Australia - A-LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Newcastle Jets FC: match statistics

125%(0.47)
X20%(0.21)
255%(0.26)

Newcastle Jets FC displays decidedly better form than Western Sydney Wanderers, confirmed by the points-per-game record in the last five matches (2.4 vs 0.8). The visitors boast an impressive streak of four consecutive away victories and a 67% away win rate for the season, while the hosts have won just 33% of their home matches. Newcastle Jets score an average of 1.83 goals per away match, which, combined with a 16% shot conversion rate, demonstrates efficiency, whereas Western Sydney averages only 0.83 goals at home with 50% of matches ending without scoring. The visitors' positive goal difference away (+2) compared to the hosts' negative record at home (-1), along with a significant advantage in the last five matches (13 goals scored by the Jets vs 3 by the Wanderers), indicate a clear advantage for Newcastle Jets. Considering all statistics, Newcastle Jets FC has significantly higher chances of securing a victory in this clash.

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Newcastle Jets FC: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Western Sydney Wanderers play Newcastle Jets FC in A-League (Australia). The match date is 17 January 2026 at 07:00. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Western Sydney Wanderers: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match. Newcastle Jets FC: 1-4-0, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Western Sydney Wanderers scores 1.04 and concedes 1.65 goals per match. Newcastle Jets FC scores 2.04 and concedes 1.46. League average: 2.82 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Western Sydney Wanderers 50%, Newcastle Jets FC 75%. Over 2.5: Western Sydney Wanderers 46%, Newcastle Jets FC 71%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Newcastle Jets FC has higher xG: 1.74 vs 1.64. Western Sydney Wanderers: 15.2 shots per match, Newcastle Jets FC: 14.9.

Match halves

Western Sydney Wanderers: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.38. Newcastle Jets FC: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 1.14.

Goals by minute

Western Sydney Wanderers: 0-15 (7 goals). Newcastle Jets FC: 76-90+ (15 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

A-League: 2.82 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Newcastle Jets FC displays decidedly better form than Western Sydney Wanderers, confirmed by the points-per-game record in the last five matches (2.4 vs 0.8). The visitors boast an impressive streak of four consecutive away victories and a 67% away win rate for the season, while the hosts have won just 33% of their home matches. Newcastle Jets score an average of 1.83 goals per away match, which, combined with a 16% shot conversion rate, demonstrates efficiency, whereas Western Sydney averages only 0.83 goals at home with 50% of matches ending without scoring. The visitors' positive goal difference away (+2) compared to the hosts' negative record at home (-1), along with a significant advantage in the last five matches (13 goals scored by the Jets vs 3 by the Wanderers), indicate a clear advantage for Newcastle Jets. Considering all statistics, Newcastle Jets FC has significantly higher chances of securing a victory in this clash.

Half-by-half

0 : 2
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

56Possession (%)44
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
16Shots16
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
7Shots on target6
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
2xG1.82
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
12Corners8
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
70Dangerous attacks54
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
5Fouls7
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
1Cards0
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
1.04Goals scored / match2.04
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
1.65Goals conceded / match1.46
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
52%Average possession53%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
4.62Shots on target / match5.57
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15.19Shots per match14.89
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
4.62Shots on target5.57
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
6.8%Shot conversion13.7%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
52%Possession53%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
1.64xG for1.74
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
1.57xG against1.78
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC

Shooting quality

Western Sydney Wanderers: AttackingNewcastle Jets FC: Attacking
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
Accuracy (shots on target)30%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.37

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Western Sydney Wanderers
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
19% W23% R58% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-6-15
0.81 pts / match · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-4-6
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
DDLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.91BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Newcastle Jets FC
DDWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
54% W18% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-5-8
1.79 pts / match · goal difference +16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-3-3
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DWLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.81Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Newcastle Jets FC is 96% better for: goals scored per match.

