Wellington Phoenix vs Newcastle Jets betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the A-League Men match on December 27th, 2024

Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets will be playing against each other on Friday, December 27th, 2024, at 04:00h (UTC), in a A-League Men football game in Australia, check the Wellington Phoenix vs Newcastle Jets betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Wellington Phoenix vs Newcastle Jets will occur

The game is set to be played in the Westpac Stadium stadium, in the city of Wellington, with a capacity for 33500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Wellington Phoenix vs Newcastle Jets betting tip 2024/2025

The A-League Men has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.29 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 3.17 goals per match played.

Wellington Phoenix last match

Wellington Phoenix in its last official match lost (4-1) against Western Sydney Wanderers, in a match valid for A-League Men. Coach G. Italiano's lined up a 5-3-2 formation.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.15, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

The defense appeared lacking in energy throughout the match. Particularly below expectations, Tim Payne, who did not appear in his best form. His team's results in the future will also depend on his performance.

Newcastle Jets last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for A-League Men, Newcastle Jets, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Perth Glory team with a final score of 0-4.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 2.35, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

Wellington Phoenix vs Newcastle Jets h2h

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024 Club Friendlies season. The match, played on 17-09-2024, recorded the .

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Newcastle Jets thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Perth Glory, Wellington Phoenix lost in a match against Western Sydney Wanderers. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

Wellington Phoenix

A-League Men leaderboard now

Unfortunately, Wellington Phoenix comes into this game with only 10 points. The team occupies 9th place in the A-League Men, saddled with a negative balance of 3 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.

In the 10th round, the team has no difference over the Central Coast Mariners team, which is in position 10 just below, and the same score that the Sydney team that occupies the 8th place.

Wellington Phoenix comes to this game occupying a position in the middle of the A-League Men table, without high pressure to show results but wanting to give a good contest.

Wellington Phoenix analysis

Currently, Wellington Phoenix has a tally of 10 goals scored and 11 goals against, at the end of round 9 of A-League Men.

Wellington Phoenix team comes to this game with a sequence of 3 losses in the A-League Men that has been affecting the team's morale.

his ball possession percentage is 49.13% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Newcastle Jets and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Wellington Phoenix is a more offensive team than Newcastle Jets, having 700 attacks vs. 628 from Newcastle Jets, having scored 10 times. In comparison, Newcastle Jets converted into goal 8 times.

One of the team's signings for the season still seems to be in a slow pace of adaptation. Corban Piper played another underwhelming game in the club's last appearance, against Western Sydney Wanderers. He failed to show the expected security and did not help Wellington Phoenix to come out with the victory.

Best goalscorer from Wellington Phoenix

Kosta Barbarouses has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 5 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Wellington Phoenix to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Newcastle Jets

A-League Men leaderboard now

Newcastle Jets arrives in this game with 6 points, and in 11th place in the A-League Men, having won twice in total and lost 5 times, making a total of 0 draws.

Which means that in the 10th round, the team has, over Perth Glory team who is in the position 12, 1 point in advantage.

Newcastle Jets analysis

Newcastle Jets shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 8 made and 11 conceded after 9 rounds of the league.

Recent games have demonstrated that Newcastle Jets is having difficulties in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating more quality chances.

One factor to consider is Newcastle Jets average number of shots on goal, only 3.43 per match. So the team tends not to score many goals or be dangerous in goal.

Signed this season by Newcastle Jets, Ben Gibson has been making the fans happy. In the team's most recent duel, against Perth Glory, he once again performed well, scoring 2 goals, a function for which he arrived. So, the forward continues to justify the investment made in him.

Best goalscorer from Newcastle Jets

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Ben Gibson. The Attacker has already scored 2 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Newcastle Jets, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Wellington Phoenix 0.75 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Newcastle Jets 1.75 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 3.77 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.67 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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