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

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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' What a night it is going to be! Melbourne City FC welcome Newcastle United Jets FC for this crunch clash at .
2' Riley McGree is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
7' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
12' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matt Ridenton is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
17' Newcastle United Jets FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
27' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ernie Merrick might look to freshen things up shortly.
32' Jason Hoffman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
37' Harrison Delbridge has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
42' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
45' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Luke Brattan makes no mistake. 2-0!
45' Newcastle United Jets FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
48' Brilliant from the ! Luke Brattan makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 45.
53' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Newcastle United Jets FC's shape.
58' 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.
59' The Newcastle United Jets FC bench stirs into life. Steven Ugarkovic is withdrawn and Matt Ridenton gets his opportunity.
64' The travelling Newcastle United Jets FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
71' The crowd applauds Dario Vidosic as he leaves the pitch. Rostyn Griffiths steps in for Melbourne City FC.
72' Angus Thurgate is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jason Hoffman at the 72 minute mark.
74' Ben Kantarovski has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
75' Magnificent from Lachlan Wales! That is 20 goals in 208 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
75' Newcastle United Jets FC ring the changes. Lachlan Jackson has done his job and it is now time for Ivan Vujica to step up.
80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Newcastle United Jets FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
82' The whistle greets Luke Brattan as he departs to be replaced by Anthony Caceres.
87' The whistle greets Lachlan Wales as he departs to be replaced by Curtis Good.
90' The referee calls foul for Nikolai Topor-Stanley. He receives a Yellow card.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Melbourne City FC players.

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
Mathew Leckie	2
Riley McGree	2
Steven Ugarkovic	2
Luke Brattan	2
Roy O'Donovan	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