Aust. A-League
2021-04-26 - Western United vs Newcastle Jets
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : Australia : A-League
Venue : GMHBA Stadium
Monday 26th April 2021, 19:50hrs
Western United head into this important Monday night fixture against Newcastle Jets just one point adrift of the top six in the A-League so the hosts will be keen to grab all three points against the basement dwellers at their GMHBA Stadium.
Western United have won three of their last five matches overall in the Australian top flight, recording wins against Melbourne City 2-1, Newcastle Jets (1-0 away) and Central Coast Mariners 1-0 and having lost just once in these last five games (which was away at Wellington Phoenix), the hosts will be in confident mood here.
Western United have also been solid on home turf as their home record of 5-3-1 14/8 indicates, and along with four clean sheets to date, they’ve also won three of their last four at home with victories over Brisbane Roar, Melbourne City and Central Coast Mariners.
Newcastle Jets sit bottom of the A-League and a point adrift of second from bottom Melbourne Victory, but more importantly the visitors find themselves 12 points off the pace of the top six.
Therefore, Newcastle Jets look unlikely to figure in the play-offs at the end of the regular season, especially as the visitors have failed to win any of their last nine matches overall, losing seven of these.
A brief flurry of five matches without defeat from the end of January looked like The Jets were starting to get something going but this subsequent dismal nine-match run without a win has put paid to any top six hopes they may have had.
In addition, Newcastle Jets have lost three of their last four matches on the road with defeats incurred at Adelaide United, Sydney FC and Perth Glory, so they may well have their work cut out against a solid Western United outfit here.
The Betting Verdict
Western United have been hard to beat at home this season and this trend should continue in this clash.
The Pick :
Western United 1 Newcastle Jets 0
