Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Newcastle United Jets FC

2 – 4

Full Time

Melbourne City FC

Tue 8 Feb 2022 · 09:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 21' Jamie MacLaren

Jordan O'Doherty 39' Y

Jordan O'Doherty 40' Y

Y 42' Andrew Nabbout

Y 77' Tom Glover

Savvas Siatravanis 88' Y

Savvas Siatravanis 89' Y

Y 90' Aiden O'Neill

Overview

Match Preview

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)

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

2022-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC 2021-06-10 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 2021-04-29 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2021-02-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC 2020-03-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	2–4	L
03 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
30 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	1–2	L
28 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–2	D
21 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–2	L
10 Jun	Melbourne City FC	A	2–1	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	4–2	W
29 Jan	Western United FC	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	Adelaide United FC	A	2–2	D
19 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
10 Jun	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–2	L
06 Jun	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne City FC has kicked off!
5' Newcastle United Jets FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
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' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
21' Jamie MacLaren catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 21.
26' Rostyn Griffiths needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
28' The crowd applauds Matt Jurman as he leaves the pitch. Riley Warland steps in for Newcastle United Jets FC.
33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
38' Newcastle United Jets FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
39' That is a Yellow card for Newcastle United Jets FC. Jordan O'Doherty will be fuming at that decision.
40' Jordan O'Doherty catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 40.
40' GOAL! Florin Berenguer scores on 40.
42' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
46' Another change for Newcastle United Jets FC made on 46 minute. Samuel Silvera leaves to be changed by Valentino Yuel.
51' Beka Mikeltadze, a Georgia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
52' Jamie MacLaren makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Melbourne City FC are in front.
56' The deadlock is broken! Mathew Leckie gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
59' Against the run of play, Beka Mikeltadze has scored! This game has turned on its head.
60' Brilliant from the ! Beka Mikeltadze makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 60.
60' Taylor Regan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dylan Murnane at the 60 minute mark.
65' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
66' What a moment for Connor Metcalfe! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
70' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Curtis Good exits the field as Carl Jenkinson enters on 70.
75' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tom Glover.
80' Taras Gomulka is ready to make an impact after coming on for Florin Berenguer at the 80 minute mark.
84' Angus Thurgate makes no mistake. The score reads 3-4 and Newcastle United Jets FC are in front.
84' Riley Warland makes way for Savvas Siatravanis at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Newcastle United Jets FC.
88' Controversy at the stadium! Savvas Siatravanis argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
89' Controversy at the stadium! Savvas Siatravanis argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Aiden O'Neill on 90 minutes.
90' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stefan Colakovski is hanging Mathew Leckie on the field on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Newcastle United Jets FC 2-4 Melbourne City FC.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Jason Hoffman
32
Angus Thurgate
7
Jordan O'Doherty ↓ Kostandinos Grozos 60'
4
Jordan Elsey
6
Matt Jurman ↓ Riley Warland 28'
10
Olivier Boumal
9
Beka Mikeltadze
11
Daniel Penha
25
Samuel Silvera ↓ Valentino Yuel 46'
1
Jack Duncan
15
Dylan Murnane ↓ Taylor Regan 60'

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

Head to Head

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2022-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC L 2022-02-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2022-01-30 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2021-11-28 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2021-11-21 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2021-06-10 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2022-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC W 2022-01-29 Western United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2021-11-27 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2021-11-19 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-06-10 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2021-06-06 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.9 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.69 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne City FC 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC42% Draw25% Melbourne City FC33%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

58%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC33% Draw40% Melbourne City FC27%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

4.1%

1 – 3

0 – 2

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	16%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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