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

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A League · 2018-19

Melbourne Victory FC

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Newcastle United Jets FC

Sat 2 Mar 2019 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

James Donachie 73' Y

James Donachie 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC — A League .

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Wilson Brown
Referee Shaun Evans
Referee Andrew Meimarakis
Referee Jack Morgan

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 Victory FC 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Newcastle United Jets FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-02 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–2	L
23 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D
15 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–1	D
10 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	1–2	L
02 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	3–2	W
26 Jan	Sydney FC	H	2–1	W

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–0	W
24 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	0–0	D
15 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	3–1	W
07 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–1	D
01 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	5–1	W
27 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Melbourne Victory FC and Newcastle United Jets FC.
5' Newcastle United Jets 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.
10' Kosta Barbarouses is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Newcastle United Jets FC so far.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
20' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Newcastle United Jets FC's shape.
25' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Glen Moss has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
34' Newcastle United Jets FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Johnny Koutroumbis on 34.
39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
44' With 0 assists to his name this season, Keisuke Honda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United Jets FC.
49' Newcastle United Jets FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
54' Kaine Sheppard has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
59' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
62' Leigh Broxham is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Troisi at the 62 minute mark.
67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
70' Joseph Champness is replacing Jair for the Newcastle United Jets FC side.
72' The whistle greets Kenjok Athiu as he departs to be replaced by Jai Ingham.
73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for James Donachie.
78' Matt Ridenton gets the nod from Newcastle United Jets FC. He replaces Johnny Koutroumbis and will look to change the dynamic.
81' Newcastle United Jets FC make a change. Roy O'Donovan trudges off to be replaced by Kaine Sheppard on 81 minutes.
83' Anthony Lesiotis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Raul Baena at the 83 minute mark.
88' Newcastle United Jets FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
90' Brilliant from the ! Dimi Petratos makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 90.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for James Donachie on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Matt Acton
6
Leigh Broxham ↑ 62'
23
Jai Ingham ↑ 72'
16
Josh Hope
25
Anthony Lesiotis ↑ 83'

Coach Kevin Muscat

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Dimi Petratos
1
Glen Moss
4
Nigel Boogaard C
22
Lachlan Jackson
18
Johnny Koutroumbis ↓ Matt Ridenton 78'
17
Daniel Georgievski
44
Nikolai Topor-Stanley
5
Ben Kantarovski
6
Steven Ugarkovic
9
Roy O'Donovan ↓ Kaine Sheppard 81'
8
Jair ↓ Joseph Champness 70'

Bench

13
Ivan Vujica
24
Joseph Champness ↑ 70'
20
Lewis Italiano
23
Matt Ridenton ↑ 78'
14
Kaine Sheppard ↑ 81'

Coach Ernie Merrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.47 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC34% Draw27% Newcastle United Jets FC39%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

66%

Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC25% Draw43% Newcastle United Jets FC32%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

5.7%

1 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Clean Sheet