Newcastle Jets vs Macarthur Prediction: More madness at McDonald Jones Stadium

| Saturday 21st February 2026, 16:55pm

Saturday 21st February 2026, 16:55pm

Australian A-League Men's leaders Newcastle Jets are targeting an eighth consecutive victory on Sunday (07:00 GMT, TNT Sports 1) when they welcome Macarthur FC, who haven't played a league game since February 2 due to their AFC Champions League 2 commitments, at McDonald Jones Stadium.

Below are my Newcastle Jets vs Macarthur predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

Newcastle Jets vs Macarthur Betting Tips

Match Result & Both Teams to Score - Newcastle Jets & Yes @ 13/8
Both Teams to Score 2 or More Goals Yes/No - Yes @ 7/4

*Odds correct as of the time of publication

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Team News

Zach Clough (groin), Kosta Grozos (calf), Alexander Badolato, Christian Bracco and Oscar Fryer (all ACL) are sidelined for Mark Milligan's Newcastle Jets.

Football Odds

As for Mile Sterjovski's Macarthur, Bernardo Oliveira, Henrique Oliveira (both unspecified), Harry Politidis and Ji Dong-won (both ankle) all miss out.

Newcastle Jets vs Macarthur Predicted Lineups

Newcastle Jets: Delianov; Bertolissio, Shaughnessy, Natta, Wilmering; Burgess; Adams, Dobson, Bayliss, Taylor; Rose
Macarthur: Kurto; Talbot, Da Silva, Uskok, Scott; Brattan, Rose; Vickery, Caceres, Ikonomidis; Duke

Newcastle Jets vs Macarthur Odds

Newcastle Jets are 5/6 favourites, implying a 54.5% probability of success, while Macarthur are 11/5, or a 31.3% chance, with the draw priced at 3/1.

Newcastle Jets vs Macarthur Stats

NEW have won their last seven games, despite keeping just one clean sheet in that run
December's H2H finished 5-4 to MAC
Both ALM meetings last year saw both teams score at least twice

Match Result & Both Teams to Score - Newcastle Jets & Yes @ 13/8

The Jets are top of the league, are the leading scorers (40 goals) and have won their last seven games, so it would take a brave person to back against them making it eight consecutive victories on Sunday.

Macarthur, meanwhile, have only won one of their last six league matches (D4, L1), and were dumped out of the AFC Champions League 2 on Thursday following a 4-2 aggregate defeat to Bangkok United.

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The Bulls did win at McDonald Jones Stadium on Boxing Day, scoring a winner in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time to triumph 5-4, but the Jets haven't dropped a point since that game.

Despite landing seven successive wins, the Jets have only kept one clean sheet in 2026, and with Macarthur scoring in nine of their last 10 league games, I think it's worth backing both teams to score alongside a home win on Sunday.

Newcastle Jets vs Macarthur FC - Match Result & Both Teams to Score

Newcastle Jets & Yes

13/8

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Odds correct at time of publishing.

Both Teams to Score 2 or More Goals Yes/No - Yes @ 7/4

This was a winning selection in both meetings between the two teams last year, with a 3-3 draw at Campbelltown Stadium in March followed December's nine-goal thriller.

Both teams have scored two or more goals in four of the Jets' league games this season, while it's landed three times for the Bulls, including last time out in the ALM as they drew 2-2 at home to Perth Glory on February 6, a couple weeks after winning 6-2 against Melbourne City.

There is real attacking firepower in both sides, so I'm hopeful of goals all round on Sunday.

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Newcastle United Jets vs Macarthur FC - Both Teams to Score 2 or More Goals Yes/No

Yes

7/4

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Odds correct at time of publishing.

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