Macarthur vs Newcastle Jets Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Macarthur have slipped quite badly into the bottom-half of the 13-team Australian A League table as they take on a Newcastle Jets side in good form before the March international break.
Kick-off date/time: Friday 28th March, 2025: UK – 8:35am / US ET – 4:35am / US PT – 1:35am
How to watch on TV/online: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+
Macarthur Team News: Couple of injuries
Ahead of the visit of the Newcastle Jets this week, Macarthur are dealing with a couple of injury absentees. One of them being Walter Scott and the other being Frans Deli, whilst defensive midfielder Kristian Popovic is a long-term absentee.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Kurto; Nicolau, Uskok, Boli, Vujica; Rose, Brattan; Adamson, Hollman, Jakolis; Ikonomidis
Unavailable: Scott (Injured), Deli (Injured), Popovic (Injured)
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Newcastle Jets Team News: Nothing fresh
There are no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues for the Newcastle Jets to deal with this week as the only remain without experienced winger Oscar Fryer for the rest of this season due to an ACL injury.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): James; Cancar, Grozos, Natta; Aquilina, Timmins, Bayliss, Wilmering; Adams, Taylor; Rose
Unavailable: Fryer (Injured)
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Macarthur vs Newcastle Jets Prediction
Macarthur have been thrilling to watch throughout the season and that was the case in their most recent outing a couple of weeks ago as they pulled off a 5-4 win over Adelaide United in South Australia. Their 21 matches in the A League so far this season have consisted of a remarkable 72 goals.
They now take on a Newcastle Jets side that were in good form before another thriller for themselves a couple of weeks ago as they lost to Western United by six goals to two before the March international break. Prior to that defeat, though, they had been unbeaten in their previous seven matches.
Macarthur have been consistently good to watch as a neutral throughout the campaign, whilst the visitors have been in good form so both teams scoring would appear a good bet for this one.
Macarthur vs Newcastle Jets Tip: Both teams to score
