Before the match

eight goals for and 20 against accompanied Newcastle Jets's one win and four defeats across five outings. On 27 October, Newcastle Jets recorded a 5-2 defeat visiting Kyoto Sanga.

AFC Champions League, 27 October brought an away meeting with Kyoto Sanga; Newcastle Jets lost 2-5, a return of two goals scored and five conceded. Newcastle Jets hosted Gamba Osaka on 13 October (AFC Champions League) and lost 1-3; their goals totalled one, compared with three conceded. Kashima hosted Newcastle Jets (AFC Champions League) on 15 September. For Newcastle Jets, the score was 1-7: one goal scored, seven allowed. 1-4 was Newcastle Jets's result against Kashima on 19 February 2019 (AFC Champions League), playing away from home; Newcastle Jets lost, with one scored to four conceded. The 12 February 2019 fixture (AFC Champions League) paired Newcastle Jets with Persija Jakarta. Newcastle Jets won 3-1 at home, netting three goals while conceding one.

nine goals for and eight against accompanied SHANGHAI SIPG's one win, three draws and one defeat across five outings. On 27 October, SHANGHAI SIPG recorded a 3-2 defeat hosting Công An Nhân Dân.

Công An Nhân Dân travelled to face SHANGHAI SIPG (AFC Champions League) on 27 October. For SHANGHAI SIPG, the score was 2-3: two goals scored, three allowed. 1-1 was SHANGHAI SIPG's result against Daejeon Citizen on 13 October (AFC Champions League), playing at home; SHANGHAI SIPG drew, with one scored to one conceded. The 15 September fixture (AFC Champions League) paired SHANGHAI SIPG with Ratchaburi. SHANGHAI SIPG won 6-4 away from home, netting six goals while conceding four. Playing at home against Ulsan Hyundai FC (AFC Champions League), SHANGHAI SIPG finished 0-0 on 18 February. Their score comprised zero goals, against zero from the opposition. 11 February: SHANGHAI SIPG drew 0-0 against Gangwon FC away from home in AFC Champions League, scoring zero goals and allowing zero.

After the match

Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza opened the scoring in the 23rd minute for SHANGHAI SIPG, set up by Prince Ampem, to make it 1-0. Thomas Aquilina (an own goal) added to the tally in the 26th minute for SHANGHAI SIPG to make it 2-0. With the 3rd goal, SHANGHAI SIPG extended the lead through Prince Ampem 51 minutes into the game, set up by Leonardo Nascimento Lopes de Souza, to make it 3-0. Patrick Wood got one back 58 minutes into the game for Newcastle Jets, set up by Alexander Badolato, to make it 1-3. With the 5th goal, Newcastle Jets reduced the deficit through Xavier Bertoncello 80 minutes into the game, set up by Zach Clough, to make it 2-3. Li Xinxiang scored the 6th goal for SHANGHAI SIPG late on, in the 86th minute as they extended the lead, set up by Yang Xi Alex, to make it 4-2. Jaume Grau (62'), Patrick Wood (64') and Li Shuai (75') were booked. Newcastle Jets's current recorded form ends with 5 consecutive defeats in the 2018/19 AFC Champions League and the 2026/27 AFC Champions League. one yellow card went to Newcastle Jets. Newcastle Jets: four substitutions. two yellow cards went to SHANGHAI SIPG. The substitution total for SHANGHAI SIPG was five.