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Newcastle Jets 7thDD
Sydney time
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Wellington Phoenix 1stWW

Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix prediction

Data modelBookmaker prices, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works

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Who wins?

Newcastle Jets to win: 49%, about 1 in 2

Newcastle Jets49%Bookies 49
Draw24%Bookies 24
Wellington Phoenix27%Bookies 27

Goals call3+ goals 63% · bookies 63%

Bookmakers' prices with their margin removed; a stats preview does not adjust them with news.

The Verdict

On goals, the coach and sceptic both sit near the 63% over line, with both-teams-score at 63% supporting a lively afternoon in Newcastle.

Version 1 · updated Ledger record ↗

What our AI analysts say

All three think Wellington Phoenix's chances are better than the bookmakers say. None of them makes Wellington Phoenix favourites.

The Coach

styles in the numbers

Both sides score freely enough to back goals, but Wellington's defence is the standout.

Newcastle score and concede 1.50 per game with both teams scoring in 100% of matches and no clean sheets. Wellington concede just 0.50 per game with a 50% clean-sheet rate, yet have failed to score in 0% of matches. Expect Newcastle to find the net while Wellington stay tight at the back.

Wellington PhoenixWellington Phoenix: slightly underrated Low

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

Wellington's perfect start meets Newcastle's unbeaten but winless run.

Wellington sit 1st with 6 points from 2 wins, scoring 4 and conceding 1. Newcastle are 7th with 2 points from two draws, 3-3 on goals. Both had 2 games in 14 days and near-identical rest, so freshness is even. Wellington carry momentum, Newcastle resilience.

Wellington PhoenixWellington Phoenix: clearly underrated Med

The Sceptic

where the market may be wrong

The market leans heavily home, but Wellington's form argues the gap is too wide.

Newcastle's two draws and 1.00 scored per game at home suggest the home lean is a touch high; I shade Wellington up.

Wellington PhoenixWellington Phoenix: clearly underrated Med

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

Newcastle Jets are favourites at 49%, with Wellington Phoenix on 27% and the draw on 24%. Newcastle Jets are 7th and Wellington Phoenix 1st in the A-League Men. In their last two matches across all competitions, Newcastle Jets won none and Wellington Phoenix two.

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Win or draw (double chance)

Newcastle Jets win or draw
73%
Either team wins (no draw)
76%
Wellington Phoenix win or draw
51%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
83%
3+ goals
63%
4+ goals
40%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
63%
No
37%

We expect about 1.9 goals from Newcastle Jets and 1.3 from Wellington Phoenix. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 1–1 (10%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 10. Next: 2–1 (9%), 1–0 (7%), 2–0 (7%), 1–2 (7%).

How these numbers are made

A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 49%24%27%Stats preview#1798

This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).

Form

All competitions, newest first.

Newcastle Jets: last 2

DD · 3 scored, 3 conceded

24 Octvs Macarthur1–1D
17 Octat Central Coast Mariners2–2D

Last 1 at home: D

Wellington Phoenix: last 2

WW · 4 scored, 1 conceded

25 Octvs Central Coast Mariners2–0W
18 Octvs Melbourne Victory2–1W

Season stats

Newcastle JetsWellington Phoenix
1.50Goals scored per game2.00
1.50Goals conceded per game0.50
1.00Scored per game at home2.00
2.00Scored per game away–
50%Matches over 2.5 goals50%
100%Both teams scored50%
0%Clean sheets50%
0%Failed to score0%

League matches only, 2 games each.

A-League Men table

#TeamPldGoal diff.PointsLeague form
1Wellington Phoenix2+36WW
2Western Sydney Wanderers2+34WD
3Macarthur2+14DW
4Sydney2+14WD
5Brisbane Roar1+13W
6Auckland2-13LW
7Newcastle Jets2+02DD
8Melbourne Victory2-11DL
9Central Coast Mariners2-21LD
10Melbourne City2-21DL

Full A-League Men table

Match context

Rest days
Newcastle Jets 7Wellington Phoenix 6
Matches in the last 14 days: Newcastle Jets 2 · Wellington Phoenix 2
Weather at kick-off
23°C · wind 15 km/h
Dry

Published UK time (GMT) · Updated UK time (GMT)

This analysis was generated automatically by an AI model from public sources. How it works →

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