| This was the 8th match between these two teams. |
| This was the 6th League match between these two teams. |
| The crowd of 20,980 was the largest ever home crowd for Newcastle Jets in the history of the A-League (Men) at the time. |
| Sydney FC were now undefeated in their last 9 matches. |
| Sydney FC had now gone 5 matches without conceding a goal. This was a record number of consecutive clean sheets for Sydney FC and was a record clean sheet streak for the A-League (Men) at the time. |
| This was the first time that Sydney FC had won an away match against Newcastle Jets. |
| Newcastle Jets had not beaten Sydney FC in the last 7 matches between these two teams. |
| The 2 goal margin equalled the record winning margin for Sydney FC over Newcastle Jets, first set on 19/08/2006. The record stood until 25/01/2009 Sydney FC 4-0 Newcastle Jets. |
| The 2 goals scored by Sydney FC equalled their record for goals scored against Newcastle Jets, first set on 22/07/2006. The record was equalled again on 26/01/2007, 4/08/2007 and 7/12/2008, and stood until 25/01/2009 Sydney FC 4-0 Newcastle Jets. |
| Head to head record: Newcastle Jets vs Sydney FC |