Newcastle Jets vs Macarthur

Newcastle Jets

4 - 5

Macarthur

🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:35 Europe/London 📍 McDonald Jones Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Sam Kelly 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 10

Regular Season Table

Newcastle Jets 1 · Macarthur 7

Referee Stats

Sam Kelly

6 matches · 5.17 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.17
Reds avg	0.67
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	83%
Home wins	0%
Draws	17%
Away wins	83%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-13).
Newcastle Jets controlled possession (63%).
Newcastle Jets had the sharper finishing (8-5 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

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

63%

37%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

503

286

Passes Accurate

425

207

Passes %

84%

72%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ↑↓

↑↓

7' ⇄ H. Politidis

1st substitution · For: W. Scott

8' L. Rose

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

B. Oliveira

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Rose

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

E. Adams

Normal Goal

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

D. Bosnjak

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Richard Nkomo

1st substitution · For: J. Shaughnessy

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Grozos

2nd substitution · For: L. Bayliss

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

C. Taylor

Normal Goal

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

Joel Bertolissio

Own Goal

52'

52' W. Dobson

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ W. Dobson

3rd substitution · For: K. Mizunuma

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ B. Oliveira

2nd substitution · For: A. Cáceres

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ R. Durán

3rd substitution · For: H. Sawyer

64'

64' C. Talbot

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 2-4

H. Sawyer

Normal Goal

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ E. Adams

4th substitution · For: X. Bertoncello

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 3-4

X. Bertoncello

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Mizunuma

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ D. Bosnjak

4th substitution · For: Z. Helweh

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ L. Rose

5th substitution · For: B. Gibson

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ L. Rose

5th substitution · For: F. Deli

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 4-4

B. Gibson

Normal Goal

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-5

L. Vickery

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Cáceres

90+1'

90+1' L. Brattan

90+8'

90+8' A. Cáceres

Newcastle Jets vs Macarthur 4-5: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Macarthur beat Newcastle Jets 5-4 on Friday, 26 December 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Sam Kelly. It was played at McDonald Jones Stadium.

First half: Macarthur made their 1st substitution at 7', with H. Politidis replacing W. Scott. L. Rose received a yellow card for Macarthur at 8'. Macarthur took the lead at 15' when B. Oliveira scored, with the assist credited to L. Rose, making the score 0-1. Newcastle Jets leveled the score at 42' when E. Adams scored, making the score 1-1. Macarthur took the lead at 45' when D. Bosnjak scored, making the score 1-2.

Second half: Newcastle Jets made their 1st substitution at 46', with Richard Nkomo replacing J. Shaughnessy. Newcastle Jets made their 2nd substitution at 46', with K. Grozos replacing L. Bayliss. Newcastle Jets leveled the score at 48' when C. Taylor scored, making the score 2-2. Macarthur took the lead at 50' when Joel Bertolissio scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-3. W. Dobson received a yellow card for Newcastle Jets at 52'. Newcastle Jets made their 3rd substitution at 55', with W. Dobson replacing K. Mizunuma. Macarthur made their 2nd substitution at 63', with B. Oliveira replacing A. Cáceres. Macarthur made their 3rd substitution at 63', with R. Durán replacing H. Sawyer. C. Talbot received a yellow card for Macarthur at 64'. Macarthur extended the lead at 68' when H. Sawyer scored, making the score 2-4. Newcastle Jets made their 4th substitution at 69', with E. Adams replacing X. Bertoncello. Newcastle Jets reduced the deficit at 75' when X. Bertoncello scored, with the assist credited to K. Mizunuma, making the score 3-4. Macarthur made their 4th substitution at 79', with D. Bosnjak replacing Z. Helweh. Newcastle Jets made their 5th substitution at 80', with L. Rose replacing B. Gibson. Macarthur made their 5th substitution at 80', with L. Rose replacing F. Deli. Newcastle Jets leveled the score at 83' when B. Gibson scored, making the score 4-4. Macarthur took the lead at 90' when L. Vickery scored, with the assist credited to A. Cáceres, making the score 4-5. L. Brattan received a yellow card for Macarthur at 90+1'. A. Cáceres received a yellow card for Macarthur at 90+8'.

Newcastle Jets used 5 substitutions while Macarthur used 5 substitutions. Newcastle Jets got 1 yellow card, while Macarthur got 4 yellow cards.