Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix

4 - 1

🕒 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:35 Europe/London 📍 McDonald Jones Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Declan Woods 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

Newcastle Jets 1 · Wellington Phoenix 8

Referee Stats

Declan Woods

2 matches · 1.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	50%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Newcastle Jets outshot their opponent (23-17).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Team Overview

Newcastle Jets (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-5

Goals For / Against

31 / 21

Avg: 2.21 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.64

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Wellington Phoenix (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-4-5

Goals For / Against

17 / 25

Avg: 1.31 / 1.92

Points

Avg: 1.23

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.64

PPG

1.23

2.21

1.31

1.50

1.92

69%

O2.5

62%

69%

BTTS

62%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Newcastle Jets rank1st

Wellington Phoenix rank8th

Newcastle Jets points48

Wellington Phoenix points33

Newcastle Jets: #1 · 48 pts · GD +16

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Wellington Phoenix: #8 · 33 pts · GD -12

10 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newcastle Jets last 5 home

W D L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals9-4

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Wellington Phoenix last 5 away

L L W W D

Points7/15

Weighted index36

Goals4-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Newcastle Jets trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.562%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 85% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 23%

Wellington Phoenix trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.577%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle Jets score at home92%

Newcastle Jets clean sheet at home23%

Wellington Phoenix score away85%

Wellington Phoenix clean sheet away23%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle Jets score first62%

Newcastle Jets win after scoring first75%

Wellington Phoenix score first38%

Wellington Phoenix win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle Jets 40% · Wellington Phoenix 38%

Avg first goal minute: Newcastle Jets 24.6' · Wellington Phoenix 32.6'

Vs league average

Newcastle Jets score at home2.21 vs 1.53

Newcastle Jets concede at home1.50 vs 1.34

Wellington Phoenix score away1.31 vs 1.34

Wellington Phoenix concede away1.92 vs 1.53

Newcastle Jets score 45% above league average, while Wellington Phoenix score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Newcastle Jets are 12% above league average at home, and Wellington Phoenix are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Newcastle Jets goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 2

Wellington Phoenix goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

0-15 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

429

422

Passes Accurate

358

348

Passes %

83%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

L. Bayliss

Normal Goal

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

C. Taylor

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Wilmering

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

E. Adams

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Bayliss

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. Taylor

1st substitution · For: K. Mizunuma

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ E. Adams

2nd substitution · For: X. Bertoncello

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ R. Najjarine

1st substitution · For: P. Retre

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. Armiento

2nd substitution · For: N. Mileusnic

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ I. Eze

3rd substitution · For: L. Brooke-Smith

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ R. Najjarine

4th substitution · For: P. Retre

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ I. Eze

5th substitution · For: L. Brooke-Smith

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. Taylor

3rd substitution · For: K. Mizunuma

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ E. Adams

4th substitution · For: X. Bertoncello

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ I. Hughes

6th substitution · For: B. Tuiloma

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ L. Rose

5th substitution · For: B. Gibson

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ L. Bayliss

6th substitution · For: Lucas Scicluna

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ L. Bayliss

7th substitution · For: Lucas Scicluna

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ L. Rose

8th substitution · For: B. Gibson

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ K. Nagasawa

7th substitution · For: S. Kartum

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

S. Kartum

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Payne

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

X. Bertoncello

Normal Goal · Assist: Joel Bertolissio

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ W. Dobson

9th substitution · For: A. Nunes

Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newcastle Jets beat Wellington Phoenix 4-1 on Friday, 23 January 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Declan Woods. It was played at McDonald Jones Stadium.

First half: Newcastle Jets took an early lead at 1' when L. Bayliss scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Newcastle Jets extended the lead at 56' when C. Taylor scored, with the assist credited to D. Wilmering, making the score 2-0. Newcastle Jets extended the lead at 70' when E. Adams scored, with the assist credited to L. Bayliss, making the score 3-0. Newcastle Jets made their 1st substitution at 71', with C. Taylor replacing K. Mizunuma. Newcastle Jets made their 2nd substitution at 71', with E. Adams replacing X. Bertoncello. Wellington Phoenix made their 1st substitution at 71', with R. Najjarine replacing P. Retre. Wellington Phoenix made their 2nd substitution at 71', with C. Armiento replacing N. Mileusnic. Wellington Phoenix made their 3rd substitution at 71', with I. Eze replacing L. Brooke-Smith. Wellington Phoenix made their 4th substitution at 71', with R. Najjarine replacing P. Retre. Wellington Phoenix made their 5th substitution at 71', with I. Eze replacing L. Brooke-Smith. Newcastle Jets made their 3rd substitution at 71', with C. Taylor replacing K. Mizunuma. Newcastle Jets made their 4th substitution at 71', with E. Adams replacing X. Bertoncello. Wellington Phoenix made their 6th substitution at 72', with I. Hughes replacing B. Tuiloma. Newcastle Jets made their 5th substitution at 80', with L. Rose replacing B. Gibson. Newcastle Jets made their 6th substitution at 80', with L. Bayliss replacing Lucas Scicluna. Newcastle Jets made their 7th substitution at 80', with L. Bayliss replacing Lucas Scicluna. Newcastle Jets made their 8th substitution at 80', with L. Rose replacing B. Gibson. Wellington Phoenix made their 7th substitution at 82', with K. Nagasawa replacing S. Kartum. Wellington Phoenix reduced the deficit at 86' when S. Kartum scored, with the assist credited to T. Payne, making the score 3-1. Newcastle Jets extended the lead at 89' when X. Bertoncello scored, with the assist credited to Joel Bertolissio, making the score 4-1. Newcastle Jets made their 9th substitution at 90', with W. Dobson replacing A. Nunes.

Newcastle Jets used 9 substitutions while Wellington Phoenix used 7 substitutions.