The A-League match at Allianz Stadium on Sunday sees hosts Sydney FC welcome Newcastle United Jets.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Sydney FC v Newcastle United Jets (including the best match odds).
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Sydney FC
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Sydney FC go into this match following on from a 2-2 A-League drawn game vs Auckland FC.
In that match, Sydney FC managed 53% possession and 13 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for Sydney FC was Adrian Segecic (12', 32'). Auckland FC had 17 shots at goal with 7 on target. Logan Rogerson (35') and Francis de Vries (68') scored for Auckland FC.
Ufuk Talay's Sydney FC have scored a sum total of 10 times over their prior six outings. The number of goals that have been scored against them in those games stands at 8.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Sydney FC:
- have left without a victory over Newcastle United Jets in their previous 2 matches in the league.
- are without a home win in the past 4 league matches. That's never good.
Newcastle United Jets
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Newcastle United Jets come into this match following on from a 6-0 A-League win to defeat Central Coast Mariners in their last fixture.
In that game, Newcastle United Jets managed 63% possession and 12 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Newcastle United Jets, the goals were scored by Aleksandar ล uลกnjar (17'), Daniel Wilmering (48'), Clayton Taylor (50') and Eli Adams (73', 92'). Central Coast Mariners had 4 attempts on goal with 0 of them on target. Trent Sainsbury (45' Own goal) scored for Central Coast Mariners.
Indicating their penchant for productive matches, goals have been seen as many as 26 times in the prior 6 games in which Newcastle United Jets have played, making it an average of 4.33 goals per meeting. Their opponents have hit 12 of those goals. We shall soon find out if that trend will end up being sustained in this game.
Taking a look at their past results, Newcastle United Jets:
- haven't beaten Sydney FC when they've played them away from home in the last 4 league games. They'll be keen to stop this run.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 4 away league matches.
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Head to head
Looking over their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 25/03/2022 shows us that Sydney FC have won 3 of these and Newcastle United Jets 2, with the tally of draws being 1.
A combined sum of 18 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 11 for The Sky Blues and 7 created by The Jets. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 3.
The last league contest featuring the two was A-League match day 12 on 04/01/2025 when the final score was Newcastle United Jets 2-2 Sydney FC.
In that match, Newcastle United Jets had 49% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player to score was Clayton Taylor (72').
For their opponents, Sydney FC had 12 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Aaron Gurd (45' Own goal), Joe Lolley (78') and Anthony Cรกceres (89') scored.
The referee was Alex King.
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Team News: Sydney FC
Aaron Gurd (Broken collarbone) and Alex Grant (Calf injury) wonโt be playing for Sydney FC gaffer Ufuk Talay.
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Team News: Newcastle United Jets
Newcastle United Jets boss Robert Stanton has to choose a team with limited availability. Noah James (unknown injury) and Oscar Fryer (Cruciate ligament tear) are those who canโt be considered.
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Prediction
For this match, we think that Sydney FC will probably be able to create a decent number of chances and shots on target.
At the same time, Newcastle United Jets are also probably going to find it difficult to find the back of the net but we do think itโs quite likely that they will be scoring here.
Weโre tipping a controlled 3-1 winning margin for Sydney FC come full-time.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the top odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds on the win-draw-win market, a victory for Sydney FC is available for 1.62, a wager on a drawn result is 4.5 & putting your money on a victory for Newcastle United Jets can get you 4.5. Theyโre the most competitive market prices that can be secured right now.
Victor Martins,
01:05 19/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Sydney FC
Formed: 2004
Stadium: Allianz Stadium (42,500)
Captain: Rhyan Grant
Chairman: Scott Barlow
Manager: Ufuk Talay
Competitions: A-League position 6
โญ Star Player: Patryk Klimala
Mostly taking up the Striker position, Patryk Klimala was born in ลwidnica, Poland. After making a first senior appearance for Jagiellonia Biaลystok in the 2016 - 2017 season, the skilful Forward has managed 10 league goals in the A-League 2024 - 2025 season to date in a total of 20 appearances.