Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Melbourne Victory FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Newcastle United Jets FC

Fri 4 Nov 2022 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Nicholas D'Agostino 7' Y

Y 18' Angus Thurgate

Y 23' Brandon O'Neill

Y 62' Jaushua Sotirio

Y 88' Mark Natta

Overview

Match Preview

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

2022-11-04 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 2022-04-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	4–0	W
29 Oct	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–0	D
22 Oct	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	L
15 Oct	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
08 Oct	Sydney FC	A	3–2	W
07 May	Sydney FC	A	4–1	W

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Nov	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–4	L
28 Oct	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
22 Oct	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	3–1	W
15 Oct	Perth Glory FC	H	2–1	W
07 May	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–2	L
04 May	Western United FC	H	1–1	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' The wait is over. Newcastle United Jets FC get us underway at .
5' Newcastle United Jets FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
7' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne Victory FC. Nicholas D'Agostino will be fuming at that decision.
12' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
16' Against the run of play, Jake Brimmer has scored! This game has turned on its head.
18' The referee shows Newcastle United Jets FC player a Yellow card on 18.
23' It’s a booking for Newcastle United Jets FC player. Brandon O'Neill gets a Yellow card.
28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
33' Nani has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
38' James McGarry has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' Time for substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC. James McGarry is replaced by Jason Hoffman.
47' Chris Ikonomidis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
50' Chris Ikonomidis does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne Victory FC surge ahead!
54' Against the run of play, Nicholas D'Agostino has scored! This game has turned on its head.
59' The energy levels are beginning to show. Arthur Papas might look to freshen things up shortly.
62' It’s a booking for Newcastle United Jets FC player. Jaushua Sotirio gets a Yellow card.
66' Newcastle United Jets FC ring the changes. Jaushua Sotirio has done his job and it is now time for Trent Buhagiar to step up.
67' The Newcastle United Jets FC bench stirs into life. Jaushua Sotirio is withdrawn and Trent Buhagiar gets his opportunity.
70' The whistle greets Nani as he departs to be replaced by Ben Folami.
75' The whistle greets Cadete as he departs to be replaced by Noah Smith.
80' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
82' Time for substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC. Reno Piscopo is replaced by Mohamed Al-Taay.
85' Jason Geria is replacing Stefan Nigro for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
88' That is a Yellow card for Newcastle United Jets FC. Mark Natta will be fuming at that decision.
89' What composure from Bruno Fornaroli! The Australia international strokes it home. 5-0.
With this win, Melbourne Victory FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Cadete ↓ Noah Smith 75'
17
Nani ↓ Ben Folami 70'
18
Nicholas D'Agostino ↓ Bruno Fornaroli 75'
16
Stefan Nigro ↓ Jason Geria 85'
6
Leigh Broxham
22
Jake Brimmer ↓ Nishan Velupillay 85'
7
Chris Ikonomidis
21
Roderick Miranda
4
Raimon Marchan
8
Joshua Brillante
20
Paul Izzo

Bench

11
Ben Folami ↑ 70'
1
Matt Acton
9
Bruno Fornaroli ↑ 75'
15
George Timotheou
2
Jason Geria ↑ 85'
25
Noah Smith ↑ 75'
24
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 85'

Coach Anthony Popovic

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Carl Jenkinson ↓ Dane Ingham 82'
24
James McGarry ↓ Jason Hoffman 46'
6
Brandon O'Neill
32
Angus Thurgate
11
Jaushua Sotirio ↓ Trent Buhagiar 66'
4
Jordan Elsey
9
Beka Mikeltadze
10
Reno Piscopo ↓ Mohamed Al-Taay 82'
33
Mark Natta
20
Michael Weier
8
Beka Dartsmelia ↓ Kostandinos Grozos 66'

Bench

2
Dane Ingham ↑ 82'
7
Trent Buhagiar ↑ 66'
3
Jason Hoffman ↑ 46'
17
Kostandinos Grozos ↑ 66'
5
Matt Jurman
1
Jack Duncan
14
Mohamed Al-Taay ↑ 82'

Coach Arthur Papas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Fornaroli	5
Clayton Taylor	4
Nishan Velupillay	3
Beka Mikeltadze	3
Terry Antonis	2
Chris Ikonomidis	2
Valentino Yuel	2
Jake Brimmer	2

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2022-11-04 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-10-29 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2022-10-22 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC L 2022-10-15 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-10-08 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-05-07 Sydney FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory FC W

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2022-11-04 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-10-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-10-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-10-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W 2022-05-07 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-05-04 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Western United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.1 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC56% Draw23% Newcastle United Jets FC21%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

44%

Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC41% Draw41% Newcastle United Jets FC18%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.8%

1 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.3%

0 – 0

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	21%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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