Sydney FC will be hosting away side Newcastle United Jets at Allianz Stadium in this A-League tie on Sunday.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Sydney FC v Newcastle United Jets, scroll down - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Sydney FC
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Sydney FC go into this fixture following on from a 2-2 A-League drawn match vs Auckland FC.
In that match, Sydney FC had 53% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 on target. The only player to score for Sydney FC was Adrian Segecic (12', 32'). Auckland FC got 17 attempts on 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 will come into the game following on from a 6-0 A-League win with the eclipse of Central Coast Mariners in their most recent outing.
In that game, Newcastle United Jets managed 63% possession and 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Newcastle United Jets, goals were scored by Aleksandar ล uลกnjar (17'), Daniel Wilmering (48'), Clayton Taylor (50') and Eli Adams (73', 92'). At the other end, Central Coast Mariners had 4 shots at goal with 0 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
Checking on their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 25/03/2022 shows that Sydney FC have won 3 of them and Newcastle United Jets 2, with the tally of drawn games being 1.
A total of 18 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 11 of them for The Sky Blues and 7 for The Jets. Thatโs an average goals per game of 3.
The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was A-League match day 12 on 04/01/2025 which ended up with the score at Newcastle United Jets 2-2 Sydney FC.
That time, Newcastle United Jets had 49% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 on target. The scorer was Clayton Taylor (72').
At the other end, Sydney FC got 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Aaron Gurd (45' Own goal), Joe Lolley (78') and Anthony Cรกceres (89') scored.
The match was refereed by Alex King.
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Team News: Sydney FC
Aaron Gurd (Broken collarbone), Patryk Klimala (Sore muscles) and Alex Grant (unknown injury) are not available for Sydney FC manager Ufuk Talay.
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Team News: Newcastle United Jets
Newcastle United Jets boss Robert Stanton has to currently contend with reduced team options. Noah James (unknown injury) and Oscar Fryer (Cruciate ligament tear) wonโt be making appearances.
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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 1.6, a wager on a drawn result is 4.5 & putting your money on a victory for Newcastle United Jets can get you 4.75. Theyโre the most competitive market prices that can be secured right now.
Victor Martins,
13:11 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
๐๏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.