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Match Details:

Tournament: A League
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Date: Sunday, 1st January 2023
Time: 9:30 AM IST

Preview:

Newcastle Jets look to make it back-to-back wins when they take on struggling Sydney FC. Newcastle Jets are seventh in the league table with 12 points and beat ADL 1-0 last time out. Sydney FC, on the other hand, are 11^th in the league table with 10 points and have lost both their last two league games. NJ also won the only meeting between these sides in 2022.

Probable starting XI:

Newcastle Jets:

Jack Duncan (gk); Dane Ingham, Jordan Elsey, Mark Natta, Jason Hoffman, Reno Piscopo, Angus Thurgate, Beka Dartsmelia, Jaushua Sotirio, Kosta Grozos, Beka Mikeltadze.

Sydney FC:

Andrew Redmayne (gk); Adrian Vlastelica, Diego Caballo, James Donachie, Rhyan Grant, Anthony Caceres, Paulo Retre, Patrick Yazbek, Max Burgess, Adam Le Fondre, Robert Mak.

Fantasy breakdown:

Newcastle Jets:

Beka Mikeltadze is a good option for the attack. Mikeltadze has two goals in the league this season and averages 2.3 shots per game.

Angus Thurgate can be a good midfield option. Thurgate averages a team-leading 2.8 tackles per game to go with 0.9 interceptions per game in the league this season.

Defensively, Mark Natta is a solid pick. Natta averages 1.9 interceptions per game in the league this season and he leads the team with 61.9 passes per game.

Sydney FC:

Robert Mak is a great option for the attack from Sydney FC. Mak has three goals in the league this season and averages 2.6 shots per game. He also averages 1.9 key passes per game.

Anthony Caceres is a good midfield pick. Caceres has one goal to go with one assist in the league so far and averages 1.6 shots per game. He also averages 1.6 key passes per game.

Rhyan Grant is a solid defensive pick. Grant has one assist in the league this season while averaging 2.3 interceptions per game to go with 1.2 tackles per game.

Top picks:

Must-haves:

• Beka Mikeltadze

• Angus Thurgate

• Robert Mak

• Anthony Caceres

Worth a shot:

• Mark Natta

• Rhyan Grant

• Jaushua Sotirio

• Patrick Yazbek

Captaincy options:

Robert Mak: Robert Mak is a good captaincy option for this match. He is their leading scorer and is one of the biggest goal threats in this game.

Beka Mikeltadze: Beka Mikeltadze is another good captaincy option for this match. He has one goal in the last four league games and we back him to make an impact in this one.

Fantasy team:

* All Statistics are collected from sofascore.com.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.