A-League Men · Semi-finals May 09, 2026 11:40 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Sydney

#5 · 39 pts

1 – 1

Final score

Newcastle Jets

#1 · 48 pts

A. Stamatelopoulos 50'

58' (ast. C. Taylor) E. Adams

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Newcastle Jets a 42% win probability (draw 25%, Sydney 31%). The final result was Sydney 1–1 Newcastle Jets. In 4 previous meetings, Sydney have won 1 times, with 1 draws and 2 wins for Newcastle Jets.

Match statistics

11

Total shots

7

6

Shots on target

5

2

Saves

5

58%

Possession

42%

5

Corners

2

19

Tackles

14

1

🟨 Yellow cards

1

Match Events

P. Okon-Engstler

17'

⚽A. Stamatelopoulos

50'

58'

ast. C. Taylor · E. Adams⚽

65'

X. Bertoncello / B. Gibson ↕

65'

Z. Clough / W. Dobson ↕

↕ T. Quintal / A. Arslan

66'

↕ A. Stamatelopoulos / P. Wood

66'

73'

J. Shaughnessy

75'

K. Grozos / J. Shaughnessy ↕

76'

K. Mizunuma / C. Taylor ↕

↕ A. Akon / J. Lolley

77'

↕ P. A. Quispe Cordova / V. Campuzano

86'

Pre-match prediction

31.81%

Sydney

25.9%

X ←

42.28%

Newcastle

we assigned to the actual result (Draw) 25.9% (low confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Δ

Sydney

1.13

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—

Newcastle

1.50

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League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Newcastle Jets	26	48
2	Adelaide United	26	43
3	Auckland	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	40
5	Sydney	26	39
6	Melbourne City	26	38
7	Macarthur	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners	26	32
10	Perth Glory	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	21

Lineups

Sydney 4-2-3-1

12

G 7.30

17 Ben Garuccio D 7.50

4 Jordan Courtney-Perkins D 6.90

41 Alexandar Popovic D 7.60

23 R. Grant D 6.30

24 Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler M 7.70

8 Wataru Kamijo M 7.90

7 P. Quispe 86' M 7.20

20 Tiago Quintal 66' M 7.20

44 Akol Akon 77' M 6.90

80 Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 1 ⚽ 66' F 7.50

Bench

70 Ahmet Arslan 25' M 6.50

13 Patrick Wood 25' F 6.90

Newcastle Jets 4-3-3

1

G 7.30

23 D. Wilmering D 6.30

33 Mark Natta D 6.30

5 Joe Shaughnessy 75' D 7.90

22

D 6.90

8 Lachlan Bayliss M 6.20

14 Max Burgess M 6.60

28 Will Dobson 65' M 6.30

13 C. Taylor 1 👟 76' F 7.20

11 Ben Gibson 65' F 6.30

7 E. Adams 1 ⚽ F 6.70

Bench

17 Kosta Grozos 16' M 6.60

18 Kota Mizunuma 15' M 6.30

43 Xavier Bertoncello 26' F 6.30

10 Zach Clough 26' M 6.50

Best on the pitch

Joe Shaughnessy

D · Newcastle

7.90

· 54 pass

Wataru Kamijo

M · Sydney

7.90

1 shots · 77 pass

Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler

M · Sydney

7.70

· 73 pass

Alexandar Popovic

D · Sydney

7.60

· 76 pass

Ben Garuccio

D · Sydney

7.50

· 38 pass

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

F · Sydney

7.50

1 ⚽

3 shots · 14 pass

Sydney — Player statistics

Team	Pos	Min	Rating	⚽	👟	Shots	Pass	Acc%	Tck	YC	RC
	G	91	7.30	—	—	—	32	28%	—	—	—
Ben Garuccio	D	91	7.50	—	—	—	38	33%	—	—	—
Jordan Courtney-Perkins	D	91	6.90	—	—	1	71	64%	2	—	—
Alexandar Popovic	D	91	7.60	—	—	—	76	71%	2	—	—
R. Grant	D	91	6.30	—	—	1	46	37%	—	—	—
Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler	M	91	7.70	—	—	—	73	69%	6	1	—
Wataru Kamijo	M	91	7.90	—	—	1	77	68%	5	—	—
P. Quispe	M	86	7.20	—	—	2	33	30%	1	—	—
Tiago Quintal	M	66	7.20	—	—	2	37	30%	1	—	—
Akol Akon	M	77	6.90	—	—	—	25	18%	1	—	—
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	F	66	7.50	1	—	3	14	12%	—	—	—
Ahmet Arslan	M	25	6.50	—	—	—	11	8%	1	—	—
Patrick Wood	F	25	6.90	—	—	1	4	4%	—	—	—

Newcastle Jets — Player statistics

Team	Pos	Min	Rating	⚽	👟	Shots	Pass	Acc%	Tck	YC	RC
	G	91	7.30	—	—	—	46	44%	—	—	—
D. Wilmering	D	91	6.30	—	—	—	43	35%	1	—	—
Mark Natta	D	91	6.30	—	—	2	63	57%	1	—	—
Joe Shaughnessy	D	75	7.90	—	—	—	54	49%	—	1	—
	D	91	6.90	—	—	—	34	28%	3	—	—
Lachlan Bayliss	M	91	6.20	—	—	1	23	16%	—	—	—
Max Burgess	M	91	6.60	—	—	1	42	33%	6	—	—
Will Dobson	M	65	6.30	—	—	—	19	12%	1	—	—
C. Taylor	F	76	7.20	—	1	1	17	9%	1	—	—
Ben Gibson	F	65	6.30	—	—	—	8	7%	1	—	—
E. Adams	F	91	6.70	1	—	1	14	10%	—	—	—
Kosta Grozos	M	16	6.60	—	—	—	16	14%	—	—	—
Kota Mizunuma	M	15	6.30	—	—	1	5	4%	—	—	—
Xavier Bertoncello	F	26	6.30	—	—	—	5	3%	—	—	—
Zach Clough	M	26	6.50	—	—	—	5	4%	—	—	—