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Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Melbourne City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Newcastle United Jets FC
Sat 18 Jan 2020 · 08:30 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Ben Kantarovski

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
  • Referee Daniel Illievski
  • Referee Lachlan Keevers
  • Referee George Lakrindis
  • Referee Kate Jacewicz

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
2020-01-18 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 2019-12-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–4 Melbourne City FC 2019-02-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC 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
18 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–0 W
11 Jan Brisbane Roar FC A 2–2 D
03 Jan Western United FC H 3–2 W
29 Dec Sydney FC A 1–2 L
21 Dec Melbourne Victory FC H 1–2 L
15 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC A 4–0 W
Newcastle United Jets FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Melbourne City FC A 0–2 L
10 Jan Sydney FC H 1–2 L
05 Jan Melbourne Victory FC A 0–4 L
28 Dec Brisbane Roar FC H 1–1 D
21 Dec Perth Glory FC A 2–6 L
15 Dec Melbourne City FC H 0–4 L

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' The game is set. Newcastle United Jets FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 8' What composure from Craig Noone! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 13' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 18' Newcastle United Jets FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 23' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 28' It looks surprising Newcastle United Jets FC does not make any changes. Josh Brillante has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 33' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ben Kantarovski.
  • 38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 43' Jason Hoffman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Newcastle United Jets FC tonight.
  • 48' Adrian Luna has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 53' Nick Fitzgerald has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 63' What composure from Jamie MacLaren! The Australia international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 64' Kaine Sheppard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nick Fitzgerald on 64 minute.
  • 69' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 74' Newcastle United Jets FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 79' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 81' Johnny Koutroumbis gets the nod from Newcastle United Jets FC. He replaces Abdiel Arroyo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Lachlan Wales by Susaeta on 86 minute.
  • 90' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stefan Colakovski is hanging Craig Noone on the field on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Deans

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

Head to Head

2020-01-18 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 2019-12-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–4 Melbourne City FC 2019-02-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC 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

2020-01-18 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2020-01-11 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2020-01-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Western United FC W 2019-12-29 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2019-12-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-12-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–4 Melbourne City FC W

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2020-01-18 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2020-01-10 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Sydney FC L 2020-01-05 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2019-12-28 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2019-12-21 Perth Glory FC 6–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2019-12-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–4 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.61 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Newcastle United Jets FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC71% Draw18% Newcastle United Jets FC11%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC
29%
Melbourne City FC or Newcastle United Jets FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC53% Draw36% Newcastle United Jets FC11%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
8.4%
1 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7.7%
1 – 0
7.4%
4 – 0
5.4%
4 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 21% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 21% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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