Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne City
Ref: T. DanaskosMcDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle · 33,000 cap
Match recap
Melbourne City beat Newcastle Jets 1–0 in their A-League fixture. Rahmani scored for Melbourne City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.07 for Newcastle Jets versus 1.71 for Melbourne City. Newcastle Jets sit 1st in the A-League table while Melbourne City are 6th.
First Half
27'
⚽
Rahmani
Assist: Kuen
Second Half
⇄
Bertoncello
54'
⇄
Memeti
⇄
Dobson
69'
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Kanamori
70'
⇄
Bonetig
78'
⇄
Shillington
78'
⇄
Caputo
Badolato
Yellow Card
⇄
Rose
⇄
Burgess
90+3'
Rahmani
Yellow Card
90+6'
Atkinson
Yellow Card
| # | 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
Newcastle JetsMelbourne City
10Won
Statistical edge
10–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.07VS1.71
Attack3 · 2 won
16
Shots
14
3
Shots on target
4
10
Shots in the box
11
6
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
5
10
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
504
Total passes
391
416
Accurate passes
314
83%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 0 won
7
Fouls
11
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
8
Blocked shots
5
Newcastle Jets
4-1-4-1
Melbourne City
4-3-3Newcastle Jets
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1James Nicholas DelianovG
- 9Lachlan RoseF
- 14Max Barry BurgessM
- 17Kostandinos GrozosM
- 19Alexander Phillip BadolatoM
- 22Joel BertolissioD
- 23Daniel WilmeringD
- 28Will DobsonM
- 33Mark NattaD
- 42M. CooperD
- 43X. BertoncelloM
Substitutes
- 5Joseph Thomas Gordan ShaughnessyD
- 7Eli AdamsM
- 8Lachlan BaylissF
- 11Ben GibsonF
- 13Clayton John TaylorF
- 39Thomas Kevin AquilinaD
- 40Jordan BaylisG
Melbourne City
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Patrick BeachG
- 4Liam BonetigD
- 10Takeshi KanamoriM
- 16Aziz Eraltay BehichD
- 17Max CaputoF
- 22Germán Julio César FerreyraD
- 27Kai Clifton TrewinM
- 30Andreas KuenM
- 35Medin MemetiF
- 36Harrison ShillingtonD
- 47Kavian RahmaniF
Substitutes
- 11Elbasan RashaniF
- 13Nathaniel Caleb AtkinsonD
- 19Zane SchreiberM
- 20Benjamin Joseph MazzeoF
- 33Dakota OchsenhamG
- 37Peter AntoniouD
- 39Emin DurakovicM
Newcastle Jets
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Badolato | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2/4 |
| Kosta Grozos(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Wilmering | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Joel Bertolissio | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Max Burgess | M | 87 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| James Delianov | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Natta | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Max Cooper | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lachlan Rose | F | 83 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Will Dobson | M | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Xavier Bertoncello | M | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jordan Baylis | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Kevin Aquilina | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Shaughnessy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clayton Taylor | F | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 4/5 |
| Eli Adams | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Lachlan Bayliss | F | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ben Gibson | F | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Melbourne City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavian Rahmani | F | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Germán Ferreyra | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aziz Behich(C) | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Liam Bonetig | D | 70 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Beach | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Shillington | D | 78 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kai Trewin | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Max Caputo | F | 78 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Takeshi Kanamori | M | 69 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Medin Memeti | F | 54 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
| Andreas Kuen | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/6 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Peter Antoniou | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dakota Ochsenham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emin Durakovic | M | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | D | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Zane Schreiber | M | 36 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Mazzeo | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Elbasan Rashani | F | 20 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |