Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix Preview: Team News & Prediction

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The Newcastle Jets have enjoyed an improved run of form as they try and push away from the bottom end of the table ahead of facing struggling Wellington Phoenix this weekend.

Kick-off date/time: Sunday 6th April, 2025: UK – 8:00am / US ET – 3:00am / US PT – 12:00am

How to watch on TV/online: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+

Newcastle Jets Team News: Still no Fryer

There are no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues for the visit of Wellington Phoenix this weekend so they will be able to name an unchanged eleven. They do remain without winger Oscar Fryer for the rest of this season due to an ACL injury.

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): James; Cancar, Grozos, Susnjar; Ingham, Timmins, Bayliss, Wilmering; Adams, Aquilina; Rose

Unavailable: Fryer (Injured)

Questionable: 

Wellington Phoenix Team News: Several injuries

The visitors are dealing with several injury concerns ahead of the trip to New South Wales this weekend. Goalkeeper Alby Kelly-Heald is sidelined alongside the likes of Isaac Hughes, Scott Wootton, Paulo Retre and Stefan Colakovski.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Oluwayemi; Piper, Payne, Sheridan, Sutton; Nagasawa, L. Kelly-Heald; Brooke-Smith, Chico Geraldes, Ishige; Barbarouses

Unavailable: A. Kelly-Heald (Injured), Hughes (Injured), Wootton (Injured), Retre (Injured), Colakovski (Injured)

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Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix Prediction

The Newcastle Jets have enjoyed a much-improved run of form in the last couple of months. They shared a thrilling 3-3 draw with Macarthur last weekend and have now suffered just one defeat in their last nine matches in the A League. They now face a Wellington Phoenix side that finished as runners’ up in the A League regular season last year but they have slipped down the table this time around with just five victories in their 21 matches so far this season. Given their form, as well as their home advantage, siding with the Newcastle Jets looks the way to go for this one.

Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix Tip: Double chance – Newcastle Jets to win or draw