Newcastle Jets vs Sydney
Ref: Shane Skinner, AustraliaMcDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle · 33,000 cap
Match recap
Sydney beat Newcastle Jets 4–1 in their A-League fixture. Gibson scored for Newcastle Jets; Toure, Toure, Toure, and Wood replied for Sydney. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.20 for Newcastle Jets versus 2.62 for Sydney. Newcastle Jets sit 1st in the A-League table while Sydney are 5th.
First Half
⚽
Gibson
Assist: Wilmering
11'
⚽
Toure
Second Half
51'
⚽
Toure
Assist: Campuzano
⇄
Grozos
⇄
Bertoncello
⇄
Aquilina
58'
⚽
Toure
Assist: Lolley
59'
⇄
Toure
⇄
Gibson
68'
Grant
Yellow Card
72'
⇄
Lolley
74'
⚽
Wood
⇄
Dobson
83'
⇄
Campuzano
| # | 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
10–5
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.20VS2.62
Attack1 · 5 won
14
Shots
20
2
Shots on target
11
11
Shots in the box
14
3
Shots outside box
6
8
Shots off goal
7
5
Corners
9
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
569
Total passes
393
490
Accurate passes
317
86%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline3 · 0 won
4
Fouls
15
0
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
7
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
2
Newcastle Jets
4-1-4-1
Sydney
4-4-2Newcastle Jets
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1James Nicholas DelianovG
- 5Joseph Thomas Gordan ShaughnessyD
- 11Ben GibsonF
- 14Max Barry BurgessM
- 15Aleksandar ŠušnjarD
- 17Kostandinos GrozosM
- 19Alexander Phillip BadolatoM
- 23Daniel WilmeringD
- 28Will DobsonM
- 39Thomas Kevin AquilinaD
- 43X. BertoncelloM
Substitutes
- 8Lachlan BaylissF
- 9Lachlan RoseF
- 22Joel BertolissioD
- 24Alex NunesM
- 25Oscar FryerF
- 40Jordan BaylisG
- 45Christian BraccoM
Sydney
4-4-2Starting XI
- 5Alexander Ian GrantD
- 7Piero Aldair Quispe CórdovaF
- 9Víctor CampuzanoF
- 10Joseph LolleyM
- 12Harrison Devenish-MearesG
- 16Joel Bruce KingD
- 23Rhyan Bert GrantD
- 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-EngstlerM
- 32Marcel Jany Émile TisserandD
- 35Al Hassan ToureM
- 36Rhys YoulleyM
Substitutes
- 1Gus HoefslootG
- 4Jordan Alan Courtney-PerkinsD
- 8W. KamijoM
- 11Abel WalateeM
- 13Patrick James WoodF
- 20T. QuintalF
- 41Alexandar PopovicD
Newcastle Jets
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Gibson | F | 67 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2/5 |
| Daniel Wilmering | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Alexander Badolato | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/3 |
| Aleksandar Šušnjar | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Xavier Bertoncello | M | 55 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Delianov | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Burgess | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Kosta Grozos(C) | M | 55 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Dobson | M | 75 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Thomas Kevin Aquilina | D | 55 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Shaughnessy | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alex Nunes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Baylis | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lachlan Bayliss | F | 35 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Christian Bracco | M | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Fryer | F | 30 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lachlan Rose | F | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Joel Bertolissio | D | 35 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sydney
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Hassan Toure | M | 59 | 10.0 | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Rhys Youlley | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Rhyan Grant(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Alex Grant | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Joe Lolley | M | 72 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Joel King | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Víctor Campuzano | F | 83 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2/5 |
| Harrison Devenish-Meares | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcel Tisserand | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Piero Quispe | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jordan Courtney-Perkins | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wataru Kamijo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gus Hoefsloot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandar Popovic | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Wood | F | 18 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tiago Quintal | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abel Walatee | M | 31 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |