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Sydney vs Newcastle Jets Preview: Team News & Prediction

by Alex Lawes ·
Sydney vs Newcastle Jets Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Sydney suffered heartache in the AFC Cup in midweek despite a valiant performance as they now prepare to take on an improved Newcastle Jets side in a New South Wales derby this week.

Kick-off date/time: Sunday 20th April, 2025: UK – 6:00am / US ET – 1:00am / Saturday 19th April, 2025: US PT – 10:00pm

How to watch on TV/online: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+

Sydney Team News: Defensive injuries

Ahead of the visit of the Newcastle Jets this weekend, Sydney are dealing with a couple of injury issues for this one with key first-choice centre-back Alex Grant now sidelined alongside Aaron Gurd.

Predicted XI (3-5-2): Devenish-Meares; R. Grant, Popovic, King; De Jesus, Sena, Caceres, Ouahim, Courtney-Perkins; Segecic, Lolley

Unavailable: A. Grant (Injured), Gurd (Injured)

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Newcastle Jets Team News: No Noah James

Newcastle Jets’ first-choice goalkeeper Noah James is now absent for the visitors due to injury and he is now sidelined alongside winger Oscar Fryer as they make the trip across the state to face Sydney.

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Jan; Cancar, Grozos, Susnjar; Ingham, Timmins, Bayliss, Wilmering; Adams, Aquilina; Rose

Unavailable: James (Injured), Fryer (Injured)

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Sydney vs Newcastle Jets Prediction

In their most recent outing, Sydney managed to edge past the Lion City Sailors on the night thanks to a late strike from Joe Lolley but it wasn’t enough to avoid a 2-1 aggregate loss in the semi-finals of the AFC Cup in that match. They sit firmly in the middle-of-the-table in the A League. They now face a Newcastle Jets side that have been much-improved in recent months and they continued that with a 6-0 demolition of the Central Coast Mariners last weekend. Given the fact that Sydney could well have been distracted and fatigued from their midweek continental exploits, siding with the in-form visitors may well be a good value bet for this one.

Sydney vs Newcastle Jets Tip: Double chance – Newcastle Jets to win or draw

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