In this week 9 match on the 27th of December, Adelaide United plays host to Newcastle Jets in a clash of these two mismatched A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. 3rd placed Adelaide United is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 2nd minute on a feed from Tim Payne, then Craig Goodwin tied it up for Adelaide United in the 12th minute. Adelaide United is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Newcastle Jets is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Central Coast Mariners. Marco Túlio scored the first goal for Central Coast Mariners in the 22nd minute, then Jason Cummings added another in the 63rd minute In the end, Newcastle Jets was frustrated by Central Coast Mariners’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Central Coast Mariners ended the match with the shutout victory. Newcastle Jets is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Adelaide United won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Jamieson and Beka Mikeltadze are the top scorers for Newcastle Jets in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Adelaide United is glad to have Craig Goodwin in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.