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 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Newcastle United Jets FC 4 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

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
#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' In just a few seconds AAMI Park will turn into a battlefield for Melbourne City FC and Newcastle United Jets FC.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' Callum Talbot, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
22' Melbourne City FC player sees a card in front of him.
27' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jason Hoffman made 210 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
33' The referee shows Newcastle United Jets FC player a card on 33.
38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Samuel Souprayen, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' Dane Ingham has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
50' Jamie Young has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
60' 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 Mark Natta suffering a number of foals already.
62' Jamie MacLaren is replacing Max Caputo for the Melbourne City FC side.
65' The referee has no hesitation. Terry Antonis is booked for Melbourne City FC — card on 65.
70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
75' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a card on 75.
76' Newcastle United Jets FC ring the changes. Reno Piscopo has done his job and it is now time for Archie Goodwin to step up.
77' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Leo Natel by Mathew Leckie on 77 minute.
80' Another substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC to replace Callum Timmins by Brandon O'Neill on 80 minute.
85' 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.
90' Melbourne City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Luke Brattan	2
Roy O'Donovan	2
Scott Jamieson	2
Adrian Luna	2
Mathew Leckie	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

1 / 4

2.07 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.7 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC65% Draw22% Newcastle United Jets FC13%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

35%

Melbourne City FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC48% Draw42% Newcastle United Jets FC10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13.2%

1 – 0

12.5%

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.1%

3 – 0

8.9%

0 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.3%

4 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

3.6%

4 – 1

3.4%

2 – 2

3.2%

1 – 2

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	21%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	24%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	8%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✗

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