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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 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

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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Melbourne City FC to score. At the same time, Newcastle United Jets FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' A stunning finish from Roy O'Donovan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 7' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ronald Vargas.
  • 12' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 17' Daniel Georgievski is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Newcastle United Jets FC so far.
  • 22' A moment of madness from Nathaniel Atkinson on 22 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne City FC will be frustrated.
  • 25' It’s a booking for Newcastle United Jets FC player. Ronald Vargas gets a Red card.
  • 27' Riley McGree adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 32' Assisted by Lachlan Wales with the perfectly-timed delivery and Luke Brattan makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' Johnny Koutroumbis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 206 appearances.
  • 47' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 52' Ritchie De Laet needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 40 Yellow cards this season.
  • 57' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ernie Merrick might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 62' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 67' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ritchie De Laet on 70 minutes.
  • 74' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Ritchie De Laet by Curtis Good on 74 minute.
  • 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 81' Lachlan Jackson gets the nod from Newcastle United Jets FC. He replaces Daniel Georgievski and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Lachlan Jackson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nigel Boogaard on 90 minutes.
  • 90' The whistle greets Steven Ugarkovic as he departs to be replaced by Kaine Sheppard.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Adrian Luna 2
Mathew Leckie 2
Riley McGree 2
Steven Ugarkovic 2
Luke Brattan 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
3 / 4
1.82 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Newcastle United Jets FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC52% Draw24% Newcastle United Jets FC24%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC
48%
Melbourne City FC or Newcastle United Jets FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC35% Draw43% Newcastle United Jets FC22%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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