Melbourne City vs Newcastle Jets
Ref: C. ReibeltAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Newcastle Jets beat Melbourne City 1–0 in their A-League fixture. Rose scored for Newcastle Jets. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.02 for Melbourne City versus 1.16 for Newcastle Jets. Melbourne City sit 6th in the A-League table while Newcastle Jets are 1st.
Second Half
47'
Wilmering
Yellow Card
57'
⇄
Adams
58'
⇄
Grozos
59'
Joel Bertolissio
Yellow Card
⇄
Kuen
⇄
Schreiber
67'
⚽
Rose
68'
⇄
Taylor
68'
⇄
Rose
⇄
Durakovic
⇄
Souprayen
⇄
Memeti
85'
⇄
Dobson
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 |  Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | +10 | 43 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 6 |  Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 |  Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 34 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Melbourne CityNewcastle Jets
10Won
Statistical edge
10–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.02VS1.16
Attack4 · 1 won
15
Shots
7
2
Shots on target
4
12
Shots in the box
4
3
Shots outside box
3
9
Shots off goal
3
7
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
642
Total passes
403
547
Accurate passes
303
85%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline1 · 1 won
8
Fouls
8
0
Yellow cards
2
7
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
0
Melbourne City
4-3-2-1
Newcastle Jets
4-1-4-1Melbourne City
4-3-2-1Starting XI
- 1P. BeachG
- 13N. AtkinsonD
- 15A. NabboutF
- 16A. BehichD
- 19Z. SchreiberM
- 22G. FerreyraD
- 26S. SouprayenD
- 27K. TrewinM
- 30A. KuenM
- 35M. MemetiM
- 39E. DurakovicM
Substitutes
- 4L. BonetigD
- 17M. CaputoF
- 20B. MazzeoF
- 21A. LopaneM
- 36H. ShillingtonD
- 40J. NieuwenhuizenG
- 41Lawrence WongM
Newcastle Jets
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1J. DelianovG
- 5J. ShaughnessyD
- 7E. AdamsM
- 9L. RoseF
- 13C. TaylorM
- 14M. BurgessM
- 17K. GrozosM
- 22Joel BertolissioD
- 23D. WilmeringD
- 28W. DobsonM
- 33M. NattaD
Substitutes
- 8L. BaylissF
- 11B. GibsonF
- 18K. MizunumaM
- 20Alex NassiepG
- 24A. NunesM
- 41Lucas SciclunaM
- 43X. BertoncelloF
Melbourne City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aziz Behich(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Kai Trewin | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Germán Ferreyra | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Patrick Beach | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Kuen | M | 61 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Zane Schreiber | M | 61 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Andrew Nabbout | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Emin Durakovic | M | 73 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Samuel Souprayen | D | 82 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Medin Memeti | M | 82 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| James Nieuwenhuizen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Shillington | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Mazzeo | F | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Liam Bonetig | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessandro Lopane | M | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Lawrence Wong | M | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Max Caputo | F | 29 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Newcastle Jets
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Delianov | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Wilmering | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joel Bertolissio | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Lachlan Rose | F | 68 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Mark Natta | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Burgess | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Will Dobson | M | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/4 |
| Kosta Grozos(C) | M | 58 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joe Shaughnessy | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Adams | M | 57 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Clayton Taylor | M | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alex Nassiep | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Scicluna | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lachlan Bayliss | F | 32 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kota Mizunuma | M | 33 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Xavier Bertoncello | F | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Nunes | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Gibson | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |