On the 16th of December, in this week 8 match, Newcastle Jets and Brisbane Roar will play a match in Newcastle in a meeting of these two closely matched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Newcastle Jets sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Central Coast Mariners. Trent Buhagiar struck first for Newcastle Jets in the 12th minute on a feed from Daniel Stynes, but Jason Cummings got the equalizer for Central Coast Mariners in the 53rd minute. Newcastle Jets is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Brisbane Roar is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Adelaide United. George Blackwood scored the first goal for Adelaide United in the 72nd minute, but Jay O’Shea got the equalizer for Brisbane Roar in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Brisbane Roar at least a draw. Brisbane Roar is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Brisbane Roar’s most prolific scorer has been Charlie Austin. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Trent Buhagiar has been the most effective weapon for Newcastle Jets lately. The Australian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.