Thursday , 2 July 2026

Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2020-21
Melbourne Victory FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Newcastle United Jets FC
Sun 21 Feb 2021 · 05:05 UTC AAMI Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Storm Roux 29' Y
Y 41' Nigel Boogaard
Y 56' Angus Thurgate
Y 86' Mathew Millar

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kurt Ams
  • Referee Daniel Illievski
  • Referee Andrew Meimarakis
  • Referee
  • Referee Casey Reibelt

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
2021-02-21 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2020-02-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–1 L
10 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
06 Feb Brisbane Roar FC A 2–5 L
12 Aug Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 1–2 L
08 Aug Perth Glory FC A 4–0 W
03 Aug Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–3 L
Newcastle United Jets FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Melbourne Victory FC A 1–0 W
14 Feb Brisbane Roar FC A 0–0 D
07 Feb Melbourne City FC H 1–0 W
13 Aug Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–0 W
02 Aug Western United FC H 1–0 W
24 Jul Central Coast Mariners FC A 0–0 D

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' KICK OFF: Melbourne Victory FC gets underway.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Robbie Kruse, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' 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 Connor O'Toole suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' The referee calls foul for Storm Roux. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Duncan made 206 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 38' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Storm Roux by Leigh Broxham on 38 minute.
  • 41' Nigel Boogaard picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
  • 56' Angus Thurgate catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Dylan Ryan on, Nick Ansell off on 59 minutes.
  • 62' The whistle greets Ramy Najjarine as he departs to be replaced by Luka Prso.
  • 67' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 68' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio trudges off to be replaced by Rudy Gestede on 68 minutes.
  • 72' Angus Thurgate puts Newcastle United Jets FC on the lead.
  • 77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
  • 86' A change in the Newcastle United Jets FC ranks — Roy O'Donovan exits the field as Archie Goodwin enters on 86.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mathew Millar on 86.
  • 90' Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ali Abbas is hanging Valentino Yuel on the field on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Deans

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-02-21 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2020-02-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2021-02-21 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2021-02-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-02-06 Brisbane Roar FC 5–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-08-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-08-08 Perth Glory FC 0–4 Melbourne Victory FC W 2020-08-03 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2021-02-21 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2021-02-14 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2021-02-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2020-08-13 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-08-02 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Western United FC W 2020-07-24 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.4 Melbourne Victory FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Newcastle United Jets FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC34% Draw28% Newcastle United Jets FC38%
Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC
66%
Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne Victory FC27% Draw46% Newcastle United Jets FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗

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