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PolskiNewcastle Jets 1-1 Sydney: result and AI prediction
Newcastle Jets – Sydney, A-League, Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 10:40 AM (GMT). Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Newcastle Jets is #1 in the table (48 pts) and Sydney #5 (39 pts). Newcastle Jets is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Sydney is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Newcastle Jets averages 2.1 goals per match this season. Sydney has kept 12 clean sheets in 28 matches. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Newcastle Jets 2, draws 2, Sydney 2.
Newcastle Jets
SydneyAI confidence: Medium
AI match recap
This second leg is set up neatly after the draw in Sydney, and the matchup still feels like attack versus defensive structure. Newcastle bring the stronger scoring profile and home crowd, plus a recent run of good results in this head-to-head. Sydney arrive with momentum of their own, carrying a disciplined defensive identity under Kisnorbo and a squad that looks settled for knockout football. The swing factors are whether Newcastle can create the fast, open game they want and whether Sydney's compact shape can drag the contest into a lower-chaos script.
Head-to-head analysis
Recent meetings have been competitive but Newcastle have had the stronger recent return, going unbeaten across the last three against Sydney. The first leg draw reinforced how little separates them, but it also showed Newcastle are comfortable in this matchup.
Form (last 5)
Newcastle Jets vs Sydney stats
| Newcastle Jets | Sydney | |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 27 | 28 |
| Goals scored | 56 | 35 |
| Goals conceded | 40 | 26 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 12 |
Last meetings
- 2026-05-09Sydney 1-1 Newcastle Jets
- 2026-03-22Sydney 1-2 Newcastle Jets
- 2025-12-20Newcastle Jets 2-0 Sydney
- 2025-11-01Newcastle Jets 1-4 Sydney
- 2025-04-20Sydney 3-2 Newcastle Jets
- 2025-01-04Newcastle Jets 2-2 Sydney