2016/2017 Hyundai A-League
Season 12 Round 27
Sydney FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC
When: Saturday 15th April, 2017
Where: Allianz Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, NSW
Kickoff: 535pm AEST
Away Supporters
Tickets: Ticketek Link
Purchase your tickets in Bay 3 to sit with fellow away supporters
Not Travelling?
Join fellow Jets supporters from 3pm at our venue – The Premier Hotel – to watch the away game LIVE. All supporters are welcome – u18’s will need to be accompanied by a supervising adult.
If you sign up to become a Premier Hotel member for $10, you receive $10 in credit on your card. Ask for a membership form at the bar. A Premier Hotel membership gets you a 5% discount on food & drink not only at Premier but also at Junction Hotel & Sunnyside Tavern. You can purchase members only schooner cards – 10 schooners of local tap beers $55 or 10 schooners of craft tap beers $65.
Watch: LIVE on FoxSports 4 and FoxSports 4HD (Ch 505)
Listen: ABC Grandstand Radio online/app or EON Sports Radio app
Tweet: @SquadronNewy @JetstreamNewy #NTUA #WELvNEW
2016/2017 Hyundai A-League
Season 12 Round 25 Newcastle United Jets FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC
When: Saturday 1st April, 2017
Where: Hunter Stadium, 294 Turton Road, New Lambton, NSW
Kickoff: 535pm AEDST (gates open 435pm)
Tickets: Ticketmaster Link
Prematch: Premier Hotel, 1 Brunker Rd, Broadmeadow from 3pm
Join fellow Jets supporters at The Premier Hotel for pre-match drinks. All supporters are welcome – u18’s will need to be accompanied by a supervising adult.
If you sign up to become a Premier Hotel member for $10, you receive $10 in credit on your card. Ask for a membership form at the bar. A Premier Hotel membership gets you a 5% discount on food & drink not only at Premier but also at Junction Hotel & Sunnyside Tavern. You can purchase members only schooner cards – 10 schooners of local tap beers $55 or 10 schooners of craft tap beers $65.
Watch: LIVE on FoxSports 4 and FoxSports 4HD
Listen: ABC Newcastle 1233 or ABC Radio online/app or EON Sports app
Tweet: @SquadronNewy @JetstreamNewy #NTUA #NEWvWSW
FIXTURE FACTS
Overall – 14 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 3, Wanderers Wins – 7, Drawn – 4
Western Sydney Wanderers Coach Record – Tony Popovic 50% win ratio (7 wins, 4 drawn, 3 losses)
TALKING POINTS:
General
Newcastle have never defeated the Wanderers in Newcastle.
The Jets have conceded goal at the rate of 1.92 per match this season – the second worst rate in their history.
With 9 points left to play for, the team are 8 points from equalling last season’s points tally.
Newcastle has conceded the first goal on 17 occasions this season.
The Jets have let in 11 second half goals in the last 5 rounds.
Key Stats from Previous Round (Courtesty of A-Leauge.com.au)
12 goals conceded in the last 3 matches equals the previous worst run, achieved in 2014/15 with results of 2-5, 0-0 and 0-7.
Last weekend’s crowd of 4828 was the lowest attendance, home or away, at any Jets game this season.
Andrew Hoole became the first Jets player to break 2000 minutes played this season.
Players
Andrew Nabbout’s 6 goals is the most scored by a player at home in one season since Adam Taggart (12).
With Poljak’s absence last weekend, John Koutroumbis is current player with the most consecutive appearances for the club. He’s appeared in the last 21 matches.
Wayne Brown is one match from receiving his second suspension of the season after accruing 7 yellow cards this season.
Newcastle Jets
The Jets have lost 4 consecutive matches only twice in their history.
The Jets have scored the first goal in 4 of the last 5 home games.
Newcastle have conceded 5 first half goals at home this season.
Western Sydney Wanderers
Brendon Santalab will be missing for Western Sydney after receiving an 8th booking for the season in the last match.
Away Supporters
Tickets: Ticketek Link
Purchase your tickets in Bay 36 to sit with fellow away supporters
Not Travelling?
Join fellow Jets supporters from 3pm at our venue – The Premier Hotel – to watch the away game LIVE. All supporters are welcome – u18’s will need to be accompanied by a supervising adult.
If you sign up to become a Premier Hotel member for $10, you receive $10 in credit on your card. Ask for a membership form at the bar. A Premier Hotel membership gets you a 5% discount on food & drink not only at Premier but also at Junction Hotel & Sunnyside Tavern. You can purchase members only schooner cards – 10 schooners of local tap beers $55 or 10 schooners of craft tap beers $65.
Watch: LIVE on FoxSports 4 and FoxSports 4HD
Listen: ABC Grandstand Radio online/app or EON Sports Radio app
Tweet: @SquadronNewy @JetstreamNewy #NTUA #WELvNEW
FIXTURE FACTS
Overall – 30 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 9, Phoenix Wins – 16, Drawn – 5
The Jets have lost in Wellington only twice in the last 5 seasons.
Newcastle have lost their last 4 matches on the road.
Newcastle haven’t scored the first goal on the road all season – 11 matches.
Key Stats from Previous Round (Courtesty of A-Leauge.com.au)
Of the 6 shots the Jets had, 1 was on target and 1 was taken from inside the box.
The Jets had 39% possession and completed 67.5% of their passes in the opposition half. City achieved 78%.
City have defeated the Jets 4-0 in each of the last 3 seasons.
Bruno Fornaroli has scored 8 goals in 6 appearances against the Jets. The 8 goals have been scored in the last 5 appearances. He’s now the players with the 3rd most goals against the Jets in the A-League.
Fornaroli now joins Shane Smeltz as the player to have scored 3 doubles in matches against the Jets – the most of any opposition player.
Andrew Nabbout was offside 4 times.
Andrew Hoole drew 7 fouls – the most in the game.
Players
Andrew Hoole has won 69 fouls for the Jets this year – the most in the team. Morten Nordstrand is second with 29.
Hoole has also conceded the most fouls in the team, with 42.
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle have conceded 7 penalties in the last 11 matches.
The 8 penalties the Jets have conceded this year is the most of any previous season in the club’s history.
Newcastle have failed to keep a clean sheet on the road in the last 15 matches.
The Jets have had a total of 2 shots on target in their last 2 matches.
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington will be missing a number of key players due to the international week.
Wellington are winless in their last 4 home matches.
A Wellington manager has never won their first match in charge against the Jets.
