Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Melbourne City FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Newcastle United Jets FC

Fri 18 Feb 2022 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' Jason Hoffman

Andrew Nabbout 23' Y

Y 42' Taylor Regan

R 54' Taylor Regan

Connor Metcalfe 73' Y

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)

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

2022-02-18 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 2022-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC 2021-06-10 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 2021-04-29 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2021-02-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–0	W
15 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	1–2	L
11 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	3–1	W
08 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	4–2	W
29 Jan	Western United FC	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	Adelaide United FC	A	2–2	D

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	Melbourne City FC	A	0–3	L
12 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–1	W
08 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	2–4	L
03 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
30 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	1–2	L
28 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–2	D

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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Jordan O'Doherty has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 205 appearances.
15' 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.
20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Olivier Boumal suffering a number of foals already.
23' Jason Hoffman has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 23.
28' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nuno Reis is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United Jets FC.
33' 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.
38' It’s high time Arthur Papas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' Newcastle United Jets FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
46' The Newcastle United Jets FC bench stirs into life. Angus Thurgate is withdrawn and Kostandinos Grozos gets his opportunity.
47' Melbourne City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jamie MacLaren on 45.
52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mathew Leckie makes it 2-0.
54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Taylor Regan on 54.
56' A change in the Newcastle United Jets FC ranks — Jason Hoffman exits the field as Dylan Murnane enters on 56.
58' It is a substitution in Newcastle United Jets FC team. Daniel Penha is replaced by Dylan Murnane on 58 minute.
61' Time for substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC. Jordan O'Doherty is replaced by Mario Arques.
62' Mario Arques is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan O'Doherty at the 62 minute mark.
64' What a strike from Carl Jenkinson! The score is 3-0.
67' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 67 minute. Florin Berenguer leaves to be changed by Connor Metcalfe.
72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Connor Metcalfe.
78' 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.
80' Manuel Pucciarelli has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andrew Nabbout on 80 minute.
81' Taras Gomulka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aiden O'Neill on 81 minute.
86' Newcastle United Jets FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' Newcastle United Jets FC ring the changes. Valentino Yuel has done his job and it is now time for Samuel Silvera to step up.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Newcastle United Jets FC.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Carl Jenkinson
7
Mathew Leckie
8
Aiden O'Neill ↓ Taras Gomulka 81'
2
Scott Galloway
9
Jamie MacLaren ↓ Stefan Colakovski 80'
15
Andrew Nabbout ↓ Manuel Pucciarelli 80'
4
Nuno Reis
10
Florin Berenguer ↓ Connor Metcalfe 67'
5
Rostyn Griffiths
23
Marco Tilio
1
Tom Glover

Bench

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Dane Ingham
3
Jason Hoffman ↓ Dylan Murnane 56'
32
Angus Thurgate ↓ Kostandinos Grozos 46'
7
Jordan O'Doherty ↓ Mario Arques 62'
4
Jordan Elsey
19
Taylor Regan
10
Olivier Boumal ↓ Savvas Siatravanis 62'
9
Beka Mikeltadze
11
Daniel Penha ↓ Dylan Murnane 58'
17
Valentino Yuel ↓ Samuel Silvera 90'
1
Jack Duncan

Bench

16
Kostandinos Grozos ↑ 46'
23
Eli Babalj
25
Samuel Silvera ↑ 90'
15
Dylan Murnane ↑ 58'
21
Savvas Siatravanis ↑ 62'
20
Michael Weier
8
Mario Arques ↑ 62'

Coach Arthur Papas

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

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2022-02-18 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-02-15 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2022-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2022-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC W 2022-01-29 Western United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2021-11-27 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2022-02-18 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-02-12 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC L 2022-02-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2022-01-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2021-11-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.87 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.47 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC50% Draw23% Newcastle United Jets FC27%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

50%

Melbourne City FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC34% Draw42% Newcastle United Jets FC24%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.2%

1 – 0

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 0

Actual

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	20%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

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.