Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC — A League at AAMI Park.
- Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
- Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Adam Kersey
- Referee Alex King
- Referee Emma Kocbek (Australia)
- Assistant 1 Kearney Robinson
- Assistant 2 Andrew Meimarakis
- 4th Official Jonathon Barreiro
19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Last 5 meetings2026-04-17 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 2025-10-24 Newcastle United Jets FC 5–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-05-04 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2025-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-02-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FCRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–2 D 11 Apr Auckland FC A 2–2 D 05 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–1 L 21 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC H 4–1 W 15 Mar Macarthur FC H 4–1 W 07 Mar Sydney FC A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Apr Melbourne Victory FC A 2–2 D 11 Apr Adelaide United FC H 1–1 D 02 Apr Macarthur FC A 2–3 L 22 Mar Sydney FC A 2–1 W 14 Mar Auckland FC H 1–2 L 07 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–1 W Season Stats
Melbourne Victory FC Newcastle United Jets FC #4 Position #1 40 Points 48 26 Played 26 11 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 15 / 3 / 8 44 Scored 55 33 Conceded 39 +11 GD +16 1.54 PPG 1.85 42% Win % 58% Key Stats
65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this seasonMelbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Newcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Melbourne Victory FC0-15–/–16-301/131-452/146-601/–61-751/–76+1/3■ Scored ■ ConcededNewcastle United Jets FC0-151/116-303/131-452/246-601/161-75–/376+4/–■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Melbourne Victory FCNikolaos Vergos 7 G 1 A Clarismario 6 G Mata 5 G 12 A Keegan Jelacic 5 G 2 A Charles Nduka 5 G 2 A Newcastle United Jets FCEli 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Melbourne Victory FC and Newcastle United Jets FC has kicked off!
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Newcastle United Jets FC that had 204 games and scored 275 goals.
- 10' Melbourne Victory 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.
- 15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eli Adams on 15.
- 19' What a strike from Eli Adams! The score is 0-1.
- 24' Roderick Miranda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Red cards this season.
- 25' Roderick Miranda is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
- 30' The travelling Newcastle United Jets FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 31' Goal! Charles Nduka scores his 2 goal in 210 matches.
- 34' GOAL! Charles Nduka scores on 34. Assisted by Franco Lino
- 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 44' It’s gonna be a card for Max Burgess.
- 49' It’s high time Arthur Diles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 54' 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.
- 57' Time for substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC. Zach Clough is replaced by Xavier Bertoncello.
- 62' 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.
- 65' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Keegan Jelacic is replaced by Matthew Grimaldi.
- 70' Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Gibson is hanging Lachlan Rose on the field on 70 minute.
- 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 80' Newcastle United Jets FC is showing some good football. However, Newcastle United Jets FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 81' Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexandro Nunes is hanging Clayton Taylor on the field on 81 minute.
- 82' The whistle greets Nishan Velupillay as he departs to be replaced by Clarismario.
- 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
- 89' What an equalizer from Eli Adams!
- 90' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Joshua Rawlins gets a card.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Melbourne Victory FC Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 10
- 2
- 21
- 22
- 23
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17
Nishan Velupillay ↓ Clarismario 82'
- 40
- 18
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8
Jordi Valadon ↓ Louis D'Arrigo 82'
- 15
- 44
Bench
- 5
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27
Louis D'Arrigo ↑ 82'
- 7
- 25
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14
Matthew Grimaldi ↑ 65'
- 9
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11
Clarismario ↑ 82'
Coach Arthur DilesNewcastle United Jets FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 10
- 1
- 14
- 23
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9
Lachlan Rose ↓ Ben Gibson 70'
- 33
- 7
- 22
- 17
- 13
- 8
Bench
- 18
- 20
- 42
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24
Alexandro Nunes ↑ 81'
- 41
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11
Ben Gibson ↑ 70'
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43
Xavier Bertoncello ↑ 57'
Coach Mark Milligan -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Bruno Fornaroli 5 Clayton Taylor 4 Nishan Velupillay 3 Beka Mikeltadze 3 Terry Antonis 2 Chris Ikonomidis 2 Valentino Yuel 2 Jake Brimmer 2 Head to Head
2026-04-17 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 2025-10-24 Newcastle United Jets FC 5–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-05-04 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2025-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-02-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FCMelbourne Victory FC Form
2026-04-17 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2026-04-11 Auckland FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2026-04-05 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-03-21 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-03-15 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W 2026-03-07 Sydney FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC DNewcastle United Jets FC Form
2026-04-17 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2026-04-11 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2026-04-02 Macarthur FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2026-03-22 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2026-03-14 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Auckland FC L 2026-03-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.96 Melbourne Victory FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.91 Newcastle United Jets FC xGI would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.87Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 90% 10% ± 2.5 73% 27% ± 3.5 53% 47% ± 4.5 34% 66% Double Chance
Melbourne Victory FC or Draw 64%Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC 60%Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 8.6%2 – 1 7.4%1 – 2 7.3%2 – 2 Actual3 – 1 4.8%1 – 3 4.6%3 – 2 4.6%2 – 3 4.5%2 – 0 4.1%0 – 2 3.9%1 – 0 3.6%0 – 1 3.5%Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC
Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Newcastle United Jets FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 12% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 17% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 17% 21% +1.5 79% — 21% +2 79% 11% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.