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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Melbourne Victory FC and Newcastle United Jets FC get this one started.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kenny Athiu made 210 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Keisuke Honda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
15' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Thomas Deng has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Newcastle United Jets FC's shape.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ernie Merrick might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' Storm Roux is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
34' Johnny Koutroumbis puts Newcastle United Jets FC on the lead.
39' Nikolai Topor-Stanley has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
44' 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.
49' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
54' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne Victory FC in their trying to find a way past Newcastle United Jets FC's compact .
59' James Troisi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 210 appearances.
62' Leigh Broxham has so much to prove this time. He replaces James Troisi on 62 minute.
67' 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.
70' Joseph Champness has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jair on 70 minute.
72' The supporters are chanting for Jai Ingham. He replaces Kenjok Athiu on 72 minute.
73' James Donachie picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
78' Time for substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC. Johnny Koutroumbis is replaced by Matt Ridenton.
81' The whistle greets Roy O'Donovan as he departs to be replaced by Kaine Sheppard.
83' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Raul Baena departs to be replaced by Anthony Lesiotis.
88' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Newcastle United Jets FC backline.
90' Dimi Petratos adds to his 0 season tally! Newcastle United Jets FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
90' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Red card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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