Sunday , 16 August 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Melbourne City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Newcastle United Jets FC
Wed 12 Mar 2025 · 08:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Max Caputo 18' Y
Y 35' Daniel Wilmering
Steven Ugarkovic 51' Y
Mathew Leckie 57' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kearney Robinson
  • Referee Sam Kelly (Australia)
7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2025-03-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2024-10-19 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–1 L
07 Mar Macarthur FC H 2–0 W
28 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–0 W
22 Feb Melbourne Victory FC A 2–2 D
15 Feb Perth Glory FC H 1–0 W
07 Feb Adelaide United FC A 0–1 L
Newcastle United Jets FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Melbourne City FC A 1–0 W
09 Mar Auckland FC H 1–1 D
21 Feb Brisbane Roar FC H 3–1 W
15 Feb Adelaide United FC A 2–1 W
08 Feb Melbourne Victory FC H 3–0 W
01 Feb Central Coast Mariners 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' That's the starting whistle at AAMI Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Melbourne City FC and Newcastle United Jets FC.
  • 5' Newcastle United Jets FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 10' It’s high time Aurelio Vidmar made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 18' Max Caputo is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 28' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' The referee calls foul for Daniel Wilmering. He receives a card.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Harry Politidis comes on to replace Kavian Rahmani.
  • 51' Steven Ugarkovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 51.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 57' Mathew Leckie has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 57.
  • 62' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 67' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 69' Lachlan Rose adds to his 0 season tally! Newcastle United Jets FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 74' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 76' Melbourne City FC make a change. Marco Tilio trudges off to be replaced by Medin Memeti on 76 minutes.
  • 81' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Newcastle United Jets FC's compact .
  • 85' Another change for Newcastle United Jets FC made on 85 minute. Eli Adams leaves to be changed by Justin Vidic.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Newcastle United Jets FC — Dane Ingham on, Clayton Taylor off on 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robert Stanton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-03-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2024-10-19 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC 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

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-03-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2025-03-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Macarthur FC W 2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2025-02-22 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2025-02-15 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2025-02-07 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2025-03-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2025-03-09 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Auckland FC D 2025-02-21 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2025-02-15 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2025-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2025-02-01 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Newcastle United Jets FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Newcastle United Jets FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC34% Draw30% Newcastle United Jets FC36%
Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC
66%
Melbourne City FC or Newcastle United Jets FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC24% Draw49% Newcastle United Jets FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.8%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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