1.04 goals / match - Western Sydney Wanderers · 2.04 goals / match - Newcastle Jets FC

Newcastle Jets FC is 13% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.65 goals / match - Western Sydney Wanderers · 1.46 goals / match - Newcastle Jets FC

Western Sydney Wanderers scoring profile: very strong

Western Sydney Wanderers scores in 65% of matches (17 of 26 matches), while Newcastle Jets FC keeps a clean sheet in 18% (5 of 28 matches).

Newcastle Jets FC scoring profile: very strong

Newcastle Jets FC scores in 89% of matches (25 of 28 matches), while Western Sydney Wanderers keeps a clean sheet in 19% (5 of 26 matches).

27Goals scored (season)57
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
43Goals conceded (season)41
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
2.69Average goals in match3.5
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
3Goals scored (last 5)9
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
13Goals conceded (last 5)5
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC

How often they score at least...

65%1 goal89%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
27%2 goals61%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
8%3 goals32%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
4%4 goals18%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC

How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal82%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
58%2 goals36%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
19%3 goals18%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
8%4 goals7%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

50%
Western Sydney Wanderers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.13 of 26 matches
75%
Newcastle Jets FC - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.21 of 28 matches
60%
League average

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time36%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
4%BTTS in both halves11%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
12%Scored in both halves39%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS64%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
40%BTTS - last 580%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
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Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
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1st half

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time29%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Newcastle Jets FC is 26% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.19 pts / match - Western Sydney Wanderers · 1.5 pts / match - Newcastle Jets FC

Western Sydney Wanderers - half-time state
27% leading38% draw35% trailing
Newcastle Jets FC - half-time state
36% leading43% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.19Points per match (1st half)1.5
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
0.65Goals scored (1st half)0.89
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
0.69Goals conceded (1st half)0.61
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
1.35Average goals (1st half)1.5
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
46%Clean sheet before half-time54%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
58%No goal before half-time39%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC

After half-time (2nd half)

0.92Points per match (2nd half)1.64
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
0.38Goals scored (2nd half)1.14
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
0.96Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
1.35Average goals (2nd half)2
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
46%Clean sheet after half-time36%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC
65%No goal after half-time32%
Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle Jets FC

Western Sydney Wanderers - second-half results

19% W35% R46% P
31
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.19
PPG before half-time
Lead holding70%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 19%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Newcastle Jets FC - second-half results

43% W36% R21% P
42
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 54%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Western Sydney Wanderers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.00
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match1.21.4
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-4-6
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Newcastle Jets FC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.80
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal40%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Western Sydney Wanderers
ScoredConceded
7
6
0-15
5
6
16-30
5
6
31-45
3
7
46-60
3
12
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (7 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Newcastle Jets FC
ScoredConceded
10
6
0-15
7
6
16-30
8
5
31-45
11
7
46-60
6
9
61-75
15
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.09
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
110%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-3%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Western Sydney Wanderers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.68
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.60
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
124%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.81
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 26% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Newcastle Jets FC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
153%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.39
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (A-League).

Teams vs league

Western Sydney WanderersLigaNewcastle Jets FC
Average goals in match 2.692.82 3.50
Both teams scored 50%60% 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 46%56% 71%
Clean sheets 19%23% 18%
Goal before half-time 73%72% 71%
Goal after half-time 73%82% 89%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.82
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Western Sydney Wanderers 0 - 0 - 1 Newcastle Jets FC. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Western Sydney Wanderers vs Newcastle Jets FC?

The A-League match finished Western Sydney Wanderers 1:2 Newcastle Jets FC. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Western Sydney Wanderers vs Newcastle Jets FC?

Western Sydney Wanderers score 1.04 goals per game on average and Newcastle Jets FC 2.04. The A-League average is 2.82 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Western Sydney Wanderers's matches and 75% of Newcastle Jets FC's.

What form are Western Sydney Wanderers and Newcastle Jets FC in?

Over the last 5 games Western Sydney Wanderers have a 0-0-5 record (0.00 points per game) and Newcastle Jets FC 1-4-0 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Western Sydney Wanderers vs Newcastle Jets FC?

The statistical background for Western Sydney Wanderers vs Newcastle Jets FC — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.