Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne Victory FC

5 – 3

Full Time

Newcastle United Jets FC

Sun 29 Oct 2023 · 06:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Carl Jenkinson

Y 58' Trent Buhagiar

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 Jonathon Barreiro
Referee Sarah Ho (Australia)

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

2023-10-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–3 Newcastle United Jets FC 2023-02-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Oct	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	5–3	W
21 Oct	Sydney FC	A	2–0	W
29 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	0–1	L
23 Apr	Macarthur FC	H	2–1	W
15 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
09 Apr	Perth Glory FC	H	0–0	D

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	A	3–5	L
22 Oct	Perth Glory FC	A	2–2	D
29 Apr	Sydney FC	A	0–2	L
22 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–3	L
14 Apr	Macarthur FC	H	2–1	W
08 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–3	L

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' That's the starting whistle at AAMI Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Melbourne Victory FC and Newcastle United Jets FC.
5' Newcastle United Jets FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
6' A goal from the Australia international Mark Natta! He fires home on 6 to make it 0-1!
8' Bruno Fornaroli has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 8 minutes.
13' 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.
18' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
23' Apostolos Stamatelopoulos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
27' That looks like a foul for a card for Carl Jenkinson.
31' GOAL! Bruno Fornaroli fires home to make it 2-1!
36' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Nishan Velupillay has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
40' Bruno Fornaroli doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
45' 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.
46' Another change for Newcastle United Jets FC made on 46 minute. Jason Hoffman leaves to be changed by Phillip Cancar.
48' Magnificent from Bruno Fornaroli! That is 63 goals in 212 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
49' Against the run of play, Clayton Taylor has scored! This game has turned on its head.
54' 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.
55' The Australia Nishan Velupillay breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 5-2!
58' Newcastle United Jets FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 58.
63' Damien da Silva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 37 Yellow cards this season.
66' Ben Folami is replacing Nishan Velupillay for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
67' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Daniel Arzani is withdrawn and Chris Ikonomidis gets his opportunity.
72' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
74' Brilliant from the ! Clayton Taylor makes it 5-3 with a superb finish on 74.
75' Time for substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC. Kosta Grozos is replaced by Callum Timmins.
80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
84' Rai Marchan makes way for Connor Chapman at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
89' The travelling Newcastle United Jets FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
90' The whistle greets Lucas Mauragis as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Wilmering.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Melbourne Victory FC 5-3 Newcastle United Jets FC.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Ben Folami ↑ 66'
16
Stefan Nigro ↑ 46'
22
Jake Brimmer ↑ 67'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 67'
14
Connor Chapman ↑ 84'
24
Eli Adams
40
Christian Siciliano

Coach Tony Popović

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Carl Jenkinson ↓ Dane Ingham 46'
15
Jason Berthomier ↓ Trent Buhagiar 46'
3
Jason Hoffman ↓ Phillip Cancar 46'
1
Ryan Scott
5
Lucas Mauragis ↓ Daniel Wilmering 90'
33
Mark Natta
6
Brandon O'Neill
17
Kosta Grozos ↓ Callum Timmins 75'
8
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
13
Clayton Taylor
37
Lachlan Bayliss

Bench

7
Trent Buhagiar ↑ 46'
23
Daniel Wilmering ↑ 90'
19
Callum Timmins ↑ 75'
18
Daniel Stynes
22
Phillip Cancar ↑ 46'
20
Michael Weier
14
Dane Ingham ↑ 46'

Coach Robert Stanton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Fornaroli	5
Clayton Taylor	4
Beka Mikeltadze	3
Nishan Velupillay	3
Valentino Yuel	2
Jake Brimmer	2
Charles Nduka	2
Eli Adams	2

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2023-10-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–3 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-10-21 Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-04-29 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar FC L 2023-04-23 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Macarthur FC W 2023-04-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2023-10-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–3 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-10-22 Perth Glory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2023-04-29 Sydney FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-04-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2023-04-14 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Macarthur FC W 2023-04-08 Brisbane Roar FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.39 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC59% Draw21% Newcastle United Jets FC20%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.71

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

41%

Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC45% Draw38% Newcastle United Jets FC17%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–3 not predicted

5 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

8.5%

2 – 0

3 – 1

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

3 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.2%

0 – 0

3.7%

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	18%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	21%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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