Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix result

Full-time · Newcastle Jets 4–1 Wellington Phoenix

A-League · Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:35 GMT · McDonald Jones Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Newcastle Jets · Wellington Phoenix · Head-to-head

Newcastle Jets 4–1 Wellington Phoenix — Newcastle Jets won this A-League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Newcastle Jets beat Wellington Phoenix 4–1 at McDonald Jones Stadium in the A-League on Friday 23 January.

Wellington Phoenix have scored in nine consecutive matches.

The goals

Newcastle Jets led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Newcastle Jets: Lachlan Bayliss (1’), Clayton Taylor (56’, assisted by Daniel Wilmering), Eli Adams (70’, assisted by Lachlan Bayliss) and Xavier Bertoncello (89’, assisted by Joel Bertolissio); Wellington Phoenix: Sander Erik Kartum (86’, assisted by Tim Payne).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Wellington Phoenix, from fewer shots (17 to 24), created the better chances, 4.19 xG to 2.33 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

What it changes

Newcastle Jets move up from third to second (14 league matches played). Newcastle Jets have won their last four matches. Newcastle Jets have scored in seven consecutive matches.

Wellington Phoenix stay eighth after this result (14 league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) 8.4, A. Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) 8.1 and Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) 8.0 led the match.

Next up

Newcastle Jets next host Macarthur on 24 October 2026.

Wellington Phoenix next host Melbourne Victory on 18 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Newcastle Jets: Newcastle Jets v Macarthur, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Wellington Phoenix: Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory, Sunday 18 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Newcastle Jets 4–1 Wellington Phoenix · A-League
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium · Newcastle
Referee: D. Woods
Head-to-head (last 6): Newcastle Jets 2 · draws 1 · Wellington Phoenix 3 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Newcastle Jets 4W 0D 1L · Wellington Phoenix 3W 1D 1L

Newcastle Jets 4–1 Wellington Phoenix (A-League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.13 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.88 / 4.13

Corners

against 7.13 / 5.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6.13 / 5.63

Shots on target

against 5.63 / 5.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 1.5

Cards

against 1.38 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Newcastle Jets for / against	Line	Wellington Phoenix for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.88 for · 7.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.13 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.75 for · 17.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12 for · 15 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.13 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.63 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.25 for · 10.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.13 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: D. Woods.

Newcastle Jets

Newcastle Jets — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Bracco n 5	19.4	2.8 3/0	3.7 3/1	—
Ben Gibson n 8	16.6	2 3/0	0 0/0	—
Eli Adams n 8	56.3	1.8 6/3	2 5/2	Ifeanyi Eze
Lachlan Bayliss n 8	38.8	1.7 5/1	1.2 4/0	—
Clayton Taylor n 8	57.1	1.2 3/2	0.4 2/0	Ifeanyi Eze

Newcastle Jets — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ben Gibson n 8	16.6	4.7 6/1	4.1 6/0
Clayton Taylor n 8	57.1	3 7/5	1.4 6/1
Eli Adams n 8	56.3	2.4 6/2	1.2 4/1
Alex Nunes n 3	12.7	2.4 1/0	0 0/0
Kota Mizunuma n 8	19.5	2.3 3/1	1.2 2/0

Newcastle Jets — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Xavier Bertoncello n 8	36.1	0.9 3/0	0 0/0
Will Dobson n 8	73.4	0.5 3/0	0.3 2/0
Eli Adams n 8	56.3	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
L. Rose n 8	78.3	0.7 4/1	0 0/0
Ben Gibson n 8	16.6	0.7 1/0	0 0/0

Newcastle Jets — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Aquilina n 7	46.7	3.9 6/4
Joel Bertolissio n 8	89.9	3 6/6
Kosta Grozos n 8	67.9	2.8 7/5
C. Bracco n 5	19.4	2.8 2/1
A. Badolato n 8	78.6	2.7 7/4

Wellington Phoenix

Wellington Phoenix — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Sloane-Rodrigues n 3	7.3	4.1 1/0	0 0/0	—
Ifeanyi Eze n 8	81.4	2.6 7/7	1.2 6/3	Clayton Taylor
Luke Brooke-Smith n 8	28.5	2.4 4/1	1.2 3/0	—
Dan Edwards n 3	51.3	1.8 1/1	0.6 1/0	—
Fin Conchie n 8	34.5	1.3 3/1	0.7 2/0	—

Wellington Phoenix — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Sloane-Rodrigues n 3	7.3	4.1 1/0	0 0/0
Corban Piper n 8	73.6	2.1 7/5	1.4 7/2
Ifeanyi Eze n 8	81.4	1.9 5/4	1.1 4/1
N. Mileusnic n 3	15.7	1.9 1/0	0 0/0
Paulo Retre n 8	37.9	1.8 4/2	0.3 1/0

Wellington Phoenix — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Corban Piper n 8	73.6	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
A. Rufer n 8	86.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Kazuki Nagasawa n 8	85.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
Ramy Najjarine n 8	77.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Luke Brooke-Smith n 8	28.5	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Wellington Phoenix — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Sloane-Rodrigues n 3	7.3	4.1 1/0
Paulo Retre n 8	37.9	3.3 5/3
Matthew Sheridan n 8	90	3.1 8/6
Lukas Kelly-Heald n 8	69.3	3.1 7/6
Fin Conchie n 8	34.5	2.9 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Newcastle Jets		Wellington Phoenix
50%	Possession	50%
2.33	Expected goals (xG)	4.19
24	Shots	17
8	Shots on target	7
12	Shots off target	4
4	Blocked shots	6
19	Shots inside the box	16
6	Corners	4
4	Offsides	0
4	Fouls	4
5	Saves	4
433	Passes	422
84%	Pass accuracy	83%

Newcastle Jets player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
James Delianov	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5
Joel Bertolissio	90	0	1	0	0	2	2	7.7
Joe Shaughnessy	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	8.3
Mark Natta	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	6.9
Daniel Wilmering	90	0	1	1	0	2	3	7.2
Max Burgess	90	0	0	2	0	1	3	7.6
Will Dobson	89	0	0	0	0	2	2	6.9
Lachlan Bayliss	80	1	1	3	1	3	0	8.3
L. Rose	80	0	0	4	1	3	0	5.9
Eli Adams	71	1	0	3	2	1	0	7.3
Clayton Taylor	71	1	0	3	2	2	2	7.5
Kota Mizunuma sub	19	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.3
Xavier Bertoncello sub	19	1	0	1	1	1	2	7.6
Lucas Scicluna sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.7
Ben Gibson sub	10	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.7
Alex Nunes sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Wellington Phoenix player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
E. McCarron	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Tim Payne	90	0	1	0	0	3	3	5.7
M. James	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.9
Matthew Sheridan	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.2
A. Rufer	90	0	0	0	0	0	7	7.7
Corban Piper	90	0	0	3	3	1	1	6.5
Kazuki Nagasawa	82	0	0	0	0	2	5	7.3
Isaac Hughes	72	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.9
Ramy Najjarine	71	0	0	1	1	2	0	6.2
Carlo Armiento	71	0	0	1	1	1	1	6.3
Ifeanyi Eze	71	0	0	2	1	1	0	7.2
N. Mileusnic sub	19	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.3
Paulo Retre sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.2
Luke Brooke-Smith sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Bill Tuiloma sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Sander Erik Kartum sub	8	1	0	2	1	1	1	7.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Newcastle JetsWLWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Wellington PhoenixWLWDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Newcastle Jets 2 · 1 draw · Wellington Phoenix 3 · 3 goals/game

2025-12-14 Wellington Phoenix 1–3 Newcastle Jets
2025-04-06 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Wellington Phoenix
2024-12-28 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Newcastle Jets
2024-04-19 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Wellington Phoenix
2024-01-27 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Wellington Phoenix
2023-12-09 Wellington Phoenix 0–3 Newcastle Jets

League standing · 2025/26

Newcastle Jets#1 pos48 pts26 pl+16 GD

Wellington Phoenix#8 pos33 pts26 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Newcastle Jets scored2.12

Wellington Phoenix scored1.38

Newcastle Jets conceded1.5

Wellington Phoenix conceded1.85

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Newcastle Jets and Wellington Phoenix?: In their last 6 meetings, Newcastle Jets won 2, Wellington Phoenix won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Newcastle Jets and Wellington Phoenix?: Recent form — Newcastle Jets 4W 0D 1L; Wellington Phoenix 3W 1D 1L.

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