Western Sydney Wanderers will travel to Newcastle this Sunday to face Newcastle Jets in the Sixth Round of the 2021/22 A-League season.
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium (Newcastle)
Key Statistics – Newcastle Jets vs Western Sydney Wanderers
Newcastle Jets have won just one of their last six games in all competitions (D2, L3).
The hosts have kept just one clean sheet in the six competitive games they have played this season.
Newcastle Jets have scored the most goals (ten) in the league this season.
However, only Wellington Phoenix (ten) have conceded more than the eight goals they have conceded so far.
Western Sydney Wanderers are the joint-second lowest scoring side in the league this season with four goals. Only Brisbane Roar (one goal) have scored fewer goals.
The visitors have lost their last three games in all competitions.
They have failed to score in their last two games.
Head to head
Newcastle Jets have a slightly superior record in recent meetings between both teams. The hosts have won five of the last 15 head-to-head meetings while WS Wanderers recorded just four wins in that period (D6).
Latest Performances in all competitions
Newcastle Jets: L-W-D-D-L
WS Wanderers: L-L-L–W-D
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle Jets will look to get back to winning ways this Sunday when they welcome WS Wanderers to the McDonald Jones Stadium.
The hosts were defeated 2-1 by early league leaders Macarthur FC in their last game, with goals from Daniel De Silva and James Meredith cancelling out Beka Mikeltedze’s 35th-minute opener for Newcastle.
The result pushed Arthur Papas’ men down to sixth place, a whopping seven points behind the top two.
Now they return to their home stadium looking to build on their 4-0 win over Wellington Phoenix the last time they played here.
Possible Newcastle Jets starting line-ups
Nicholas Suman; Aleksandar Susnjar, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Tomislav Uskok; James Meredith, Charles M’Mombwa, Jordon Mutch, Craig Noone; Daniel De Silva, Lachlan Rose, Ulises Davila.
Injured: None
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers will look to end a run of three consecutive losses on Boxing Day when they travel to Newcastle.
The visitors began the new season with a four-game unbeaten run in all competitions (W2, D2). But since after picking up a 2-0 win in early December, they have failed to pick up any points, losing three games on the bounce, with one of those losses sending them crashing out of the FFA Cup.
In the league, they currently sit outside the playoff places, having won just one of their opening five games (D2, L2).
They have another opportunity to put a win in their win record and will be desperate to get maximum points in this game to boost their chances of finishing within the top six at the end of the season.
Possible Western Sydney Wanderers starting line-ups
Tomas Mejias; Rhys Williams, John Koutroumbis, Thomas Aquilina, Adama Traore; Steven Ugarkovic, Terry Antonis, Ramy Najjarine; Bernie Ibini-Isei, Dimitri Petratos, Tomer Hemed.
Injured: Vedran Janjetovic, Keanu Baccus.
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Newcastle Jets 1-1 WS Wanderers
