In this week 15 match, on Saturday Feb 4th, Perth Glory plays host to Newcastle Jets in a meeting of these two A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 35 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Perth Glory is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 11th minute, then Kosta Barbarouses added another in the 20th minute. Perth Glory is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Newcastle Jets recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Brisbane Roar. Jaushua Sotirio scored the first goal for Newcastle Jets in the 52nd minute, then Trent Buhagiar added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Reno Piscopo At the end of 90 a dissapointed Brisbane Roar couldn’t manage to score, and Newcastle Jets took the shutout win. Newcastle Jets is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 15th of October, Newcastle Jets hosted Perth Glory at the Mcdonald Jones Stadium in their last match together. Newcastle Jets was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Jordan Elsey scored the first goal for Newcastle Jets in the 59th minute, but Aaron McEneff got the equalizer for Perth Glory in the 73rd minute.
Newcastle Jets hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Daniel Stynes and Thurgate, and they each have 1 goal. David Williams has been the most prolific scorer on Perth Glory in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.