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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 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
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
#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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Melbourne City FC have kicked off against Newcastle United Jets FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 8' Magnificent from Craig Noone! That is 17 goals in 324 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 13' It looks surprising Newcastle United Jets FC does not make any changes. Lachlan Wales has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 18' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 23' Bobby Burns is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Newcastle United Jets FC tonight.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ben Kantarovski on 33.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 43' Melbourne City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 48' Newcastle United Jets FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 53' Nick Fitzgerald has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 205 appearances.
  • 58' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 63' Goal! Jamie MacLaren scores his 110 goal in 302 matches.
  • 64' The whistle greets Nick Fitzgerald as he departs to be replaced by Kaine Sheppard.
  • 69' Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 74' 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.
  • 79' 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.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Newcastle United Jets FC! Johnny Koutroumbis comes on to replace Abdiel Arroyo.
  • 86' Susaeta gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Lachlan Wales and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Craig Noone departs to be replaced by Stefan Colakovski.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Roy O'Donovan 2
Scott Jamieson 2
Adrian Luna 2
Mathew Leckie 2
Riley McGree 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
2.16 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Newcastle United Jets FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC59% Draw21% Newcastle United Jets FC20%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC
41%
Melbourne City FC or Newcastle United Jets FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC41% Draw40% Newcastle United Jets FC19%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.5%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 21% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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