Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

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Sun 4 May 2025 · 07:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 60' Kota Mizunuma

Jordi Valadon 67' Y

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 Shaun Evans
Referee Joanna Charaktis (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

2025-05-04 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2025-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-02-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-10-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–3 Newcastle United Jets FC 2023-02-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 May	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–1	D
25 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	2–1	W
19 Apr	Auckland FC	H	0–2	L
12 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	3–2	W
29 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	5–3	W
15 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–4	L

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 May	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D
26 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
20 Apr	Sydney FC	A	2–3	L
12 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	6–0	W
06 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–2	L
28 Mar	Macarthur FC	A	3–3	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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Melbourne Victory FC is hosting Newcastle United Jets FC for another epic battle.
5' The travelling Newcastle United Jets FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Newcastle United Jets FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' Kasey Bos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' It looks surprising Newcastle United Jets FC does not make any changes. Roderick Miranda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Newcastle United Jets FC backline.
35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Wellissol suffering a number of foals already.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' Newcastle United Jets FC make a change. Charles M'Mombwa trudges off to be replaced by Lachlan Bayliss on 46 minutes.
47' What composure from Kasey Bos! The Australia international strokes it home. 1-0.
52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
57' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
60' Kota Mizunuma was booked on 60.
65' Zinedine Machach needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 9 Yellow cards this season.
66' Dane Ingham has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eli Adams on 66 minute.
67' That looks like a foul for a card for Jordi Valadon.
69' Alex Badolato is replacing Daniel Arzani for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
70' Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Gibson is hanging Lachlan Rose on the field on 70 minute.
75' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Nikolaos Vergos is replaced by Bruno Fornaroli.
80' 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.
83' GOAL! Clayton Taylor scores on 83. Assisted by Ben Gibson
87' Brendan Hamill gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Lachlan Jackson and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Zinedine Machach trudges off to be replaced by Joshua Rawlins on 88 minutes.
89' Wellissol is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kota Mizunuma at the 89 minute mark.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Brendan Hamill ↑ 87'
10
Bruno Fornaroli ↑ 75'
3
Adama Traore
22
Joshua Rawlins ↑ 88'
23
Alex Badolato ↑ 69'
30
Daniel Graskoski
11
Clarismario ↑ 69'

Coach Arthur Diles

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Kota Mizunuma ↓ Wellissol 89'
20
Charles M'Mombwa ↓ Lachlan Bayliss 46'
23
Daniel Wilmering
19
Callum Timmins
1
Ryan Scott
9
Lachlan Rose ↓ Ben Gibson 70'
33
Mark Natta
4
Phillip Cancar
39
Thomas Aquilina
7
Eli Adams ↓ Dane Ingham 66'
13
Clayton Taylor

Bench

21
Noah James
10
Wellissol ↑ 89'
6
Matthew Scarcella
14
Dane Ingham ↑ 66'
37
Lachlan Bayliss ↑ 46'
29
Justin Vidic
22
Ben Gibson ↑ 70'

Coach Robert Stanton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Fornaroli	5
Clayton Taylor	4
Beka Mikeltadze	3
Nishan Velupillay	3
Eli Adams	2
Nicholas D'Agostino	2
Terry Antonis	2
Chris Ikonomidis	2

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2025-05-04 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2025-04-25 Macarthur FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2025-04-19 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Auckland FC L 2025-04-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2025-03-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–3 Adelaide United FC W 2025-03-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–2 Melbourne Victory FC L

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2025-05-04 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2025-04-26 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2025-04-20 Sydney FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2025-04-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 6–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2025-04-06 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2025-03-28 Macarthur FC 3–3 Newcastle United Jets FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.94 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC48% Draw24% Newcastle United Jets FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

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

72%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

52%

Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC35% Draw41% Newcastle United Jets FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.2%

1 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

3.9%

0 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Newcastle United Jets FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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