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

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A League · 2025-26

Newcastle United Jets FC

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Sydney FC

Sat 20 Dec 2025 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Newcastle United Jets FC vs Sydney FC — A League .

Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)
Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee George Lakrindis
Referee Casey Reibelt

5 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.2 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

Newcastle United Jets FC 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sydney FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-20 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Sydney FC 2025-11-01 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–4 Sydney FC 2025-04-20 Sydney FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 2025-01-04 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Sydney FC 2024-04-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Sydney FC	H	2–0	W
14 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	3–1	W
06 Dec	Melbourne City FC	H	0–1	L
30 Nov	Auckland FC	A	2–1	W
23 Nov	Perth Glory FC	H	1–2	L
09 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–3	L

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–2	L
13 Dec	Perth Glory FC	A	1–0	W
06 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–1	W
29 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
22 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–0	W
09 Nov	Macarthur FC	H	2–0	W

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 history

18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

Newcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts). Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Sydney FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Sydney FC

Tiago 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Newcastle United Jets FC is hosting Sydney FC for another epic battle.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Newcastle United Jets FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Le Fondre	5
Kosta Barbarouses	2
Clayton Taylor	2
Milos Ninkovic	2
Archie Goodwin	2
Patrick Wood	2
Anthony Caceres	2
Joe Lolley	2

Head to Head

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2025-12-20 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2025-12-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2025-12-06 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC L 2025-11-30 Auckland FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2025-11-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC L 2025-11-09 Brisbane Roar FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Sydney FC Form

2025-12-20 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Sydney FC L 2025-12-13 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Sydney FC W 2025-12-06 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Sydney FC W 2025-11-29 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Sydney FC L 2025-11-22 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2025-11-09 Sydney FC 2–0 Macarthur FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.56 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Sydney FC xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United Jets FC or Sydney FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC44% Draw27% Sydney FC29%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Sydney FC

56%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Sydney FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC31% Draw45% Sydney FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Sydney FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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