Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Melbourne City FC

1 – 1

Full Time

Newcastle United Jets FC

Sun 2 Apr 2023 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Scott Jamieson 21' Y

Scott Jamieson 41' R

Y 78' Angus Thurgate

Y 88' Callum Timmins

Y 89' Callum Timmins

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

2023-04-02 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2022-11-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–1	D
19 Mar	Macarthur FC	A	1–1	D
12 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
03 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	2–4	L
25 Feb	Sydney FC	H	3–2	W
18 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–3	L

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	1–1	D
18 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
11 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	2–4	L
04 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–2	L
25 Feb	Western United FC	H	1–3	L
18 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	1–0	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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Melbourne City FC and Newcastle United Jets FC.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Arthur Papas will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' The 28-year-old Trent Buhagiar has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' A quiet spell here at . Newcastle United Jets FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
21' Scott Jamieson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 21.
21' Callum Talbot gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Nuno Reis and will look to change the dynamic.
26' Newcastle United Jets FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
29' What composure from Beka Mikeltadze! The Georgia international strokes it home. 0-1.
31' Goal! Beka Mikeltadze scores his 20 goal in 5 matches.
36' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
41' That is a Red card for Melbourne City FC. Scott Jamieson will be fuming at that decision.
46' Nuno Reis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
56' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
61' It looks surprising Newcastle United Jets FC does not make any changes. Jason Hoffman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
65' Another change for Newcastle United Jets FC made on 65 minute. Reno Piscopo leaves to be changed by Manabu Saito.
70' Newcastle United Jets FC have won 277 goals from 206 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
76' The crowd applauds Trent Buhagiar as he leaves the pitch. Jason Hoffman steps in for Newcastle United Jets FC.
77' Another substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC to replace Kostandinos Grozos by Callum Timmins on 77 minute.
78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Angus Thurgate.
83' Melbourne City 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.
86' The supporters are chanting for Mark Natta. He replaces Thomas Aquilina on 86 minute.
88' Controversy at the stadium! Callum Timmins argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Callum Timmins on 89 minutes.
90' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Max Caputo comes on to replace Valon Berisha.
It finishes all square. Melbourne City FC and Newcastle United Jets FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rado Vidosic

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Carl Jenkinson
2
Dane Ingham
7
Trent Buhagiar ↓ Jason Hoffman 76'
6
Brandon O'Neill
32
Angus Thurgate
17
Kostandinos Grozos ↓ Callum Timmins 77'
5
Matt Jurman ↓ Phillip Cancar 86'
9
Beka Mikeltadze
10
Reno Piscopo ↓ Manabu Saito 65'
39
Thomas Aquilina ↓ Mark Natta 86'
20
Michael Weier

Bench

3
Jason Hoffman ↑ 76'
4
Manabu Saito ↑ 65'
1
Jack Duncan
19
Callum Timmins ↑ 77'
18
Daniel Stynes
33
Mark Natta ↑ 86'
22
Phillip Cancar ↑ 86'

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

2023-04-02 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2023-03-19 Macarthur FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-03-12 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-03-03 Adelaide United FC 4–2 Melbourne City FC L 2023-02-25 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Sydney FC W 2023-02-18 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2023-04-02 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2023-03-18 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2023-03-11 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC L 2023-03-04 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-02-25 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–3 Western United FC L 2023-02-18 Macarthur FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.67 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Newcastle United Jets FC 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC45% Draw25% Newcastle United Jets FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

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

70%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

55%

Melbourne City FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC31% Draw43% Newcastle United Jets FC26%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.3%

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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