On Sun Jan 22nd, Newcastle Jets hosts Western Sydney Wanderers in a clash of the A-League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Newcastle Jets is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Western United. Lachlan Wales struck first for Western United in the 13th minute, then in the 17th minute, Beka Dartsmelia sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Daniel Stynes earning Newcastle Jets a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while western Sydney Wanderers sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Melbourne City. Brandon Borrello scored the first goal for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 19th minute, but Richard van der Venne got the equalizer for Melbourne City in the 58th minute earning Melbourne City at least a draw. Western Sydney Wanderers is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Newcastle Jets and Western Sydney Wanderers last played eachother at the Commbank Stadium on Fri Oct 28th. Western Sydney Wanderers was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Romain Amalfitano struck first for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 44th minute on a feed from Brandon Borrello, then Brandon Borrello added another in the 51st minute In the end, Newcastle Jets couldn’t muster any offence and Western Sydney Wanderers ran away with the shutout win.
Both Oliver Božanić and Brandon Borrello have been the hottest scorers for Western Sydney Wanderers in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Jaushua Sotirio and Daniel Stynes are the top scorers for Newcastle Jets in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.