Newcastle United Jets FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2025-26 PLAYOFFS
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Overview
Match Preview
Newcastle United Jets FC vs Sydney FC — A League at McDonald Jones Stadium.
- Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)
- Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 May Sydney FC H 3–5 L 09 May Sydney FC A 1–1 D 25 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 4–0 W 17 Apr Melbourne Victory FC A 2–2 D 11 Apr Adelaide United FC H 1–1 D 02 Apr Macarthur FC A 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 May Newcastle United Jets FC A 5–3 W 09 May Newcastle United Jets FC H 1–1 D 26 Apr Auckland FC H 2–2 D 18 Apr Perth Glory FC H 0–0 D 11 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–0 W 02 Apr Brisbane Roar FC A 0–0 D Season Stats
Newcastle United Jets FC Sydney FC #1 Position #5 48 Points 39 26 Played 26 15 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 9 55 Scored 33 39 Conceded 25 +16 GD +8 1.85 PPG 1.50 58% Win % 42% Key Stats
65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this seasonNewcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts). Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Newcastle United Jets FC0-151/116-303/131-452/246-601/161-75–/376+4/–■ Scored ■ ConcededSydney FC0-15–/–16-301/–31-45–/–46-602/261-751/176+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Newcastle United Jets FCEli 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 Sydney FCTiago Quintal 5 G 3 A Al Hassan Toure 5 G 1 A Campuzano 4 G 3 A Joe Lolley 4 G 2 A Patrick Wood 4 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Sydney FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' Newcastle United Jets FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 3 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tiago Quintal, as he is very good at scoring at McDonald Jones Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 21' Newcastle United Jets FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 26' Joe Shaughnessy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 31' The travelling Sydney FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 36' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joel Bertolissio suffering a number of foals already.
- 41' Lachlan Rose has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 46' It’s a booking for Newcastle United Jets FC player. Daniel Wilmering gets a card.
- 51' Sydney FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 54' Piero Quispe is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
- 57' Newcastle United Jets FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 64' Goal! Piero Quispe scores his 1 goal in 215 matches.
- 69' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sydney FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 79' The referee shows Newcastle United Jets FC player a card on 79.
- 82' Sydney FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 87' Newcastle United Jets FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
- Another three points for Sydney FC.
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Lineups
Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 5
- 1
- 14
- 23
- 9
- 33
- 7
- 22
- 13
- 8
- 28
Bench
- 10
- 18
- 17
- 20
- 24
- 11
- 43
Coach Mark MilliganSydney FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 23
- 17
- 4
- 41
- 8
- 80
- 12
- 24
- 20
- 44
- 7
Bench
- 10
- 70
- 9
- 16
- 13
- 36
- 1
Coach Patrick Kisnorbo -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Adam Le Fondre 5 Eli Adams 2 Kosta Barbarouses 2 Clayton Taylor 2 Milos Ninkovic 2 Archie Goodwin 2 Patrick Wood 2 Anthony Caceres 2 Head to Head
Newcastle United Jets FC Form
2026-05-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–5 Sydney FC L 2026-05-09 Sydney FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2026-04-25 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-04-17 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2026-04-11 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2026-04-02 Macarthur FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.87 Newcastle United Jets FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.95 Sydney FC xGI would bet for: Newcastle United Jets FC or Sydney FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sydney FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.82Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 89% 11% ± 2.5 72% 28% ± 3.5 52% 48% ± 4.5 33% 67% Double Chance
Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw 62%Draw or Sydney FC 63%Newcastle United Jets FC or Sydney FC 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–5 not predicted3 – 5Actual1 – 1 8.8%1 – 2 7.6%2 – 1 7.3%2 – 2 6.9%1 – 3 4.9%2 – 3 4.5%3 – 1 4.5%3 – 2 4.3%0 – 2 4.3%2 – 0 3.9%0 – 1 3.8%1 – 0 3.6%Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC
Handicap Newcastle United Jets FC covers Push Sydney FC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 11% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 17% 63% -0.5 37% — 63% +0.5 60% — 40% +1 60% 18% 22% +1.5 78% — 22% +2 78% 12% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Sydney FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.