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Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Melbourne Victory FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Newcastle United Jets FC
Sun 5 Jan 2020 · 07:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 24' Bobby Burns

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2020-01-05 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC H 4–0 W
21 Dec Melbourne City FC A 2–1 W
14 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–0 D
08 Dec Western United FC A 1–3 L
29 Nov Perth Glory FC H 1–0 W
23 Nov Adelaide United FC A 1–3 L
Newcastle United Jets FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Melbourne Victory FC A 0–4 L
28 Dec Brisbane Roar FC H 1–1 D
21 Dec Perth Glory FC A 2–6 L
15 Dec Melbourne City FC H 0–4 L
08 Dec Adelaide United FC A 1–2 L
30 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–0 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 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' The travelling Newcastle United Jets FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 9' Robbie Kruse has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
  • 14' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 19' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 24' Bobby Burns is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
  • 29' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 34' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne Victory FC in their trying to find a way past Newcastle United Jets FC's compact .
  • 39' Newcastle United Jets FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Eli Adams scoring 2 goals.
  • 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Newcastle United Jets FC that had 206 games and scored 277 goals.
  • 49' Denmark international Jakob Poulsen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' Over 54 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 59' Melbourne Victory FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne Victory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' Migjen Basha makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Melbourne Victory FC are in front.
  • 64' GOAL! Andrew Nabbout fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 86' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mathew Millar makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • Newcastle United Jets FC will have plenty to reflect on. Melbourne Victory FC were simply the better side today.

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

2020-01-05 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 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

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2020-01-05 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2019-12-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2019-12-14 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2019-12-08 Western United FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2019-11-29 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2019-11-23 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2020-01-05 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2019-12-28 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2019-12-21 Perth Glory FC 6–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2019-12-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–4 Melbourne City FC L 2019-12-08 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2019-11-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.36 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Newcastle United Jets FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC62% Draw21% Newcastle United Jets FC17%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC
38%
Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC46% Draw38% Newcastle United Jets FC16%
Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8%
3 – 1
7.2%
1 – 0
6.4%
3 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
4.3%
0 – 0
4.2%
4 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 18% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 21% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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