Newcastle Jets 0-1 Melbourne City — A-League, 6 Dec 2025
Melbourne City beat Newcastle Jets 1-0 in the A-League on 6 December 2025 at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle. K. Rahmani scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Newcastle Jets have won 1 and Melbourne City 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·McDonald Jones Stadium · Newcastle·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-127'assist: A. Kuen
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 54'
- 68'
- 69'
- 70'
- 78'
- 78'out: B. Mazzeo
- 79'Alexander BadolatoFoul
- 83'
- 87'out: Ben Gibson
- 90+3'Foul
- 90+6'Time wasting
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Newcastle Jets
- 7.6Alexander BadolatoM
- 7.3Daniel WilmeringD
- 7.3Kosta GrozosM
- 7.0Joel BertolissioD
- 6.9Max BurgessM
- 6.9Clayton TaylorF
- 6.7Max CooperD
- 6.7James DelianovG
- 6.7Eli AdamsM
- 6.7Mark NattaD
- 6.7Lachlan BaylissF
- 6.3Will DobsonM
- 6.3Lachlan RoseF
- 6.2Ben GibsonF
- 6.0Xavier BertoncelloM
Melbourne City
- 8.3Kavian RahmaniF
- 7.9Germán FerreyraD
- 7.6Aziz BehichD
- 7.5Liam BonetigD
- 7.3Kai TrewinM
- 7.3Harrison ShillingtonD
- 7.3Patrick BeachG
- 6.9Emin DurakovicM
- 6.7Nathaniel AtkinsonD
- 6.7Max CaputoF
- 6.7Zane SchreiberM
- 6.5Takeshi KanamoriM
- 6.5Medin MemetiF
- 6.3Benjamin MazzeoF
- 6.2Elbasan RashaniF
- 5.9Andreas KuenM
Line-ups
Melbourne City4-3-3
Newcastle Jets4-1-4-1
Substitutes
Newcastle JetsMark Milligan
Substitutes
- 5J. ShaughnessyD
- 39T. AquilinaD
- 7Eli Adams46'M6.7
- 13Clayton Taylor68'F6.9
- 11Ben Gibson87'F6.2
- 8Lachlan Bayliss83'F6.7
- 40J. BaylisG
Melbourne CityAurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
- 13Nathaniel Atkinson90+6'78'D6.7
- 11E. Rashani69'F6.2
- 33D. OchsenhamG
- 19Z. Schreiber54'M6.7
- 39E. Durakovic70'M6.9
- 20B. Mazzeo78'F6.3
- 37P. AntoniouD
Team statistics
56%Possession44%
1.07Expected goals (xG)1.71
16Total shots14
3Shots on target4
5Shots off target5
8Blocked shots5
10Corners2
1Offsides1
7Fouls11
1Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves3
504Total passes391
416Accurate passes314
83%Pass accuracy80%
Newcastle Jets
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Badolato | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Daniel Wilmering | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Kosta Grozos | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Joel Bertolissio | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Max Burgess | 87 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Clayton Taylor | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 6.9 |
| Max Cooper | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| James Delianov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Eli Adams | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Mark Natta | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Lachlan Bayliss | 14 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Will Dobson | 68 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Lachlan Rose | 83 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ben Gibson | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Xavier Bertoncello | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavian Rahmani | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Germán Ferreyra | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Aziz Behich | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.6 |
| Liam Bonetig | 70 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Kai Trewin | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Harrison Shillington | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Patrick Beach | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Emin Durakovic | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Max Caputo | 78 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Zane Schreiber | 36 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Takeshi Kanamori | 69 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Medin Memeti | 54 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Benjamin Mazzeo | 12 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Elbasan Rashani | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Andreas Kuen | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5.9 |
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