Adelaide United hosts Newcastle Jets in round 23 of Australian A-League. The match will be played on Sunday, March 15th at Coopers Stadium (Adelaide)
With tremendous efforts, Adelaide’s attack managed to score 34 goals this season, but the defense was not going to give in to its teammates, and the whole squad entered themselves into the anti-hero column with 39 goals conceded. Everything becomes obvious if you pay attention to the weak staffing of the defensive line, which has veterans and youngsters. Neither one nor the other can play reliably because the former lacks freshness, and the latter lacks experience. Therefore, a diverse line of midfield has to switch to something that can break weaknesses - the attack. The last five games embody such a situation: three points and a goal ratio of 7:14. Obviously, Adelaide is a little tired at the end of the season, and now it can’t work out all over the field.
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The last series of Newcastle Jets hints at the long-awaited recovery of the team: five games without defeats (Western United (0:0), Central Coast Mariners (4:3), WS Wanderers (1:1), Melbourne Victory (1:1) and Perth Glory (2:1). The last shape of the team looks especially good against last year’s horror, both at home and away. Defeats poured in packs, and points came somehow strained. Now, Newcastle Jets has become more disciplined due to a change in the coaching staff, but at the same time, it has not forgotten the way to the opponent’s box.
Both clubs are motivated and there is some kind of unknown repulsive effect at the back. Newcastle has updated its mechanisms, and it is ready to compete with a slightly rusty rival. However, this does not mean that the score will be lopsided. I think we will see interesting attacking football from both sides.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals scored
