Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Newcastle United Jets FC

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Melbourne City FC

Sun 3 Dec 2023 · 06:00 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Reno Piscopo 68' Y

Y 78' Jamie Young

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Shane Skinner
Referee Joanna Charaktis (Australia)

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

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

2023-12-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC 2023-04-02 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2022-11-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC 2022-02-18 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 2022-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	Melbourne City FC	H	0–2	L
25 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–3	L
11 Nov	Western United FC	A	1–0	W
05 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
29 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	A	3–5	L
22 Oct	Perth Glory FC	A	2–2	D

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–0	W
25 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
12 Nov	Macarthur FC	H	3–3	D
03 Nov	Sydney FC	H	2–0	W
29 Oct	Adelaide United FC	A	0–6	L
21 Oct	Western United FC	H	1–2	L

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 McDonald Jones Stadium!
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
12' GOAL! Benjamin Mazzeo fires home to make it 0-1!
17' Newcastle United Jets FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
22' Newcastle United Jets FC is showing some good football. However, Newcastle United Jets FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
27' It looks surprising Newcastle United Jets FC does not make any changes. Lucas Mauragis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
37' Over 37 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
42' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
47' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
52' It is a cagey affair so far. Newcastle United Jets FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
57' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 57 minute. Terry Antonis leaves to be changed by Steven Ugarkovic.
58' The Australia Jamie MacLaren breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 0-2!
59' It is a substitution in Newcastle United Jets FC team. Thomas Aquilina is replaced by Reno Piscopo on 59 minute.
64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
68' The referee has no hesitation. Reno Piscopo is booked for Newcastle United Jets FC — card on 68.
70' Daniel Stynes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Clayton Taylor at the 70 minute mark.
75' Clayton Taylor has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 206 appearances.
78' It’s gonna be a card for Jamie Young.
81' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Alessandro Lopane on, Tolgay Arslan off on 81 minutes.
86' Jamie Young needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
89' Lucas Mauragis makes way for Daniel Wilmering at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Newcastle United Jets FC.
90' Max Caputo is replacing Jamie MacLaren for the Melbourne City FC side.
Melbourne City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Carl Jenkinson
15
Jason Berthomier ↑ 89'
23
Daniel Wilmering ↑ 89'
10
Reno Piscopo ↑ 59'
18
Daniel Stynes ↑ 70'
26
Archie Goodwin ↑ 59'
20
Michael Weier

Coach Robert Stanton

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Aziz Behich
8
Hamza Sakhi
1
Jamie Young
17
Terry Antonis ↓ Steven Ugarkovic 57'
9
Jamie MacLaren ↓ Max Caputo 90'
22
Curtis Good
44
Marin Jakolis ↓ Harry Politidis 90'
25
Callum Talbot
10
Tolgay Arslan ↓ Alessandro Lopane 81'
26
Samuel Souprayen
46
Benjamin Mazzeo ↓ Mathew Leckie 57'

Bench

7
Mathew Leckie ↑ 57'
6
Steven Ugarkovic ↑ 57'
18
Jordon Hall
21
Alessandro Lopane ↑ 81'
33
Patrick Beach
45
Harry Politidis ↑ 90'
37
Max Caputo ↑ 90'

Coach Mike van Houten

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

2023-12-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC L 2023-11-25 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-11-11 Western United FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-11-05 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-10-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–3 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2023-10-22 Perth Glory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-12-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2023-11-12 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Macarthur FC D 2023-11-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2023-10-29 Adelaide United FC 6–0 Melbourne City FC L 2023-10-21 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Western United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.64 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne City FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC37% Draw26% Melbourne City FC37%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: No — clean sheet

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	23%	77%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

63%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC30% Draw43% Melbourne City FC27%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

5.9%

0 – 0

5.6%

0 – 1

5.6%

2 – 0

5.4%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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