Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Melbourne City FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Newcastle United Jets FC

Sun 2 Dec 2018 · 08:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 17' Lachlan Jackson

Y 45' Daniel Georgievski

Y 74' Ben Kantarovski

Y 90' Nikolai Topor-Stanley

Overview

Match Preview

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

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Alex King
Referee Lachlan Keevers
Referee Andrew Meimarakis
Referee George Lakrindis

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

2018-12-02 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–0	W
24 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–2	L
09 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–0	W
02 Nov	Sydney FC	H	0–3	L
27 Oct	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
20 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–1	W

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	0–3	L
23 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W
10 Nov	Sydney FC	H	1–1	D
03 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–1	L
26 Oct	Adelaide United FC	A	1–1	D
21 Oct	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–2	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

38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

4/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

3/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Newcastle United Jets FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

Max Caputo	8 G	1 A
Marcus Younis	7 G	3 A
Medin Memeti	5 G	1 A

Newcastle United Jets FC

Eli Adams	10 G	4 A
Clayton Taylor	9 G	3 A
Lachlan Rose	8 G	1 A
Xavier Bertoncello	7 G	1 A
Lachlan Bayliss	5 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Melbourne City FC and Newcastle United Jets FC.
2' Magnificent from Riley McGree! That is 36 goals in 208 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
7' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Newcastle United Jets FC winning 50% of all matches.
12' New Zealand international Matt Ridenton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
17' That is a Yellow card for Newcastle United Jets FC. Lachlan Jackson will be fuming at that decision.
22' Newcastle United Jets FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
32' Newcastle United Jets FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Newcastle United Jets FC that had 206 games and scored 277 goals.
45' What a strike from Luke Brattan! The score is 2-0.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Daniel Georgievski.
48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Luke Brattan makes no mistake. 3-0!
53' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Newcastle United Jets FC's compact .
58' Over 58 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
59' Steven Ugarkovic makes way for Matt Ridenton at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Newcastle United Jets FC.
64' Newcastle United Jets FC have won 277 goals from 206 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
69' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
71' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rostyn Griffiths is hanging Dario Vidosic on the field on 71 minute.
72' Angus Thurgate is replacing Jason Hoffman for the Newcastle United Jets FC side.
74' Ben Kantarovski is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
75' Lachlan Wales has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 75 minutes.
75' A tactical swap from Newcastle United Jets FC — Ivan Vujica on, Lachlan Jackson off on 75 minutes.
80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lachlan Jackson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
82' Luke Brattan makes way for Anthony Caceres at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
87' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Curtis Good comes on to replace Lachlan Wales.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nikolai Topor-Stanley.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Ivan Vujica ↑ 75'
18
Johnny Koutroumbis
32
Angus Thurgate ↑ 72'
20
Lewis Italiano
23
Matt Ridenton ↑ 59'

Coach Ernie Merrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	11
Beka Mikeltadze	4
Florin Berenguer	3
Roy O'Donovan	2
Scott Jamieson	2
Adrian Luna	2
Mathew Leckie	2
Riley McGree	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.92 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC54% Draw24% Newcastle United Jets FC22%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

46%

Melbourne City FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC39% Draw43% Newcastle United Jets FC18%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.2%

1 – 0

0 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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

Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Clean Sheet