in the league
Wellington Phoenix
- Wellington scored 3 goals in 5 minutes during their last visit to Hunter Sadium.
- The Phoenix are also struggling with their own form, having taken 2 points from their last 5 matches.
