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

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A League · 2020-21

Melbourne Victory FC

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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

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

Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Newcastle United Jets FC 4 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#9	Position	#10
3	Points	2
4	Played	4
0 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 2 / 2
5	Scored	4
6	Conceded	8
-1	GD	-4
0.75	PPG	0.50
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts). Newcastle United Jets FC are 10th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Newcastle United Jets FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

Newcastle United Jets FC

Patrick Wood	1 G
Nikolaos Vergos	1 G
Xavier Bertoncello	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Newcastle United Jets FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
29' The referee has no hesitation. Storm Roux is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — Yellow card on 29.
34' Newcastle United Jets FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
38' Leigh Broxham is ready to make an impact after coming on for Storm Roux at the 38 minute mark.
41' Newcastle United Jets FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
46' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
51' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Newcastle United Jets FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
56' Controversy at the stadium! Angus Thurgate argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
59' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Nick Ansell exits the field as Dylan Ryan enters on 59.
62' The whistle greets Ramy Najjarine as he departs to be replaced by Luka Prso.
67' Nigel Boogaard, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
68' Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio makes way for Rudy Gestede at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
72' Brilliant from the ! Angus Thurgate makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 72.
77' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
82' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
86' The crowd applauds Roy O'Donovan as he leaves the pitch. Archie Goodwin steps in for Newcastle United Jets FC.
86' Newcastle United Jets FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' The crowd applauds Valentino Yuel as he leaves the pitch. Ali Abbas steps in for Newcastle United Jets FC.
The points are shared — Melbourne Victory FC 0-1 Newcastle United Jets FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Jacob Butterfield
5
Ryan Shotton
7
Callum McManaman ↓ Ben Folami 68'
10
Robbie Kruse
13
Birkan Kirdar
2
Storm Roux ↓ Leigh Broxham 38'
4
Nick Ansell ↓ Dylan Ryan 59'
22
Jake Brimmer
20
Max Crocombe
3
Adama Traore C
25
Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio ↓ Rudy Gestede 68'

Bench

11
Ben Folami ↑ 68'
9
Rudy Gestede ↑ 68'
19
Dylan Ryan ↑ 59'
1
Matt Acton
6
Leigh Broxham ↑ 38'
17
Elvis Kamsoba
14
Jay Barnett

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Lewis Italiano
14
Ali Abbas ↑ 90'
27
Lucas Mauragis
21
Luka Prso ↑ 62'
18
Jack Armson
15
Tete Yengi
26
Archie Goodwin ↑ 86'

Coach Craig Deans

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

Head to Head

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

3 / 4

1.4 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC40% Draw29% Newcastle United Jets FC31%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

60%

Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC31% Draw49% Newcastle United Jets FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

11.1%

0 – 0

10.8%

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.8%

1 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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.