Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Newcastle United Jets FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Melbourne City FC

Fri 15 Feb 2019 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Nikolai Topor-Stanley 78' Y

Y 83' Bart Schenkeveld

Jake Adelson 88' Y

Overview

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Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Adam Kersey
Referee James Cleal
Referee
Referee Ryan Gallagher

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

Newcastle United Jets FC 19 games · Avg 2.5 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-02-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC 2019-01-06 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2018-12-02 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	3–1	W
07 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–1	D
01 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	5–1	W
27 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	0–2	L
23 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–0	W
19 Jan	Sydney FC	A	0–1	L

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–3	L
09 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D
03 Feb	Sydney FC	A	0–2	L
26 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
22 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	4–3	W
19 Jan	Perth Glory FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Newcastle United Jets FC		Melbourne City FC
#1	Position	#6
48	Points	38
26	Played	26
15 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 8 / 8
55	Scored	33
39	Conceded	33
+16	GD	+0
1.85	PPG	1.46
58%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Newcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Melbourne City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

4/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

3/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Melbourne City FC

Max Caputo	8 G	1 A
Marcus Younis	7 G	3 A
Medin Memeti	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
5' Lewis Italiano has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Ridenton made 206 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Newcastle United Jets FC that had 206 games and scored 277 goals.
22' Brilliant from the ! Jair makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 22.
27' Both keepers have barely been tested. Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
37' With 0 assists to his name this season, Riley McGree is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United Jets FC.
42' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
47' Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
52' The supporters are chanting for Riley McGree. He replaces Harrison Delbridge on 52 minute.
55' GOAL! Jamie MacLaren fires home to make it 1-1!
60' It’s high time Warren Joyce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
64' Newcastle United Jets FC make a change. Angus Thurgate trudges off to be replaced by Jake Adelson on 64 minutes.
69' Melbourne City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
70' Joseph Champness has so much to prove this time. He replaces Steven Ugarkovic on 70 minute.
75' GOAL! Joseph Champness scores on 75. Assisted by Roy O'Donovan
78' Nikolai Topor-Stanley catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
79' Goal! Roy O'Donovan scores his 26 goal in 206 matches.
83' Poor challenge from Bart Schenkeveld. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
84' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Shayon Harrison by Lachlan Wales on 84 minute.
88' That is a Yellow card for Newcastle United Jets FC. Jake Adelson will be fuming at that decision.
Full Time. Newcastle United Jets FC beats Melbourne City FC

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Nick Cowburn
22
Lachlan Jackson
13
Ivan Vujica
18
Johnny Koutroumbis
44
Nikolai Topor-Stanley C
6
Steven Ugarkovic ↓ Joseph Champness 70'
32
Angus Thurgate ↓ Jake Adelson 64'
20
Lewis Italiano
23
Matt Ridenton
8
Jair
14
Kaine Sheppard ↓ Roy O'Donovan 64'

Bench

24
Joseph Champness ↑ 70'
9
Roy O'Donovan ↑ 64'
29
Jake Adelson ↑ 64'
40
Noah James
28
Patrick Langlois

Coach Ernie Merrick

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	11
Beka Mikeltadze	4
Florin Berenguer	3
Adrian Luna	2
Mathew Leckie	2
Riley McGree	2
Steven Ugarkovic	2
Luke Brattan	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.98 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC54% Draw24% Melbourne City FC22%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

46%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC39% Draw42% Melbourne City FC19%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

7.9%

1 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 0

5.6%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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

Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

Melbourne City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Clean Sheet