Newcastle Jets and Sydney measure forces at Hunter Stadium, in a match for the 14th round of League A. In the last direct showdown for this edition of the league, on 01-11-2019, Sydney won at home by (4‑ one). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 8 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 27‑04-2019, for League A, which ended the victory of Newcastle Jets by (2‑0). The goals of the match were scored by B. Kantarovski (41 ‘) and D. Petratos (52’) for Newcastle Jets. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since Sydney has considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.
Newcastle Jets :
The home team is currently in the 11th position, with 9 points won, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, he tied at home against Brisbane Roar by (1‑1). In the last match, he lost out against Melbourne Victory by (4-0). This is a team that presents similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 matches it records 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In their last 5 home games for the championship Newcastle Jets won 1, drew 2 and lost 2, so they won 5 points in 15 possible. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 11 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback.
Newcastle Jets reaches this 14th round in a difficult situation, not only because of its weak campaign in the championship, but also because, after the defeat of the last round, he saw coach Ernie Merrick (one of the most respected coaches of the recent years in Australian football) receive dismissal orders. The drop that broke the glass was a 4-0 defeat against Melbourne Victory, in a game in which the Jets went badly, suffered the first at the ninth minute and the other goals in the last 30 minutes. The sequence of five consecutive games without winning, in which the Newcastle Jets lost four times, led Merrick to withdraw from the position of coach, leaving the team at the bottom of the A-League standings.
Sydney :
After 10 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, the away team is currently in 1st position, with 31 points won. In their last game, they won Adelaide United at home by (2‑1), after in the previous game they won at home, in a match against Melbourne City, by (2‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Sydney conquered 10 points in 15 possible, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the last 5 games he played as a visitor. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 games, so he has not presented great defensive strength, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. This is a team that usually scores many times first: he opened the scoring in 9 of his last 12 games for League A, of these 9 he came to the break in advantage in 7 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 8 .
Author of a remarkable campaign, with an almost perfect career so far, since he has won 10 of the 12 games in the league so far, the current champion Sydney seems to be once again the main candidate for the title. With nine points ahead of Melbourne City, Steve Corica’s team will enter this fourteenth round after another victory, this time at home, against Adelaide United, in a win with goals only in the first half. The two goals of Paulo Retre in just six minutes (20 ‘and 26’) were enough for, despite having suffered an Adelaide goal in the final part of the first half, Sydney get its second consecutive victory, after winning to Melbourne City for 2×1. The losing streak of games is now nine consecutive games.
