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 (2025/26)
Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)

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

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 referee shows Newcastle United Jets FC player a Yellow card on 5.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' 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.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne Victory FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
21' Newcastle United Jets FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 21.
26' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matthew Spiranovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United Jets FC.
28' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
33' Jordan Elsey has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
41' The Australia Brendan Hamill breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 1-0!
46' Newcastle United Jets FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
47' A stunning finish from Jake Brimmer — that came from absolutely nowhere!
48' Against the run of play, Jake Brimmer has scored! This game has turned on its head.
48' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Joshua Brillante gets a Red card.
52' Against the run of play, Jason Hoffman has scored! This game has turned on its head.
53' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Chris Ikonomidis on, Francesco Margiotta off on 53 minutes.
57' Valentino Yuel is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
62' Olivier Boumal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kostandinos Grozos at the 62 minute mark.
65' Matthew Spiranovic makes way for Roderick Miranda at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
66' Melbourne Victory FC ring the changes. Marco Rojas has done his job and it is now time for Nicholas D'Agostino to step up.
69' What a strike from Beka Mikeltadze! The score is 3-3.
72' Time for substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC. Taylor Regan is replaced by Lucas Mauragis.
77' Lucas Mauragis, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
80' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Ben Folami is replaced by Nishan Velupillay.
84' The supporters are chanting for Mohamed Al-Taay. He replaces Daniel Penha on 84 minute.
87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nishan Velupillay.
Newcastle United Jets FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Nishan Velupillay	3
Beka Mikeltadze	3
Chris Ikonomidis	2
Valentino Yuel	2
Jake Brimmer	2
Charles Nduka	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.