Newcastle Jets Vs Western Sydney Wanderers (7 March 2026)

Newcastle Jets vs Western Sydney Wanderers

Newcastle Jets secured a 2-1 victory over Western Sydney Wanderers in A-League action. B. Kraev opened the scoring for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 20th minute. Newcastle Jets dominated with 2 goals to 1.

Goal Timeline

20' - B. Kraev (assist: R. Fraser)
48' - E. Adams (assist: C. Taylor)
77' - M. Natta

Match Activity

Substitutions: Newcastle Jets (5), Western Sydney Wanderers (5)
Discipline: 2 card(s) shown

P. Cancar received a Yellow Card in the 54th minute; D. Scicluna received a Yellow Card in the 76th minute

Match Events

89'

Newcastle Jets

L. Bayliss

Substitution: T. Aquilina

Substitution 5

89'

Newcastle Jets

M. Burgess

Substitution: K. Grozos

Substitution 4

85'

Newcastle Jets

L. Rose

Substitution: B. Gibson

Substitution 3

84'

Newcastle Jets

C. Taylor

Substitution: K. Mizunuma

Substitution 2

84'

Western Sydney Wanderers

S. Ugarkovic

Substitution: H. Ibusuki

Substitution 5

79'

Western Sydney Wanderers

B. Kraev

Substitution: A. Hammond

Substitution 4

79'

Western Sydney Wanderers

A. Pantazopoulos

Substitution: J. Brillante

Substitution 3

79'

Western Sydney Wanderers

B. Borrello

Substitution: K. Barbarouses

Substitution 2

77'

Newcastle Jets

M. Natta

Normal Goal

76'

Western Sydney Wanderers

D. Scicluna

Yellow Card

misses next match

69'

Western Sydney Wanderers

P. Cancar

Substitution: J. Carluccio

Substitution 1

69'

Newcastle Jets

W. Dobson

Substitution: X. Bertoncello

Substitution 1

54'

Western Sydney Wanderers

P. Cancar

Yellow Card

48'

Newcastle Jets

E. Adams

Substitution: C. Taylor

Normal Goal

20'

Western Sydney Wanderers

B. Kraev

Substitution: R. Fraser

Normal Goal

89'

L. Bayliss

Newcastle Jets

Substitution 5 • Assist: T. Aquilina

89'

M. Burgess

Newcastle Jets

Substitution 4 • Assist: K. Grozos

85'

L. Rose

Newcastle Jets

Substitution 3 • Assist: B. Gibson

84'

C. Taylor

Newcastle Jets

Substitution 2 • Assist: K. Mizunuma

84'

S. Ugarkovic

Western Sydney Wanderers

Substitution 5 • Assist: H. Ibusuki

79'

B. Kraev

Western Sydney Wanderers

Substitution 4 • Assist: A. Hammond

79'

A. Pantazopoulos

Western Sydney Wanderers

Substitution 3 • Assist: J. Brillante

79'

B. Borrello

Western Sydney Wanderers

Substitution 2 • Assist: K. Barbarouses

77'

M. Natta

Newcastle Jets

Normal Goal

76'

D. Scicluna

Western Sydney Wanderers

Yellow Card

misses next match

69'

P. Cancar

Western Sydney Wanderers

Substitution 1 • Assist: J. Carluccio

69'

W. Dobson

Newcastle Jets

Substitution 1 • Assist: X. Bertoncello

54'

P. Cancar

Western Sydney Wanderers

Yellow Card

48'

E. Adams

Newcastle Jets

Normal Goal • Assist: C. Taylor

20'

B. Kraev

Western Sydney Wanderers

Normal Goal • Assist: R. Fraser

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

Total Shots

Blocked Shots

Shots insidebox

Shots outsidebox

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

45%

Ball Possession

55%

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

326

Total passes

413

261

Passes accurate

343

80%

Passes %

83%

Last 5 Results

Newcastle Jets

vs Macarthur 2-3

vs Sydney 2-1

vs Auckland 1-2

vs Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1

vs Central Coast Mariners 0-0

Western Sydney Wanderers

vs Melbourne City 0-3

vs Adelaide United 2-4

vs Brisbane Roar 2-2

vs Newcastle Jets 1-2

vs Macarthur 4-0

Player Stats

Newcastle Jets Formation

6.2

Lachlan Rose

7.9

Max Burgess

7.3

Eli Adams

6.7

Will Dobson

6.5

Lachlan Bayliss

7.3

Clayton Taylor

7.2

Joel Bertolissio

6.6

Joe Shaughnessy

7.9

Mark Natta

7.3

Daniel Wilmering

6.9

James Delianov

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	A	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
James DelianovG	G	6.9	90'	0	0	0	76%	0 / 0
Joel BertolissioD	D	7.2	90'	0	0	1	91%	0 / 1
Joe ShaughnessyD	D	6.6	90'	0	0	0	89%	3 / 4
Mark NattaD	D	7.9	90'	1	0	1	86%	4 / 8
Daniel WilmeringD	D	7.3	90'	0	0	0	79%	6 / 8
Max BurgessM	M	7.9	89'	0	0	0	91%	2 / 4
Eli AdamsM	M	7.3	90'	1	0	4	80%	10 / 16
Will DobsonM	M	6.7	68'	0	0	3	81%	3 / 11
Lachlan BaylissM	M	6.5	89'	0	0	2	83%	4 / 12
Clayton TaylorM	M	7.3	84'	0	1	3	68%	4 / 7
Lachlan RoseF	F	6.2	84'	0	0	2	75%	1 / 5

