Tuesday , 13 October 2026

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

A League · 2025-26
Sydney FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Newcastle United Jets FC
Sat 9 May 2026 · 09:40 UTC Sydney Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 50' 1–0
1–1 58' Eli Adams
Paul Okon-Engstler 17' Y
Y 73' Joe Shaughnessy

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC — A League at Sydney Football Stadium.

Match Details

  • VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Alex King
  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • Referee Casey Reibelt
  • Assistant 1 Ashley Beecham
  • Assistant 2 Daniel Ilievski (Australia)
  • 4th Official

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

10
4
6
Sydney FC 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Newcastle United Jets FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-09 Sydney FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2026-03-22 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 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

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
22 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC H 1–2 L
Newcastle United Jets FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
22 Mar Sydney FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Sydney FC Newcastle United Jets FC
#5 Position #1
39 Points 48
26 Played 26
11 / 6 / 9 W / D / L 15 / 3 / 8
33 Scored 55
25 Conceded 39
+8 GD +16
1.50 PPG 1.85
42% Win % 58%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Sydney Football Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sydney FC and Newcastle United Jets FC.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Sydney Football Stadium. Sydney FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Max Burgess, a Australia , has 19 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 17' The referee calls foul for Paul Okon-Engstler. He receives a card.
  • 22' It looks surprising Newcastle United Jets FC does not make any changes. Piero Quispe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 27' Sydney FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Newcastle United Jets FC's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 32' Newcastle United Jets FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 37' Sydney FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Newcastle United Jets FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 47' Sydney FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 50' Against the run of play, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 58' Eli Adams has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 58 minutes.
  • 63' The travelling Newcastle United Jets FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 68' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sydney FC that had 215 games and scored 341 goals.
  • 73' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Joe Shaughnessy on 73 minutes.
  • 78' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sydney FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 83' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 88' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sydney FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Le Fondre 5
Clayton Taylor 2
Milos Ninkovic 2
Archie Goodwin 2
Patrick Wood 2
Anthony Caceres 2
Joe Lolley 2
Max Burgess 2

Head to Head

2026-05-09 Sydney FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2026-03-22 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 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

Sydney FC Form

2026-05-09 Sydney FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2026-04-26 Sydney FC 2–2 Auckland FC D 2026-04-18 Sydney FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D 2026-04-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Sydney FC W 2026-04-02 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2026-03-22 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

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 2026-03-22 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Newcastle United Jets FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC or Newcastle United Jets FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC39% Draw27% Newcastle United Jets FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC
61%
Sydney FC or Newcastle United Jets FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC29% Draw44% Newcastle United Jets FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
6.8%
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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