Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne City FC, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Newcastle Jets

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Melbourne City FC

27': Kavian Rahmani

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Newcastle Jets are hosting Melbourne City FC at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

27': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 27'
45': Eli Adams (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 45'
54': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 54'
68': Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 68'
69': Emin Durakovic (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 69'
70': Elbasan Rashani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 70'
78': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 78'
78': Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 78'
79': Alexander Badolato (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 79'
83': Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 83'
87': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 87'
90'+3': Kavian Rahmani (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 93'
90'+6': Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 96'

Statistics

MCY		NEW
11	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	10
3	Saves	3
43.6	Possession	56.4
14	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
5	Blocked Shots	8
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 3,728

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Newcastle Jets	26	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	+10	43
3	Auckland FC	26	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	+11	40

Full Table

Line-Ups

Newcastle Jets (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	James Delianov (GK)
33	Mark Natta
42	Max Cooper
17	Kosta Grozos
23	Daniel Wilmering
22	Joel Bertolissio
19	Alexander Badolato
14	Max Burgess
28	Will Dobson
43	Xavier Bertoncello
9	Lachlan Rose

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Jordan Baylis, Clayton Taylor, Lachlan Bayliss, Joe Shaughnessy, Eli Adams, Thomas Aquilina, Ben Gibson.

Melbourne City FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Patrick Beach (GK)
4	Liam Bonetig
22	German Ferreyra
16	Aziz Behich
36	Harrison Shillington
27	Kai Trewin
30	Andreas Kuen
10	Takeshi Kanamori
17	Max Caputo
47	Kavian Rahmani
35	Medin Memeti

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Michael Olakigbe, Emin Durakovic, Nathaniel Atkinson, Peter Antoniou, Benjamin Mazzeo, Zane Schreiber, Elbasan Rashani.

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