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Xavier BertoncelloF	F	6.3	22'	100%	1 / 3
Kota MizunumaM	M	6.6	12'	67%	0 / 0
Ben GibsonF	F	6.3	12'	100%	0 / 0
Thomas Kevin AquilinaD	D	-	1'	100%	0 / 0
Kosta GrozosM	M	-	1'	100%	0 / 2
Alex NassiepG	G	-	0'	-	0 / 0
Lucas SciclunaM	M	-	0'	-	0 / 0

Western Sydney Wanderers Formation

7.0

Lawrence Thomas

6.2

Phillip Čančar

6.2

Anthony Pantazopoulos

6.3

Jacob Farrell

6.7

Alex Gersbach

7.7

Dylan Scicluna

7.3

Bozhidar Kraev

6.2

Steven Ugarković

6.7

Angus Thurgate

7.9

Ryan Fraser

6.3

Brandon Borrello

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	A	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Lawrence ThomasG	G	7.0	90'	0	0	1	88%	1 / 1
Phillip ČančarD	D	6.2	69'	0	0	0	94%	2 / 5
Anthony PantazopoulosD	D	6.2	79'	0	0	2	78%	2 / 2
Jacob FarrellD	D	6.3	90'	0	0	0	81%	6 / 8
Alex GersbachD	D	6.7	90'	0	0	0	67%	4 / 9
Dylan SciclunaM	M	7.7	90'	0	0	0	72%	14 / 21
Bozhidar KraevM	M	7.3	79'	1	0	3	81%	4 / 9
Steven UgarkovićM	M	6.2	84'	0	0	2	81%	2 / 8
Angus ThurgateM	M	6.7	90'	0	0	0	83%	4 / 6
Ryan FraserM	M	7.9	90'	0	1	0	93%	2 / 2
Brandon BorrelloF	F	6.3	78'	0	0	1	64%	1 / 5

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Jarrod CarluccioF	F	6.3	21'	0	83%	0 / 1
Kosta BarbarousesF	F	6.5	12'	1	25%	0 / 0
Aydan HammondM	M	7.3	11'	0	67%	0 / 2
Joshua BrillanteM	M	6.6	11'	0	100%	0 / 0
Hiroshi IbusukiF	F	6.5	12'	1	-	1 / 2
Jordan HolmesG	G	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0
Jai RoseF	F	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0

Head to Head

Season Statistics

Newcastle Jets

Matches (H): 9 (A): 10

Attack: 85%
Defense: 69%

Western Sydney Wanderers

Matches (H): 10 (A): 9

Attack: 77%
Defense: 23%

	Newcastle Jets	Western Sydney Wanderers
Goals For	2.4	1.2
Goals Against	1.8	1.7
Clean Sheets	2	2
Failed To Score	1	3
Attack Strength (%)	85	77
Defense Strength (%)	69	23

Table

A-League Australia 2025

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Newcastle Jets	24	14	2	8	49	37	12	44	DLWLW
2	Auckland	24	11	8	5	40	26	14	41	DDLWD
3	Sydney	24	11	4	9	31	23	8	37	WDLLD
4	Adelaide United	24	10	7	7	41	34	7	37	DDWDD
5	Melbourne Victory	24	10	6	8	40	31	9	36	DLWWD
6	Melbourne City	24	9	8	7	29	29	0	35	WWWDW
7	Macarthur	24	8	7	9	32	41	-9	31	LWWLL
8	Wellington Phoenix	24	8	6	10	34	43	-9	30	LWWWD
9	Central Coast Mariners	24	7	8	9	34	38	-4	29	DLDLD
10	Perth Glory	24	7	6	11	30	38	-8	27	WDDLD
11	Brisbane Roar	24	6	8	10	24	31	-7	26	DDLDD
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	24	5	6	13	26	39	-13	21	LLLDL

KICKOFFEDGE Prediction

Best Bet:

Over 1.5 Goals (87.4% Confidence)

All Predictions

Fulltime Result

Newcastle Jets 60.9%

Draw 6.3%

Western Sydney Wanderers 32.8%

Double Chance

Newcastle Jets or
Draw 67.2%

Western Sydney Wanderers or
Draw 39.1%

Newcastle Jets or
Western Sydney Wanderers 93.7%

Match Goals

Line	Over	Under
0.5	97.3%	2.7%
1.5	87.4%	12.6%
2.5	69.7%	30.3%
3.5	48.5%	51.5%
4.5	29.4%	70.6%

Both Teams To Score

Yes 67.7%

No 32.3%

No Clean Sheet

Newcastle Jets
To Concede 77.7%

Western Sydney Wanderers
To Concede 87.1%

Newcastle Jets vs Western Sydney Wanderers

Newcastle Jets

Final Score

Western Sydney Wanderers