Newcastle Jets vs Macarthur
Ref: S. KellyMcDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle · 33,000 cap
Match recap
Macarthur beat Newcastle Jets 5–4 in their A-League fixture. Adams, Taylor, Bertoncello, and Gibson scored for Newcastle Jets; Oliveira, Bosnjak, Joel Bertolissio, Sawyer, and Vickery replied for Macarthur. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.79 for Newcastle Jets versus 3.02 for Macarthur. Newcastle Jets sit 1st in the A-League table while Macarthur are 7th.
First Half
7'
⇄
Politidis
8'
Rose
Yellow Card
15'
⚽
Oliveira
Assist: Rose
⚽
Adams
45'
⚽
Bosnjak
Second Half
⇄
Richard Nkomo
⇄
Grozos
⚽
Taylor
50'
⚽
Joel Bertolissio (OG)
Dobson
Yellow Card
⇄
Dobson
63'
⇄
Oliveira
63'
⇄
Durán
64'
Talbot
Yellow Card
68'
⚽
Sawyer
⇄
Adams
⚽
Bertoncello
Assist: Mizunuma
79'
⇄
Bosnjak
⇄
Rose
80'
⇄
Rose
⚽
Gibson
90+1'
Brattan
Yellow Card
90+8'
Cáceres
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Vickery
Assist: Cáceres
| # | 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 |
| 6 |  Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 |  Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 34 |
| 8 |  Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 33 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Newcastle JetsMacarthur
11Won
Statistical edge
11–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.79VS3.02
Attack4 · 2 won
17
Shots
13
8
Shots on target
5
11
Shots in the box
10
6
Shots outside box
3
4
Shots off goal
6
4
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
63%
Possession
37%
503
Total passes
286
425
Accurate passes
207
84%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline2 · 1 won
14
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
4
1
Offsides
7
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
5
Blocked shots
2
Newcastle Jets
4-1-4-1
Macarthur
4-4-1-1Newcastle Jets
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1J. DelianovG
- 7E. AdamsM
- 9L. RoseF
- 13C. TaylorM
- 17K. GrozosM
- 19A. BadolatoM
- 22Joel BertolissioD
- 28W. DobsonM
- 33M. NattaD
- 34Richard NkomoD
- 42M. CooperD
Substitutes
- 5J. ShaughnessyD
- 8L. BaylissF
- 11B. GibsonF
- 18K. MizunumaM
- 40J. BaylisG
- 41Lucas SciclunaM
- 43X. BertoncelloF
Macarthur
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 3D. Da SilvaD
- 6T. UskokD
- 8L. VickeryM
- 11B. OliveiraM
- 12F. KurtoG
- 13R. DuránF
- 19H. PolitidisD
- 22L. RoseM
- 24D. BosnjakF
- 25C. TalbotD
- 26L. BrattanM
Substitutes
- 1A. RobinsonG
- 10A. CáceresM
- 14K. PopovicM
- 18W. ScottD
- 23F. DeliM
- 28H. SawyerF
- 29Z. HelwehF
Newcastle Jets
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Taylor | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/7 |
| Eli Adams | M | 69 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Kosta Grozos(C) | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alexander Badolato | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3/4 |
| Mark Natta | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Richard Nkomo | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Cooper | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Lachlan Rose | F | 79 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Will Dobson | M | 55 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Joel Bertolissio | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Delianov | G | 90 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lucas Scicluna | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Baylis | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Gibson | F | 11 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Xavier Bertoncello | F | 21 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Kota Mizunuma | M | 35 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Lachlan Bayliss | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Shaughnessy | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Macarthur
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Politidis | D | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Luke Brattan(C) | M | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Bernardo | M | 63 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Luke Vickery | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1/3 |
| Liam Rose | M | 80 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Dean Bosnjak | F | 79 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Tomislav Uskok | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Duran | F | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Damien Da Silva | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Kurto | G | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Talbot | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kristian Popović | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Robinson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frans Deli | M | 10 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Walter Scott | D | 83 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Anthony Caceres | M | 27 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Zane Helweh | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Harrison Sawyer | F | 27 | 6.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |