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

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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)

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' What a night it is going to be! Newcastle United Jets FC welcome Melbourne City FC for this crunch clash at .
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Newcastle United Jets FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
10' 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 Jack Duncan suffering a number of foals already.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
21' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 21.
26' 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.
28' It is a substitution in Newcastle United Jets FC team. Matt Jurman is replaced by Riley Warland on 28 minute.
33' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
38' A quiet spell here at . Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
39' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jordan O'Doherty.
40' Jordan O'Doherty picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
40' What a moment for Florin Berenguer! That strike on 40 puts his side firmly in control.
42' A moment of madness from Andrew Nabbout on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne City FC will be frustrated.
46' The Newcastle United Jets FC bench stirs into life. Samuel Silvera is withdrawn and Valentino Yuel gets his opportunity.
51' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
52' GOAL! Jamie MacLaren scores on 52.
56' What a strike from Mathew Leckie! The score is 0-3.
59' Beka Mikeltadze adds to his 0 season tally! Newcastle United Jets FC lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
60' Beka Mikeltadze with the second goal in the match!
60' Another change for Newcastle United Jets FC made on 60 minute. Dylan Murnane leaves to be changed by Taylor Regan.
65' Newcastle United Jets FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
66' A stunning finish from Connor Metcalfe — that came from absolutely nowhere!
70' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Curtis Good is replaced by Carl Jenkinson on 70 minute.
75' England international Carl Jenkinson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tom Glover.
80' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taras Gomulka is hanging Florin Berenguer on the field on 80 minute.
84' Angus Thurgate adds to his 0 season tally! Newcastle United Jets FC lead 3-4 — and this changes everything.
84' Another change for Newcastle United Jets FC made on 84 minute. Riley Warland leaves to be changed by Savvas Siatravanis.
88' Controversy at the stadium! Savvas Siatravanis argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Savvas Siatravanis on 89 minutes.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Aiden O'Neill is booked for Melbourne City FC — Yellow card on 90.
90' Mathew Leckie makes way for Stefan Colakovski at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
It finishes all square. Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne City FC share the spoils 2-4.

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
Mathew Leckie	2
Riley McGree	2
Steven Ugarkovic	2
Luke Brattan	2
Roy O'Donovan	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.