📊 Form Guide

Sydney FC

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Sydney FC go into this game following a 2-2 A-League draw vs Auckland FC.

In that match, Sydney FC managed 53% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 5 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Sydney FC was Adrian Segecic (12', 32'). For their opponents, Auckland FC got 17 attempts 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 will go into this match after a 6-0 A-League win with the eclipse of Central Coast Mariners in their last outing.

In that match, Newcastle United Jets had 63% possession and 12 shots on goal with 5 on target. For Newcastle United Jets, the scorers were Aleksandar Šušnjar (17'), Daniel Wilmering (48'), Clayton Taylor (50') and Eli Adams (73', 92'). Central Coast Mariners had 4 attempts 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.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 25/03/2022 shows that Sydney FC have won 3 of these games & Newcastle United Jets 2, with the number of drawn results being 1.

In all, 18 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 11 of them from The Sky Blues and 7 netted by The Jets. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.

The last league clash between these clubs was A-League match day 12 on 04/01/2025 and the score finished Newcastle United Jets 2-2 Sydney FC.

In that game, Newcastle United Jets had 49% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Their only player to score was Clayton Taylor (72').

Sydney FC had 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Aaron Gurd (45' Own goal), Joe Lolley (78') and Anthony Cáceres (89') scored.

The match was refereed by Alex King.

📋 Team News: Sydney FC

Aaron Gurd (Broken collarbone) and Alex Grant (Calf injury) aren’t available for Sydney FC gaffer Ufuk Talay.

ℹ️ Team News: Newcastle United Jets

From a largely available group of players, there is just the sole fitness issue for the Newcastle United Jets gaffer Robert Stanton to contend with. Oscar Fryer (Cruciate ligament tear) misses out for this game.

🧠 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 it’s quite likely that they will be scoring here.

We’re tipping a controlled 3-1 winning margin for Sydney FC come full-time.

Victor Martins, 04:10 20/04/2025