Macarthur FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Macarthur FC

3 – 2

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Newcastle United Jets FC

Thu 2 Apr 2026 · 08:35 UTC Campbelltown Stadium 3,621 HT 45' · FT 45'

Mitchell Duke 10' 1–0

1–1 13' Xavier Bertoncello

Rafael Duran 23' 2–1

2–2 45+5' Xavier Bertoncello

Mitchell Duke 68' 3–2

Liam Rose 90' Y

Overview

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Macarthur FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC — A League at Campbelltown Stadium.

Macarthur FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Newcastle United Jets FC 4 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Shane Skinner
Assistant 1 Hugh Fenton-White (Australia)
Assistant 2 Alessandro Llana (New Zealand)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Macarthur FC 15 games · Avg 3.5 goals Newcastle United Jets FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-02 Macarthur FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 2026-02-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Macarthur FC 2025-12-26 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–5 Macarthur FC 2025-03-28 Macarthur FC 3–3 Newcastle United Jets FC 2025-01-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–3 Macarthur FC

Recent Form

Macarthur FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–2	W
21 Mar	Auckland FC	A	2–1	W
15 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–4	L
04 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–3	L
28 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–4	L
22 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–1	L

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	2–3	L
22 Mar	Sydney FC	A	2–1	W
14 Mar	Auckland FC	H	1–2	L
07 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–1	W
28 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–0	D
22 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Macarthur FC		Newcastle United Jets FC
#7	Position	#10
5	Points	2
4	Played	4
1 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 2 / 2
4	Scored	4
4	Conceded	8
+0	GD	-4
1.25	PPG	0.50
25%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

Macarthur FC are 7th (5 pts). Newcastle United Jets FC are 10th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Macarthur FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Newcastle United Jets FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Macarthur FC

Ryan Fraser	1 G	2 A
Musa Toure	1 G	1 A
Jonathan Aspropotamitis	1 G
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	1 G

Newcastle United Jets FC

Patrick Wood	1 G
Nikolaos Vergos	1 G
Xavier Bertoncello	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Campbelltown Stadium as Macarthur FC face off against Newcastle United Jets FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Newcastle United Jets FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Assisted by Rafael Duran with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mitchell Duke makes no mistake. 1-0!
13' What an equalizer from Xavier Bertoncello!
18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Macarthur FC that had 151 games and scored 219 goals.
23' Magnificent from Rafael Duran! That is 2 goals in 151 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
28' It is a cagey affair so far. Macarthur FC in their 5-4-1 trying to find a way past Newcastle United Jets FC's compact 4-1-4-1.
33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Milligan might look to freshen things up shortly.
38' James Delianov is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Newcastle United Jets FC tonight.
43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Macarthur FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Newcastle United Jets FC make a change. Kota Mizunuma trudges off to be replaced by Eli Adams on 46 minutes.
50' Xavier Bertoncello makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Newcastle United Jets FC are in front.
55' Newcastle United Jets FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
64' The Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes a substitution. Xavier Bertoncello departs to be replaced by Zach Clough.
66' Dean Bosnjak gets the nod from Macarthur FC. He replaces Chris Ikonomidis and will look to change the dynamic.
68' Assisted by Callum Talbot with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mitchell Duke makes no mistake. 3-2!
73' Damien da Silva, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
74' It is a substitution in Macarthur FC team. Mitchell Duke is replaced by Harry Sawyer on 74 minute.
77' Fresh legs for Newcastle United Jets FC! Lachlan Rose comes on to replace Ben Gibson.
80' The Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes a substitution. Thomas Aquilina departs to be replaced by Alexandro Nunes.
85' Max Burgess has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 211 appearances.
90' Liam Rose is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' The Macarthur FC manager makes a substitution. Anthony Caceres departs to be replaced by Bernardo Oliveira.
It finishes all square. Macarthur FC and Newcastle United Jets FC share the spoils 3-2.

Lineups

Macarthur FC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

3
Damien da Silva
9
Chris Ikonomidis ↓ Dean Bosnjak 66'
26
Luke Brattan
10
Anthony Caceres ↓ Bernardo Oliveira 90'
7
Sime Grzan
22
Liam Rose
6
Tomislav Uskok
25
Callum Talbot
15
Mitchell Duke ↓ Harry Sawyer 74'
1
Alex Robinson
13
Rafael Duran ↓ Luke Vickery 66'

Bench

18
Walter Scott
12
Filip Kurto
11
Bernardo Oliveira ↑ 90'
8
Luke Vickery ↑ 66'
17
Oliver Randazzo
28
Harry Sawyer ↑ 74'
24
Dean Bosnjak ↑ 66'

Coach Mile Sterjovski

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

5
Joe Shaughnessy ↓ Will Dobson 46'
18
Kota Mizunuma ↓ Eli Adams 46'
1
James Delianov
14
Max Burgess
23
Daniel Wilmering
33
Mark Natta
39
Thomas Aquilina ↓ Alexandro Nunes 80'
17
Kosta Grozos
8
Lachlan Bayliss
11
Ben Gibson ↓ Lachlan Rose 77'
43
Xavier Bertoncello ↓ Zach Clough 64'

Bench

10
Zach Clough ↑ 64'
9
Lachlan Rose ↑ 77'
7
Eli Adams ↑ 46'
20
Alex Nassiep
24
Alexandro Nunes ↑ 80'
28
Will Dobson ↑ 46'
41
Lucas Scicluna

Coach Mark Milligan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Eli Adams	4
Valere Germain	3
Xavier Bertoncello	3
Ulises Davila	2
Trent Buhagiar	2
Beka Mikeltadze	2
Mitchell Duke	2
Tomislav Uskok	2

Head to Head

Macarthur FC Form

2026-04-02 Macarthur FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2026-03-21 Auckland FC 1–2 Macarthur FC W 2026-03-15 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Macarthur FC L 2026-03-04 Macarthur FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2026-02-28 Macarthur FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-02-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Macarthur FC L

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2026-04-02 Macarthur FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2026-03-22 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2026-03-14 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Auckland FC L 2026-03-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-02-28 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2026-02-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Macarthur FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.9 Macarthur FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.47 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Macarthur FC48% Draw24% Newcastle United Jets FC28%

Actual: Macarthur FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Macarthur FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

52%

Macarthur FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Macarthur FC35% Draw41% Newcastle United Jets FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.2%

1 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

3.8%

0 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Macarthur FC

Handicap	Macarthur FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	20%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.