Thursday , 2 July 2026

Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Newcastle United Jets FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 19 Oct 2024 · 06:00 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 4' Callum Talbot
Y 33' Yonatan Cohen
Eli Adams 40' Y
Y 51' Steven Ugarkovic
Kosta Grozos 65' Y
R 70' James Jeggo
Y 89' Zane Schreiber
Thomas Aquilina 90' Y
Y 90' Harry Politidis

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)
18 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 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

6
2
11
Newcastle United Jets FC 19 games · Avg 2.5 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-19 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-03-30 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 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

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Melbourne City FC H 0–1 L
27 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–3 L
19 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–1 D
13 Apr Brisbane Roar FC A 2–0 W
07 Apr Sydney FC H 3–1 W
30 Mar Melbourne City FC A 0–0 D
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–0 W
05 May Melbourne Victory FC A 2–3 L
28 Apr Western United FC H 1–0 W
20 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
14 Apr Perth Glory FC H 8–0 W
06 Apr Melbourne Victory FC A 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' Newcastle United Jets FC have kicked off against Melbourne City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 2' Magnificent from Marco Tilio! That is 21 goals in 215 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 4' A moment of madness from Callum Talbot on 4 minutes earns him a card. Melbourne City FC will be frustrated.
  • 9' Patrick Beach needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 14' 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.
  • 19' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 24' Melbourne City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Yonatan Cohen. He receives a card.
  • 38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' The referee has no hesitation. Eli Adams is booked for Newcastle United Jets FC — card on 40.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kai Trewin, as he is very good at scoring at McDonald Jones Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Ben Gibson. He replaces Justin Vidic on 46 minute.
  • 51' Melbourne City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' Nathaniel Atkinson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Clayton Taylor. He replaces Wellissol on 62 minute.
  • 65' The referee has no hesitation. Kosta Grozos is booked for Newcastle United Jets FC — card on 65.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Yonatan Cohen as he leaves the pitch. Harry Politidis steps in for Melbourne City FC.
  • 70' Poor challenge from James Jeggo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 71' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Nathaniel Atkinson departs to be replaced by Zane Schreiber.
  • 76' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 81' A quiet spell here at McDonald Jones Stadium. Newcastle United Jets FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 88' Another substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC to replace Lachlan Bayliss by Will Dobson on 88 minute.
  • 89' Zane Schreiber has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 89.
  • 90' That is a card for Newcastle United Jets FC. Thomas Aquilina will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' German Ferreyra gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Steven Ugarkovic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 0-1 the final result. Newcastle United Jets FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-10-19 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-03-30 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 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

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2024-10-19 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC L 2024-04-27 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2024-04-19 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2024-04-13 Brisbane Roar FC 0–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2024-04-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Sydney FC W 2024-03-30 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D

Melbourne City FC Form

2024-10-19 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2024-05-05 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L 2024-04-28 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Western United FC W 2024-04-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2024-04-14 Melbourne City FC 8–0 Perth Glory FC W 2024-04-06 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.55 Newcastle United Jets FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne City FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United Jets FC38% Draw27% Melbourne City FC35%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
62%
Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United Jets FC30% Draw45% Melbourne City FC25%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 0
7.5%
0 – 0
7.2%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap Newcastle United Jets FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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