Newcastle Jets vs Auckland

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🕒 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:00 Europe/London 📍 McDonald Jones Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Alexander George King 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Newcastle Jets 1 · Auckland 3

Referee Stats

Alexander George King

19 matches · 3.79 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.79
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	26%
Home wins	37%
Draws	32%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Auckland outshot their opponent (8-18).
Newcastle Jets controlled possession (70%).
Auckland had the sharper finishing (1-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Newcastle Jets (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-5

Goals For / Against

31 / 21

Avg: 2.21 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.64

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Auckland (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-2

Goals For / Against

25 / 12

Avg: 1.79 / 0.86

Points

Avg: 1.86

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.64

PPG

1.86

2.21

1.79

1.50

0.86

69%

O2.5

54%

69%

BTTS

69%

62%

Score 1st

62%

League-position context

Newcastle Jets rank1st

Auckland rank3rd

Newcastle Jets points48

Auckland points42

Newcastle Jets: #1 · 48 pts · GD +16

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Auckland: #3 · 42 pts · GD +13

1 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newcastle Jets last 5 home

W D L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals9-4

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Auckland last 5 away

D D W W D

Points9/15

Weighted index56

Goals11-5

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Newcastle Jets trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.562%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 85% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 23%

Auckland trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.546%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 15% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle Jets score at home92%

Newcastle Jets clean sheet at home23%

Auckland score away92%

Auckland clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle Jets score first62%

Newcastle Jets win after scoring first75%

Auckland score first62%

Auckland win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle Jets 40% · Auckland 100%

Avg first goal minute: Newcastle Jets 24.6' · Auckland 28.6'

Vs league average

Newcastle Jets score at home2.21 vs 1.53

Newcastle Jets concede at home1.50 vs 1.34

Auckland score away1.79 vs 1.34

Auckland concede away0.86 vs 1.53

Newcastle Jets score 45% above league average, while Auckland score 33% above league average.

Defensive side: Newcastle Jets are 12% above league average at home, and Auckland are 44% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Newcastle Jets goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 2

Auckland goal timing (away)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 5

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

70%

30%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

556

230

Passes Accurate

439

132

Passes %

79%

57%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14'

14' G. May

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

S. Cosgrove

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Randall

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. Taylor

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Wilmering

35' ↑↓

↑↓

35' ⇄ C. Taylor

1st substitution · For: X. Bertoncello

45'

45' D. Hall

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

S. Cosgrove

Normal Goal · Assist: F. de Vries

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ L. Rose

2nd substitution · For: K. Mizunuma

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ F. Gallegos

1st substitution · For: L. Verstraete

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ L. Rogerson

2nd substitution · For: L. Brook

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Joel Bertolissio

3rd substitution · For: T. Aquilina

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ W. Dobson

4th substitution · For: Lucas Scicluna

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ E. Adams

5th substitution · For: B. Gibson

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ S. Cosgrove

3rd substitution · For: J. Bidois

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ C. Howieson

4th substitution · For: J. Brimmer

Newcastle Jets vs Auckland 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Auckland beat Newcastle Jets 2-1 on Saturday, 14 March 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Alexander George King. It was played at McDonald Jones Stadium.

First half: G. May received a yellow card for Auckland at 14'. Auckland took the lead at 15' when S. Cosgrove scored, with the assist credited to J. Randall, making the score 0-1. Newcastle Jets leveled the score at 28' when C. Taylor scored, with the assist credited to D. Wilmering, making the score 1-1. Newcastle Jets made their 1st substitution at 35', with C. Taylor replacing X. Bertoncello. D. Hall received a yellow card for Auckland at 45'.

Second half: Auckland took the lead at 52' when S. Cosgrove scored, with the assist credited to F. de Vries, making the score 1-2. Newcastle Jets made their 2nd substitution at 62', with L. Rose replacing K. Mizunuma. Auckland made their 1st substitution at 71', with F. Gallegos replacing L. Verstraete. Auckland made their 2nd substitution at 71', with L. Rogerson replacing L. Brook. Newcastle Jets made their 3rd substitution at 81', with Joel Bertolissio replacing T. Aquilina. Newcastle Jets made their 4th substitution at 81', with W. Dobson replacing Lucas Scicluna. Newcastle Jets made their 5th substitution at 81', with E. Adams replacing B. Gibson. Auckland made their 3rd substitution at 82', with S. Cosgrove replacing J. Bidois. Auckland made their 4th substitution at 82', with C. Howieson replacing J. Brimmer.

Newcastle Jets used 5 substitutions while Auckland used 4 substitutions. Auckland got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Auckland outshot their opponent (8-18).
Newcastle Jets controlled possession (70%).
Auckland had the sharper finishing (1-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (60.0%)
BTTS	4 (80.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Newcastle Jets vs Auckland Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

14 Mar 2026 Newcastle Jets vs Auckland 1 - 2 01 Jan 2026 Auckland vs Newcastle Jets 1 - 3 30 Nov 2025 Auckland vs Newcastle Jets 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

09 Mar 2025 Newcastle Jets vs Auckland 1 - 1 30 Nov 2024 Auckland vs Newcastle Jets 2 - 0