Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets: A-League preview

Western Sydney Wanderers have yet to win in their opening three games, and need to put that right when they entertain Newcastle Jets.

With the arrival of Juan Mata, expectations were high heading into the new season, but so far the Wanderers have yet to hit form and the pressure is already mounting on coach Alen Stajcic.

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets betting preview

Wanderers waiting on Mata to fire

Western Sydney Wanderers made a huge statement in the off-season when signing former Manchester United and Chelsea star Juan Mata.

As yet the move has failed to deliver, but the Spanish ace is still finding his feat down under, and has to be given time to settle in.

Mata got more minutes under his belt in the 4-3 home defeat against Adelaide United at the weekend, and will get sharper every game.

Leaking goals has to be the biggest concern for Stajcic in the early part of the season as they have yet to keep a clean sheet in the opening three games.

Goalkeeping errors did not help against Adelaide on Saturday, and they will need to tighten up at the back if they are to start climbing the ladder.

At least they are creating chances and scoring goals at the other end, bagging five goals in the opening three games.

Brandon Borrello has got two of them, while the forwards work-rate in attack has also caught the eye.

More of the same will be needed as they look to pick up their first win of the season against the Jets.

Jets look to build on solid start

Newcastle Jets will be happy with their opening to the season, which has seen them win one and lose one of the opening two games.

They had a bye in Week 3 of the A-League so should be refreshed and ready to go ahead of the trip to CommBank Stadium.

The Jets have a decent recent record against the Wanderers, with each of the last three games ending in a draw.

The last visit to CommBank back in February ended in a 3-3 draw, while the previous two games finished 2-2 and 1-1 respectively.

Before the bye, Newcastle picked up an impressive 2-1 win away at Macarthur FC, with Eli Adams grabbing both goals.

In the opening game of the season they slipped to a narrow 1-0 defeat against Melbourne City, but there were plenty of positives to take from that loss.

They had 14 shots on goal in that game, so getting forward and creating chances has not been an issue for them.

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets odds

Western Sydney Wanderers - 1.75
Draw - 4.00
Newcastle Jets - 4.20

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