Newcastle Jets vs Sydney
Ref: S. EvansMcDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle · 33,000 cap
Match recap
Newcastle Jets and Sydney drew 1–1 in their A-League fixture. Adams scored for Newcastle Jets; Quispe replied for Sydney. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.10 for Newcastle Jets versus 2.68 for Sydney. Newcastle Jets sit 1st in the A-League table while Sydney are 5th.
First Half
Burgess
Yellow Card
Second Half
Wilmering
Yellow Card
54'
Quispe
Yellow Card
Dobson
Yellow Card
64'
⚽
Quispe
⇄
Dobson
73'
⇄
Quintal
76'
⇄
Quispe
Rose
Yellow Card
⇄
Rose
82'
Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler
Yellow Card
Natta
Yellow Card
87'
⇄
Stamatelopoulos
⚽
Adams
Assist: Wilmering
⇄
Taylor
Extra Time
97'
⇄
Kamijo
97'
⇄
Akol Akon
⇄
Burgess
⇄
Bayliss
Joel Bertolissio
Yellow Card
113'
Arslan
Yellow Card
117'
Wood
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 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 6 |  Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Newcastle JetsSydney
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.10VS2.68
Attack4 · 2 won
22
Shots
19
6
Shots on target
7
13
Shots in the box
15
9
Shots outside box
4
9
Shots off goal
5
8
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
636
Total passes
473
532
Accurate passes
379
84%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline1 · 1 won
18
Fouls
20
6
Yellow cards
4
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
5
7
Blocked shots
7
Newcastle Jets
4-1-4-1
Sydney
4-2-3-1Newcastle Jets
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1J. DelianovG
- 5J. ShaughnessyD
- 7E. AdamsM
- 8L. BaylissM
- 9L. RoseF
- 13C. TaylorM
- 14M. BurgessM
- 22Joel BertolissioD
- 23D. WilmeringD
- 28W. DobsonM
- 33M. NattaD
Substitutes
- 10Z. CloughM
- 11B. GibsonF
- 17K. GrozosM
- 18K. MizunumaM
- 20Alex NassiepG
- 24A. NunesM
- 43X. BertoncelloF
Sydney
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4J. Courtney-PerkinsD
- 7P. QuispeM
- 8W. KamijoM
- 12Harrison Devenish-MearesG
- 17B. GaruccioD
- 20T. QuintalM
- 23R. GrantD
- 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-EngstlerM
- 41A. PopovicD
- 44Akol AkonM
- 80A. StamatelopoulosF
Substitutes
- 1G. HoefslootG
- 9Víctor CampuzanoF
- 10J. LolleyF
- 13P. WoodF
- 16J. KingD
- 36R. YoulleyM
- 70A. ArslanM
Newcastle Jets
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Nicholas Delianov | G | 120 | 9.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Shaughnessy | D | 120 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Eli Adams | M | 120 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2/5 |
| Max Burgess(C) | M | 101 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 5/5 |
| Daniel Wilmering | D | 120 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Lachlan Bayliss | M | 101 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2/5 |
| Mark Natta | D | 120 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Clayton Taylor | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/6 |
| Joel Bertolissio | D | 120 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Will Dobson | M | 69 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/5 |
| Lachlan Rose | F | 80 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alex Nassiep | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Nunes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Gibson | F | 40 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Kota Mizunuma | M | 31 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Zach Clough | M | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Bertoncello | F | 51 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Kosta Grozos | M | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sydney
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Devenish-Meares | G | 120 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Garuccio | D | 120 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1/2 |
| Rhyan Grant(C) | D | 120 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Piero Quispe | M | 76 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Alexandar Popovic | D | 120 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | M | 120 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Akol Akon | M | 97 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Wataru Kamijo | M | 97 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tiago Quintal | M | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jordan Courtney-Perkins | D | 120 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | F | 87 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gus Hoefsloot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel King | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Víctor Campuzano | F | 44 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Ahmet Arslan | M | 23 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Rhys Youlley | M | 47 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Patrick Wood | F | 33 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Joe Lolley | F | 23 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |