Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets result

Full-time · Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Newcastle Jets

A-League · Sat, 17 Jan 2026 06:00 GMT · CommBank Stadium

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

Team pages: Western Sydney Wanderers · Newcastle Jets · Head-to-head

Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Newcastle Jets — Newcastle Jets won this A-League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Newcastle Jets won 2–1 at CommBank Stadium in the A-League on Saturday 17 January.

Newcastle Jets have scored in six consecutive matches.

The goals

Newcastle Jets led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Newcastle Jets: Joe Shaughnessy (15’, assisted by Eli Adams) and Eli Adams (38’, assisted by Will Dobson); Western Sydney Wanderers: Awan Lual (83’, assisted by Anthony Pantazopoulos).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Western Sydney Wanderers 1.41, Newcastle Jets 2.36, from 16 shots to 16 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

A. Faghani showed one yellow card — against 3.0 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Western Sydney Wanderers: Nathan Barrie (78’).

What it changes

Western Sydney Wanderers stay 11th after this result (13 league matches played).

Newcastle Jets move up from fourth to third (13 league matches played). Newcastle Jets have won their last three matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Eli Adams (Newcastle Jets) 8.2, Anthony Pantazopoulos (Western Sydney Wanderers) 6.7 and Dylan Scicluna (Western Sydney Wanderers) 6.6 led the match.

Next up

Western Sydney Wanderers next host Auckland on 24 October 2026.

Newcastle Jets next host Macarthur on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Western Sydney Wanderers: Western Sydney Wanderers v Auckland, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Newcastle Jets: Newcastle Jets v Macarthur, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Newcastle Jets · A-League
Venue: CommBank Stadium · Sydney
Referee: A. Faghani
Head-to-head (last 6): Western Sydney Wanderers 3 · draws 3 · Newcastle Jets 0 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Western Sydney Wanderers 1W 1D 3L · Newcastle Jets 4W 0D 1L

Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Newcastle Jets (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

0.88 / 2

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.38 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 4.5

Corners

against 4.5 / 5.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 6.13

Shots on target

against 3.63 / 5 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 2

Cards

against 2.25 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3 yellows

Referee · A. Faghani

1.56 home / 1.44 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 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	Western Sydney Wanderers for / against	Line	Newcastle Jets for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.75 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15.5 for · 16.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.13 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.13 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: A. Faghani — 3 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 19.44 fouls over 9 matches (1.56 to the home side, 1.44 to the away side).

Home 1.56Away 1.44

Western Sydney Wanderers

Western Sydney Wanderers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 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
P. Cancar n 5	39.2	2.8 3/2	0 0/0	—
Awan Lual n 7	6.1	2.1 1/0	0 0/0	—
G. Cleur n 8	35.3	1.9 3/1	1.6 5/0	—
Dylan Scicluna n 8	24.6	1.8 3/1	1.4 2/1	—
Jarrod Carluccio n 8	40.4	1.7 5/1	0.8 2/1	—

Western Sydney Wanderers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 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+
Brandon Borrello n 8	72.3	2.8 8/4	0.9 5/1
Aydan Hammond n 8	44.9	2.3 5/3	1 3/1
K. Barbarouses n 8	69	2.1 6/5	1.1 5/2
Steven Ugarkovic n 8	43.3	2.1 5/3	0.3 1/0
Bozhidar Kraev n 8	90	1.8 8/4	0.9 6/1

Western Sydney Wanderers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Barbarouses n 8	69	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
Aydan Hammond n 8	44.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
A. Simmons n 8	73.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
Brandon Borrello n 8	72.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
A. Kuol n 8	60.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Western Sydney Wanderers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Dylan Scicluna n 8	24.6	5.5 5/3
M. Al Taay n 6	47.3	3.8 5/4
Aydan Hammond n 8	44.9	3.5 5/5
Jarrod Carluccio n 8	40.4	2.8 5/3
Josh Brillante n 8	78.1	2.6 7/5

Newcastle Jets

Newcastle Jets — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 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	—
A. Susnjar n 6	88.7	1.9 5/4	1.5 3/2	—
Eli Adams n 8	54.9	1.8 6/3	1.8 4/2	—
Lachlan Bayliss n 8	29.4	1.5 4/0	1.5 4/0	—
Xavier Bertoncello n 8	34.3	1.3 4/0	0 0/0	—

Newcastle Jets — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 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+
Clayton Taylor n 8	53.6	2.9 6/5	1.5 6/1
Ben Gibson n 8	20.9	2.7 5/0	2.7 5/0
Eli Adams n 8	54.9	2.5 6/2	1.2 4/1
Kota Mizunuma n 8	18.3	2.5 3/1	1.2 2/0
Alex Nunes n 3	12.7	2.4 1/0	0 0/0

Newcastle Jets — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 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	34.3	1 3/0	0 0/0
L. Rose n 8	78.6	0.7 4/1	0 0/0
Will Dobson n 8	74.6	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
Eli Adams n 8	54.9	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Clayton Taylor n 8	53.6	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0

Newcastle Jets — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 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	3.3 7/7
C. Bracco n 5	19.4	2.8 2/1
Kosta Grozos n 8	79	2.7 8/6
A. Badolato n 8	78.6	2.7 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Western Sydney Wanderers		Newcastle Jets
56%	Possession	44%
1.41	Expected goals (xG)	2.36
16	Shots	16
7	Shots on target	6
6	Shots off target	6
3	Blocked shots	4
13	Shots inside the box	9
12	Corners	8
2	Offsides	4
5	Fouls	7
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	5
536	Passes	428
87%	Pass accuracy	85%

Western Sydney Wanderers player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Lawrence Thomas	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Ruon Tongyik	90	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.5
Anthony Pantazopoulos	90	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	7.5
Josh Brillante	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.3
Dylan Scicluna	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	7.9
Angus Thurgate	90	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	6.7
Alex Gersbach	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
K. Barbarouses	77	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	6.7
Brandon Borrello	77	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
Jarrod Carluccio	64	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	6.3
A. Kuol	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
H. Ibusuki sub	45	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
Steven Ugarkovic sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Nathan Barrie sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
Jai Rose sub	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
Awan Lual sub	13	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	7.3

Newcastle Jets player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
James Delianov	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	8.5
Joel Bertolissio	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Joe Shaughnessy	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	8.9
Mark Natta	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	7.3
Daniel Wilmering	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	6.7
Lachlan Bayliss	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	6.2
Max Burgess	89	0	0	1	1	2	0	7.2
Will Dobson	72	0	1	2	0	1	2	7.2
Clayton Taylor	64	0	0	1	0	1	1	6.9
L. Rose	64	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
Eli Adams	45	1	1	1	1	1	1	8.5
Xavier Bertoncello sub	45	0	0	2	1	1	0	6.2
Kota Mizunuma sub	26	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Ben Gibson sub	26	0	0	2	1	0	0	6
Lucas Scicluna sub	18	0	0	0	0	2	1	6.9
Kosta Grozos sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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 Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Western Sydney WanderersDLLLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Newcastle JetsWWLWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Western Sydney Wanderers 3 · 3 draws · Newcastle Jets 0 · 3.33 goals/game

2025-04-26 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers
2024-11-08 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–1 Newcastle Jets
2024-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–3 Newcastle Jets
2023-11-05 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers
2023-01-22 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers
2022-10-28 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Newcastle Jets

League standing · 2025/26

Western Sydney Wanderers#12 pos21 pts26 pl-16 GD

Newcastle Jets#1 pos48 pts26 pl+16 GD

Goals per game

Western Sydney Wanderers scored1.04

Newcastle Jets scored2.12

Western Sydney Wanderers conceded1.65

Newcastle Jets conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Western Sydney Wanderers and Newcastle Jets?: In their last 6 meetings, Western Sydney Wanderers won 3, Newcastle Jets won 0 and there were 3 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Western Sydney Wanderers and Newcastle Jets?: Recent form — Western Sydney Wanderers 1W 1D 3L; Newcastle Jets 4W 0D 1L.

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