Perth Glory will host Newcastle Jets at HBF Park on Thursday in another round of the 2025-26 Australia A-League campaign. The home side are enjoying a vastly improved league campaign, having already registered more wins after just 16 games this season than they managed in three of their last four campaigns.
Fresh off a 2-1 win over Premiership holders Auckland FC, Perth sought back-to-back league victories for the first time this year as they took on Macarthur last weekend. However, they looked poised to come away from the Campbelltown Stadium empty-handed, trailing by a goal in the 90th minute, before substitute Stefan Colakovski leveled the scores at 2-2 in additional time to salvage a point for the Glory.
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Newcastle Jets, meanwhile, have hit their stride since the turn of the year and have shot right to the top of the pile as they aim to end their seven-year wait for a post-season appearance.
Traveling to the Coopers Stadium last time out, the Jets knew they would need to be at their best to overcome a capable Adelaide United side and 21-year-old Clayton Taylor rose up to the occasion, scoring his first senior hat-trick to secure a 3-2 victory for Mark Milligan’s men.
Perth Glory vs Newcastle Jets Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have met 77 times, with Perth winning 37 of those encounters and Newcastle claiming victory 18 times, while their remaining 22 contests have ended in draws.
- Six of the last eight editions of this fixture have ended in draws.
- Newcastle boast the best attacking record in the Australian top flight, having scored 37 goals in 16 matches, although they also hold the second-worst defensive record in the division, with a goal concession tally of 28.
- Perth have collected 10 points from nine home games this season. Only Central Coast Mariners (9) have managed fewer.
Perth Glory vs Newcastle Jets Prediction
The Glory are on a run of back-to-back unbeaten outings after losing three of their previous four matches. However, they have been inconsistent at home recently and could struggle here.
Riding an incredible six-game winning run, the Jets are slight favorites for Thursday’s game. They also hold the best away record in the division so far and should just edge this one.
Prediction: Perth Glory 1-2 Newcastle Jets
Perth Glory vs Newcastle Jets Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Newcastle Jets to win
Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Over 2.5 goals (Six of the visitors’ last seven matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: YES
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