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Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2018-19
Melbourne Victory FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Newcastle United Jets FC
Sat 12 Jan 2019 · 08:50 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 53' Daniel Georgievski
Carl Valeri 80' Y
Terry Antonis 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Wilson Brown
  • Referee Craig Zetter
  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • Referee Tony Peart

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

7
4
6
Melbourne Victory FC 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Newcastle United Jets FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-12 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2018-11-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC H 2–1 W
09 Jan Adelaide United FC A 0–2 L
05 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
28 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–1 D
22 Dec Melbourne City FC A 1–1 D
14 Dec Brisbane Roar FC A 4–2 W
Newcastle United Jets FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jan Melbourne Victory FC A 1–2 L
06 Jan Melbourne City FC A 1–2 L
02 Jan Brisbane Roar FC H 2–2 D
30 Dec Adelaide United FC H 1–2 L
23 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–1 W
16 Dec Perth Glory FC H 0–2 L

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 history
23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season
18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Newcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/3
■ 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 Victory FC
Nikolaos 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 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' And we are off! Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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 Daniel Georgievski suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Roy O'Donovan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United Jets FC.
  • 30' Storm Roux needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kevin Muscat might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' 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.
  • 48' Brilliant from the ! Terry Antonis makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 48.
  • 53' Daniel Georgievski has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' Jason Hoffman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 63' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Newcastle United Jets FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 64' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Josh Hope by Raul Baena on 64 minute.
  • 69' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Newcastle United Jets FC's shape.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Angus Thurgate. He replaces Daniel Georgievski on 73 minute.
  • 77' The Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes a substitution. Jair departs to be replaced by Kaine Sheppard.
  • 78' A goal from the Australia international Kaine Sheppard! He fires home on 78 to make it 1-1!
  • 80' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Yellow card on 80.
  • 84' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. James Troisi makes it 2-1.
  • 88' Terry Antonis is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 90' Terry Antonis makes way for Kosta Barbarouses at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
  • 2-1 the final result. Newcastle United Jets FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kevin Muscat

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernie Merrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bruno Fornaroli 5
Clayton Taylor 4
Nishan Velupillay 3
Beka Mikeltadze 3
Valentino Yuel 2
Jake Brimmer 2
Charles Nduka 2
Eli Adams 2

Head to Head

2019-01-12 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2018-11-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2019-01-12 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2019-01-09 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-01-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2018-12-28 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2018-12-22 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2018-12-14 Brisbane Roar FC 2–4 Melbourne Victory FC W

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2019-01-12 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2019-01-06 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2019-01-02 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Brisbane Roar FC D 2018-12-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2018-12-23 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2018-12-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Perth Glory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.86 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Newcastle United Jets FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC53% Draw23% Newcastle United Jets FC24%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC
47%
Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC36% Draw42% Newcastle United Jets FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
5.6%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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