Week 20 brings us a match on Mar 11th, where Newcastle Jets hosts Adelaide United at Mcdonald Jones Stadium in a clash of these two closely matched A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 7th placed Newcastle Jets, recorded a 1-2 loss against Wellington Phoenix. Callan Elliot struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 40th minute, then Oskar Zawada added another in the 6th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick. Newcastle Jets is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Adelaide United is fresh off their 4-2 win against Melbourne City. Andrew Nabbout struck first for Melbourne City in the 9th minute, then Lachlan Barr tied it up for Adelaide United in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from D’Arrigo Finally they completed the comback in the 50th minute on a goal by Craig Goodwin to cap off a wild match. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Adelaide United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Coopers Stadium, Newcastle Jets was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Jaushua Sotirio struck first for Newcastle Jets in the 25th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Adelaide United was frustrated by Newcastle Jets’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Newcastle Jets ended the match with the shutout victory.
Nestory Irankunda has been the most prolific scorer on Adelaide United in his last five matches with 3 goals. Beka Mikeltadze has been the most effective weapon for Newcastle Jets lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.