Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Melbourne Victory FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Newcastle United Jets FC

Fri 17 Apr 2026 · 09:35 UTC AAMI Park 8,762 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 19' Eli Adams

Charles Nduka 31' 1–1

Charles Nduka 34' 2–1

2–2 89' Eli Adams pen

Y 15' Eli Adams

Roderick Miranda 25' Y

Y 44' Max Burgess

Joshua Rawlins 90' 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

VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Adam Kersey
Referee Alex King
Referee Emma Kocbek (Australia)
Assistant 1 Kearney Robinson
Assistant 2 Andrew Meimarakis
4th Official Jonathon Barreiro

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

2026-04-17 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 2025-10-24 Newcastle United Jets FC 5–2 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–2	D
11 Apr	Auckland FC	A	2–2	D
05 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–1	L
21 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	4–1	W
15 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	4–1	W
07 Mar	Sydney FC	A	2–2	D

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–2	D
11 Apr	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D
02 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	2–3	L
22 Mar	Sydney FC	A	2–1	W
14 Mar	Auckland FC	H	1–2	L
07 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–1	W

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' And we are off! Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC — let the football do the talking.
5' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Melbourne Victory FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne Victory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Eli Adams picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
19' The deadlock is broken! Eli Adams gets on the scoresheet on 19 minutes.
24' Newcastle United Jets 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.
25' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a card in front of him.
30' 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 Sebastian Esposito suffering a number of foals already.
31' The deadlock is broken! Charles Nduka gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
34' A stunning finish from Charles Nduka — that came from absolutely nowhere!
39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lachlan Bayliss is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United Jets FC.
44' Max Burgess is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
49' The -year-old Jordi Valadon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
54' Newcastle United Jets FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
57' The Newcastle United Jets FC bench stirs into life. Zach Clough is withdrawn and Xavier Bertoncello gets his opportunity.
62' 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.
65' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Keegan Jelacic by Matthew Grimaldi on 65 minute.
70' Lachlan Rose makes way for Ben Gibson at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Newcastle United Jets FC.
75' Melbourne Victory FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Newcastle United Jets FC backline.
80' Newcastle United Jets FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
81' It is a substitution in Newcastle United Jets FC team. Clayton Taylor is replaced by Alexandro Nunes on 81 minute.
82' Clarismario has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nishan Velupillay on 82 minute.
87' Melbourne Victory FC currently sit 5 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
89' Eli Adams with the second goal in the match!
90' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

10
Denis Genreau
2
Jason Davidson
21
Roderick Miranda
22
Joshua Rawlins
23
Keegan Jelacic ↓ Matthew Grimaldi 65'
17
Nishan Velupillay ↓ Clarismario 82'
40
Jack Warshawsky
18
Franco Lino
8
Jordi Valadon ↓ Louis D'Arrigo 82'
15
Sebastian Esposito
44
Charles Nduka

Bench

Coach Arthur Diles

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Milligan

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

2026-04-17 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2026-04-11 Auckland FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2026-04-05 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-03-21 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-03-15 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W 2026-03-07 Sydney FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2026-04-17 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2026-04-11 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2026-04-02 Macarthur FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2026-03-22 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2026-03-14 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Auckland FC L 2026-03-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.95 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC46% Draw25% Newcastle United Jets FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Newcastle United Jets FC

54%

Melbourne Victory FC or Newcastle United Jets FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC35% Draw41% Newcastle United Jets FC24%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.6%

1 – 0

5.4%

0 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.8%

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%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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.