Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Melbourne Victory FC

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Newcastle United Jets FC

Sat 12 Feb 2022 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 5' Jordan Elsey

Y 21' Beka Mikeltadze

Joshua Brillante 28' Y

Joshua Brillante 48' R

Nishan Velupillay 87' Y

Overview

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

Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)
Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2026/27)

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

2022-02-12 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 2021-04-10 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–2	L
09 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
28 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–0	W
20 Nov	Western United FC	A	1–0	W
06 Jun	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D
28 May	Western United FC	A	6–1	W

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–1	W
08 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	2–4	L
03 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
30 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	1–2	L
28 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–2	D
21 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–2	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

Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Newcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Melbourne Victory FC get us underway at .
5' Jordan Elsey picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
10' 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.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Newcastle United Jets FC is showing some good football. However, Newcastle United Jets FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
21' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Beka Mikeltadze.
26' Melbourne Victory 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.
28' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Joshua Brillante gets a Yellow card.
33' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mohamed Al-Taay is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
41' Brendan Hamill does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne Victory FC surge ahead!
46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Arthur Papas will be considering his options from the bench.
47' Magnificent from Jake Brimmer! That is 16 goals in 209 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
48' Jake Brimmer with the second goal in the match!
48' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Joshua Brillante on 48 minutes.
52' Jason Hoffman does the damage! The net is bulging and Newcastle United Jets FC surge ahead!
53' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Francesco Margiotta is withdrawn and Chris Ikonomidis gets his opportunity.
57' Valentino Yuel has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
62' Another substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC to replace Kostandinos Grozos by Olivier Boumal on 62 minute.
65' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Matthew Spiranovic trudges off to be replaced by Roderick Miranda on 65 minutes.
66' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Marco Rojas by Nicholas D'Agostino on 66 minute.
69' What an equalizer from Beka Mikeltadze!
72' Taylor Regan makes way for Lucas Mauragis at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Newcastle United Jets FC.
77' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
80' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Nishan Velupillay comes on to replace Ben Folami.
84' The Newcastle United Jets FC bench stirs into life. Daniel Penha is withdrawn and Mohamed Al-Taay gets his opportunity.
87' A moment of madness from Nishan Velupillay on 87 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Newcastle United Jets FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Ben Folami ↓ Nishan Velupillay 80'
23
Marco Rojas ↓ Nicholas D'Agostino 66'
6
Leigh Broxham
17
Brendan Hamill
22
Jake Brimmer
3
Jason Davidson ↓ Stefan Nigro 80'
5
Matthew Spiranovic ↓ Roderick Miranda 65'
9
Francesco Margiotta ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 53'
2
Jason Geria
20
Ivan Kelava
8
Joshua Brillante

Bench

18
Nicholas D'Agostino ↑ 66'
16
Stefan Nigro ↑ 80'
1
Matt Acton
13
Birkan Kirdar
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 53'
21
Roderick Miranda ↑ 65'
24
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 80'

Coach Anthony Popovic

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Dane Ingham
3
Jason Hoffman
32
Angus Thurgate
16
Kostandinos Grozos ↓ Olivier Boumal 62'
4
Jordan Elsey
19
Taylor Regan ↓ Lucas Mauragis 72'
9
Beka Mikeltadze
11
Daniel Penha ↓ Mohamed Al-Taay 84'
17
Valentino Yuel ↓ Savvas Siatravanis 84'
1
Jack Duncan
8
Mario Arques ↓ Jordan O'Doherty 72'

Bench

7
Jordan O'Doherty ↑ 72'
10
Olivier Boumal ↑ 62'
23
Eli Babalj
14
Mohamed Al-Taay ↑ 84'
27
Lucas Mauragis ↑ 72'
21
Savvas Siatravanis ↑ 84'
20
Michael Weier

Coach Arthur Papas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Fornaroli	5
Clayton Taylor	4
Beka Mikeltadze	3
Nishan Velupillay	3
Jake Brimmer	2
Charles Nduka	2
Eli Adams	2
Nicholas D'Agostino	2

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2022-02-12 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-02-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-11-28 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-11-20 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-06-06 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2021-05-28 Western United FC 1–6 Melbourne Victory FC W

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2022-02-12 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC L 2022-02-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2022-01-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2021-11-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2021-11-21 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.82 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC42% Draw25% Newcastle United Jets FC33%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.42

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

58%

Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC32% Draw41% Newcastle United Jets FC27%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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