Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Melbourne City FC

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Newcastle United Jets FC

Sun 11 Jan 2026 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC — A League .

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)
Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Referee Casey Reibelt

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Melbourne City FC 19 games · Avg 2.5 goals Newcastle United Jets FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-11 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2025-12-06 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC 2025-03-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2024-10-19 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-03-30 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–1	L
06 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
03 Jan	Sydney FC	H	0–0	D
28 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	1–3	L
23 Dec	Macarthur FC	H	1–1	D
20 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–1	L

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	1–0	W
01 Jan	Auckland FC	A	3–1	W
26 Dec	Macarthur FC	H	4–5	L
20 Dec	Sydney FC	H	2–0	W
14 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	3–1	W
06 Dec	Melbourne City FC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Melbourne City FC		Newcastle United Jets FC
#6	Position	#1
38	Points	48
26	Played	26
10 / 8 / 8	W / D / L	15 / 3 / 8
33	Scored	55
33	Conceded	39
+0	GD	+16
1.46	PPG	1.85
38%	Win %	58%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Newcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Melbourne City FC gets underway.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	11
Beka Mikeltadze	4
Florin Berenguer	3
Adrian Luna	2
Mathew Leckie	2
Riley McGree	2
Steven Ugarkovic	2
Luke Brattan	2

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2026-01-11 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2026-01-06 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2026-01-03 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2025-12-28 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Perth Glory FC L 2025-12-23 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Macarthur FC D 2025-12-20 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC L

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2026-01-11 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2026-01-01 Auckland FC 1–3 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2025-12-26 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–5 Macarthur FC L 2025-12-20 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2025-12-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2025-12-06 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.02 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.47 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC27% Draw29% Newcastle United Jets FC44%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.49

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

73%

Melbourne City FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC19% Draw48% Newcastle United Jets FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

10.4%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 2

8.8%

1 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

4.4%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	23%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.