Newcastle Jets vs Macarthur

1 - 0

🕒 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 07:00 Europe/London 📍 McDonald Jones Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Benjamin Abraham 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Newcastle Jets 1 · Macarthur 7

Referee Stats

Benjamin Abraham

19 matches · 2.37 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.37
Reds avg	0.16
Penalties avg	0.05
Over 4.5 cards	11%
Home wins	32%
Draws	42%
Away wins	26%

How the match was won

Macarthur outshot their opponent (13-24).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Newcastle Jets had the sharper finishing (7-3 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

Macarthur (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-3-6

Goals For / Against

15 / 22

Avg: 1.15 / 1.69

Points

Avg: 1.15

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

1.15

2.21

1.15

1.50

1.69

69%

O2.5

38%

69%

BTTS

62%

Score 1st

54%

League-position context

Newcastle Jets rank1st

Macarthur rank7th

Newcastle Jets points48

Macarthur points34

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.

Macarthur: #7 · 34 pts · GD -7

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

14-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.

Macarthur last 5 away

L L W L L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals5-12

Record1-0-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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%

Macarthur trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.554%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 8%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle Jets score at home92%

Newcastle Jets clean sheet at home23%

Macarthur score away77%

Macarthur clean sheet away15%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle Jets score first62%

Newcastle Jets win after scoring first75%

Macarthur score first54%

Macarthur win after scoring first57%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle Jets 40% · Macarthur 33%

Avg first goal minute: Newcastle Jets 24.6' · Macarthur 33.6'

Vs league average

Newcastle Jets score at home2.21 vs 1.53

Newcastle Jets concede at home1.50 vs 1.34

Macarthur score away1.15 vs 1.34

Macarthur concede away1.69 vs 1.53

Newcastle Jets score 45% above league average, while Macarthur score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: Newcastle Jets are 12% above league average at home, and Macarthur are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals5.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.20 goals on average across the last 5.

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

Macarthur goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

0-15 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

46-60 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

358

371

Passes Accurate

286

301

Passes %

80%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

43'

43' M. Burgess

53'

53' A. Cáceres

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

L. Bayliss

Normal Goal

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ Š. Gržan

1st substitution · For: M. Duke

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ L. Vickery

2nd substitution · For: C. Ikonomidis

65'

65' E. Adams

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ L. Rose

1st substitution · For: B. Gibson

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ A. Cáceres

3rd substitution · For: R. Durán

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ D. Bosnjak

4th substitution · For: L. Brattan

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ W. Dobson

2nd substitution · For: Lucas Scicluna

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. Taylor

3rd substitution · For: X. Bertoncello

Newcastle Jets vs Macarthur 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newcastle Jets beat Macarthur 1-0 on Sunday, 22 February 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Benjamin Abraham. It was played at McDonald Jones Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Burgess received a yellow card for Newcastle Jets at 43'.

Second half: A. Cáceres received a yellow card for Macarthur at 53'. Newcastle Jets took the lead at 54' when L. Bayliss scored, making the score 1-0. Macarthur made their 1st substitution at 56', with Š. Gržan replacing M. Duke. Macarthur made their 2nd substitution at 56', with L. Vickery replacing C. Ikonomidis. E. Adams received a yellow card for Newcastle Jets at 65'. Newcastle Jets made their 1st substitution at 66', with L. Rose replacing B. Gibson. Macarthur made their 3rd substitution at 67', with A. Cáceres replacing R. Durán. Macarthur made their 4th substitution at 68', with D. Bosnjak replacing L. Brattan. Newcastle Jets made their 2nd substitution at 77', with W. Dobson replacing Lucas Scicluna. Newcastle Jets made their 3rd substitution at 78', with C. Taylor replacing X. Bertoncello.

Newcastle Jets used 3 substitutions while Macarthur used 4 substitutions. Newcastle Jets got 2 yellow cards, while Macarthur got 1 yellow card.