Facts and Figures
Goals Scored: There were 13 goals in four matches.
Clean Sheets: None out of eight teams that played kept a clean sheet.
Draws: There were two draws in four matches.
Coach of the Round: Mark Milligan (Newcastle Jets)
Players of the Round: Ethan Alagich (Adelaide United), Max Burgess (Newcastle Jets), Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory)
Games not included in blog
Macarthur FC played Auckland FC on January 5th. Melbourne City take on Central Coast Mariners on April 7th.
Points of interest
Ryan Fraser of Western Sydney Wanderers scored his third goal in four A-League appearances.
Newcastle Jets have scored the most goals this season, but they have conceded the second most. Nine of their goals scored have come from players off the bench.
Newcastle Jets are the only team in the A-League not to have drawn a game this season.
Daniel Wilmering of Newcastle Jets got his sixth assist of the season.
Juan Mata of Melbourne Victory got his eight assists this season.
Highlights
Ryan Fraser did brilliantly to break the deadlock in the 17th minute for Western Sydney Wanderers against Wellington Phoenix.
Lachlan Bayliss scored a phenomenal goal that broke the deadlock in the Newcastle Jets game against the Perth Glory.
Newcastle Jets super sub Xavier Bertoncello scored his fifth goal of the season.
Game One of Four
Western Sydney Wanderers (2) v Wellington Phoenix (2)
Facts and Figures: Western Sydney Wanderers had 54.1% possession and five shots on target, while Wellington Phoenix had eight.
Kosta Barbarouses should have put the game to bed, but he missed an opportunity to make it 3-0 in favour of Western Sydney Wanderers, which cost them two points.
Game Two of Four
Perth Glory (1) v Newcastle Jets (3)
Facts and Figures: Newcastle Jets had 54.6% possession and three shots on target, compared with Perth Glory who had six.
Game Three of Four
Melbourne Victory (1) v Brisbane Roar (1)
Facts and Figures: Melbourne Victory had 62.6% possession. Both teams had three shots on target.
Game Four of Four
Sydney FC (1) v Adelaide United (2)
Facts and Figures: Adelaide United had 40.5% possession and eight shots on target, compared with Sydney FC who had seven.
Luka Jovanovic scored the winning goal for Adelaide United in the 87th minute due to an error from Sydney FC goalkeeper Harrison Devenish-Meares.