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

A League · 2018-19
Melbourne City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Newcastle United Jets FC
Sun 6 Jan 2019 · 06:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 7' Ronald Vargas
Nathaniel Atkinson 22' Y
R 25' Ronald Vargas
Ritchie De Laet 70' Y
Y 87' Lachlan Jackson
Y 90' Nigel Boogaard

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Kurt Ams
  • Referee Wilson Brown
  • Referee Craig Zetter
  • Referee George Lakrindis
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 10
2 Sydney FC 4 7
3 Brisbane Roar FC 3 7
4 Melbourne City FC 4 7
5 Perth Glory FC 4 6
6 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 5
7 Macarthur FC 4 5
8 Auckland FC 4 5
9 Melbourne Victory FC 4 3
10 Newcastle United Jets FC 4 2
11 Central Coast Mariners FC 4 2
12 Adelaide United FC 3 1

Head-to-Head

11
2
6
Melbourne City FC 19 games · Avg 2.5 goals Newcastle United Jets FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-06 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2018-12-02 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–1 W
01 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
22 Dec Melbourne Victory FC H 1–1 D
16 Dec Adelaide United FC A 2–0 W
08 Dec Perth Glory FC A 0–1 L
02 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC H 3–0 W
Newcastle United Jets FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Melbourne City FC A 1–2 L
02 Jan Brisbane Roar FC H 2–2 D
30 Dec Adelaide United FC H 1–2 L
23 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–1 W
16 Dec Perth Glory FC H 0–2 L
09 Dec Brisbane Roar FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Melbourne City FC Newcastle United Jets FC
#4 Position #10
7 Points 2
4 Played 4
2 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 2
6 Scored 4
6 Conceded 8
+0 GD -4
1.75 PPG 0.50
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts). Newcastle United Jets FC are 10th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Newcastle United Jets FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
Andrew Nabbout 2 G
Emiliano Marcondes 1 G 2 A
Matheus Rossetto 1 G
Awer Mabil 1 G
Quinn MacNicol 1 G
Newcastle United Jets FC
Patrick Wood 1 G
Nikolaos Vergos 1 G
Xavier Bertoncello 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at AAMI Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 4' Roy O'Donovan makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Newcastle United Jets FC are in front.
  • 7' The referee has no hesitation. Ronald Vargas is booked for Newcastle United Jets FC — Yellow card on 7.
  • 12' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 17' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 22' The referee calls foul for Nathaniel Atkinson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 25' Newcastle United Jets FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 27' A goal from the Australia international Riley McGree! He fires home on 27 to make it 1-1!
  • 32' What a moment for Luke Brattan! That strike on 32 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 37' Harrison Delbridge needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
  • 42' Newcastle United Jets FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 47' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 52' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 70' Poor challenge from Ritchie De Laet. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 74' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 74 minute. Ritchie De Laet leaves to be changed by Curtis Good.
  • 79' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 81' Lachlan Jackson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Georgievski on 81 minute.
  • 86' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 87' Lachlan Jackson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 87.
  • 90' Newcastle United Jets FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Steven Ugarkovic makes way for Kaine Sheppard at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Newcastle United Jets FC.
  • 2-1 the final result. Newcastle United Jets FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernie Merrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 11
Beka Mikeltadze 4
Florin Berenguer 3
Luke Brattan 2
Roy O'Donovan 2
Scott Jamieson 2
Adrian Luna 2
Mathew Leckie 2

Head to Head

2019-01-06 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2018-12-02 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2019-01-06 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2019-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2018-12-22 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2018-12-16 Adelaide United FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2018-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2018-12-02 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2019-01-06 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2019-01-02 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC D 2018-12-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2018-12-23 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2018-12-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Perth Glory FC L 2018-12-09 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.28 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Newcastle United Jets FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC65% Draw20% Newcastle United Jets FC15%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC
35%
Melbourne City FC or Newcastle United Jets FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC48% Draw39% Newcastle United Jets FC13%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
8.5%
3 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
7.1%
0 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.5%
4 – 0
4.3%
4 – 1
4.1%
1 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 20% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 22% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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