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 26 games · 34 pts (2025/26)
Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

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

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Macarthur FC 14 games · Avg 3.6 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	#1
34	Points	48
26	Played	26
9 / 7 / 10	W / D / L	15 / 3 / 8
37	Scored	55
44	Conceded	39
-7	GD	+16
1.31	PPG	1.85
35%	Win %	58%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Macarthur FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

Macarthur FC are 7th (34 pts). Newcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Macarthur FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

2/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Newcastle United Jets FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Macarthur FC

Harry Sawyer	6 G	1 A
Mitchell Duke	5 G	3 A
Luke Vickery	5 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	4 G	2 A

Newcastle United Jets FC

Eli Adams	10 G	4 A
Clayton Taylor	9 G	3 A
Lachlan Rose	8 G	1 A
Xavier Bertoncello	7 G	1 A
Lachlan Bayliss	5 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Campbelltown Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Macarthur FC and Newcastle United Jets FC.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' The deadlock is broken! Mitchell Duke gets on the scoresheet on 10 minutes.
13' GOAL! Xavier Bertoncello fires home to make it 1-1!
18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
23' Rafael Duran adds to his 1 season tally! Macarthur FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Macarthur FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
33' Callum Talbot has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mile Sterjovski might look to freshen things up shortly.
43' 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.
46' Eli Adams is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kota Mizunuma at the 46 minute mark.
50' The Australia Xavier Bertoncello breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 2-2!
55' It’s high time Mark Milligan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Liam Rose is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Macarthur FC.
64' Zach Clough gets the nod from Newcastle United Jets FC. He replaces Xavier Bertoncello and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Another substitution for Macarthur FC to replace Chris Ikonomidis by Dean Bosnjak on 66 minute.
68' Mitchell Duke doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
73' Newcastle United Jets FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
74' Macarthur FC ring the changes. Mitchell Duke has done his job and it is now time for Harry Sawyer to step up.
77' The whistle greets Ben Gibson as he departs to be replaced by Lachlan Rose.
80' Alexandro Nunes is replacing Thomas Aquilina for the Newcastle United Jets FC side.
85' Thomas Aquilina has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 205 appearances.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Liam Rose on 90.
90' The crowd applauds Anthony Caceres as he leaves the pitch. Bernardo Oliveira steps in for Macarthur FC.
Newcastle United Jets FC will have plenty to reflect on. Macarthur FC were simply the better side today.

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
Ulises Davila	2
Trent Buhagiar	2
Beka Mikeltadze	2
Xavier Bertoncello	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

2 / 4

1.94 Macarthur FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.33 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Macarthur FC or Newcastle United Jets FC 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Macarthur FC38% Draw22% Newcastle United Jets FC40%

Actual: Macarthur FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Macarthur FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

62%

Macarthur FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Macarthur FC27% Draw36% Newcastle United Jets FC37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.2%

1 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

1 – 3

5.5%

2 – 3

5.3%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 3

3.4%

1 – 4

3.2%

2 – 4

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Macarthur FC

Handicap	Macarthur FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	15%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	18%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	14%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Macarthur FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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