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Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2019-20
Newcastle United Jets FC
0 – 4
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sun 15 Dec 2019 · 07:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 23' Denis Genreau
Lachlan Jackson 42' Y
Y 86' Curtis Good
Y 90' Tom Glover
Y 90' Nathaniel Atkinson

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

6
2
11
Newcastle United Jets FC 19 games · Avg 2.5 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–4 Melbourne City FC 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Melbourne City FC H 0–4 L
08 Dec Adelaide United FC A 1–2 L
30 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
16 Nov Western United FC A 1–0 W
09 Nov Perth Glory FC H 1–1 D
01 Nov Sydney FC A 1–4 L
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC A 4–0 W
06 Dec Perth Glory FC H 0–3 L
22 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 3–2 W
17 Nov Brisbane Roar FC A 3–4 L
08 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC H 3–1 W
03 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–2 W

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne City FC has kicked off!
  • 3' What composure from Adrian Luna! The Uruguay international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 8' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 13' Nick Fitzgerald has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 18' Australia international Johnny Koutroumbis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' Melbourne City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 28' Adrian Luna is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 33' Lachlan Jackson, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 38' Glen Moss has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 42' Lachlan Jackson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 42.
  • 47' What a strike from Javier Cabrera! The score is 0-3.
  • 52' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
  • 57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 59' Jamie MacLaren is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 64' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 69' 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.
  • 74' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 79' Newcastle United Jets FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Curtis Good on 86.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Tom Glover will be fuming at that decision.
  • It finishes all square. Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne City FC share the spoils 0-4.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-12-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–4 Melbourne City FC 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

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2019-12-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–4 Melbourne City FC L 2019-12-08 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2019-11-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2019-11-16 Western United FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2019-11-09 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D 2019-11-01 Sydney FC 4–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2019-12-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–4 Melbourne City FC W 2019-12-06 Melbourne City FC 0–3 Perth Glory FC L 2019-11-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2019-11-17 Brisbane Roar FC 4–3 Melbourne City FC L 2019-11-08 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-11-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.69 Newcastle United Jets FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne City FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Newcastle United Jets FC33% Draw25% Melbourne City FC42%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

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

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
67%
Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United Jets FC26% Draw39% Melbourne City FC35%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 3
5.4%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 0
3.8%
1 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap Newcastle United Jets FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 16% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 19% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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