Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne City FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Newcastle United Jets FC

Sat 30 Mar 2024 · 06:30 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

James Jeggo 22' Y

Y 33' Callum Timmins

Y 45' Dane Ingham

Terry Antonis 65' Y

Leo Natel 75' Y

Y 75' Kosta Grozos

Overview

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

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

2024-03-30 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 2023-12-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–0	D
12 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	7–0	W
09 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–0	W
01 Mar	Macarthur FC	A	0–2	L
24 Feb	Sydney FC	A	1–1	D
17 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–0	D

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	0–0	D
15 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	0–1	L
09 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	2–2	D
02 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–1	L
25 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	2–2	D
16 Feb	Western United FC	A	0–2	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

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' What a night it is going to be! Melbourne City FC welcome Newcastle United Jets FC for this crunch clash at AAMI Park.
5' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Newcastle United Jets FC's shape.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' Daniel Stynes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Newcastle United Jets FC so far.
22' That looks like a foul for a card for James Jeggo.
27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
32' 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.
33' Callum Timmins has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 33.
38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mike van Houten will be considering his options from the bench.
45' The referee shows Newcastle United Jets FC player a card on 45.
50' It looks like no one’s ball. Newcastle United Jets FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
55' Apostolos Stamatelopoulos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Phillip Cancar made 205 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
62' The supporters are chanting for Jamie MacLaren. He replaces Max Caputo on 62 minute.
65' Melbourne City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 65.
70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Vicente Fernandez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United Jets FC.
75' Leo Natel was booked on 75.
76' A tactical swap from Newcastle United Jets FC — Archie Goodwin on, Reno Piscopo off on 76 minutes.
77' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Mathew Leckie on, Leo Natel off on 77 minutes.
80' Callum Timmins makes way for Brandon O'Neill at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Newcastle United Jets FC.
85' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Newcastle United Jets FC's compact .
90' 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.
The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike van Houten

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robert Stanton

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

2024-03-30 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2024-03-12 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-03-09 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-03-01 Macarthur FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC L 2024-02-24 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-02-17 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2024-03-30 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2024-03-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC L 2024-03-09 Perth Glory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2024-03-02 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2024-02-25 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Macarthur FC D 2024-02-16 Western United FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.61 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC51% Draw26% Newcastle United Jets FC23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

49%

Melbourne City FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC34% Draw46% Newcastle United Jets FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

8.6%

0 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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