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Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2020-21
Newcastle United Jets FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sun 7 Feb 2021 · 05:05 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Y 38' Scott Jamieson
Y 81' Ben Garuccio
Nigel Boogaard 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at McDonald Jones Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kearney Robinson
  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee Matthew McOrist
  • Referee
7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2021-02-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2020-03-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2020-01-18 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 2019-12-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–4 Melbourne City FC 2019-02-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Feb Melbourne City FC H 1–0 W
13 Aug Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–0 W
02 Aug Western United FC H 1–0 W
24 Jul Central Coast Mariners FC A 0–0 D
21 Jul Sydney FC A 2–1 W
23 Mar Melbourne City FC H 2–1 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC A 0–1 L
03 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–3 L
30 Aug Sydney FC A 0–1 L
26 Aug Western United FC H 2–0 W
19 Aug Western United FC A 3–1 W
11 Aug Adelaide United FC H 2–2 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne City FC is underway.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Newcastle United Jets FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Melbourne City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Steven Ugarkovic made 206 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 35 minute. Naoki Tsubaki leaves to be changed by Ben Garuccio.
  • 38' Scott Jamieson is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
  • 40' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Valentino Yuel makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 45' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' Newcastle United Jets FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
  • 55' 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 Johnny Koutroumbis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Newcastle United Jets FC — Lucas Mauragis on, Jason Hoffman off on 70 minutes.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Stefan Colakovski on, Craig Noone off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ben Garuccio.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Nigel Boogaard. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 1-0 the final result. Melbourne City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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

2021-02-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2020-03-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2020-01-18 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 2019-12-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–4 Melbourne City FC 2019-02-15 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Melbourne City FC

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2021-02-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2020-08-13 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-08-02 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Western United FC W 2020-07-24 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2020-07-21 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2020-03-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2021-02-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2021-02-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L 2020-08-30 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2020-08-26 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2020-08-19 Western United FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2020-08-11 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Adelaide United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.84 Newcastle United Jets FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Newcastle United Jets FC55% Draw24% Melbourne City FC21%
Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
45%
Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United Jets FC38% Draw43% Melbourne City FC19%
Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap Newcastle United Jets FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+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
32% ✗
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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