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

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A League · 2025-26

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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

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

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

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

24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.3 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sydney FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/1

76+

2/2

■ 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)

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

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sydney FC and Newcastle United Jets FC has kicked off!
5' It looks surprising Sydney FC does not make any changes. Will Dobson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Clayton Taylor is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United Jets FC.
15' Newcastle United Jets FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
17' It’s a booking for Sydney FC player. Paul Okon-Engstler gets a card.
22' Over 22 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Gibson, as he is very good at scoring at Sydney Football Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
32' The travelling Newcastle United Jets FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
47' Sydney FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Newcastle United Jets FC backline.
50' Apostolos Stamatelopoulos puts Sydney FC on the lead.
55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Patrick Kisnorbo will be considering his options from the bench.
58' Eli Adams makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Newcastle United Jets FC are in front.
63' 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.
68' Newcastle United Jets FC come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
73' It’s a booking for Newcastle United Jets FC player. Joe Shaughnessy gets a card.
78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Newcastle United Jets FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
83' Sydney FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
88' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Kisnorbo

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Milligan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Le Fondre	5
Patrick Wood	2
Anthony Caceres	2
Joe Lolley	2
Max Burgess	2
Eli Adams	2
Kosta Barbarouses	2
Clayton Taylor	2

Head to Head

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.