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

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A League · 2024-25

Newcastle United Jets FC

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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.

Newcastle United Jets FC 4 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Shaun Evans
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#10	Position	#4
2	Points	7
4	Played	4
0 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
4	Scored	6
8	Conceded	6
-4	GD	+0
0.50	PPG	1.75
0%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Newcastle United Jets FC are 10th (2 pts). Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Newcastle United Jets FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United Jets FC

Patrick Wood	1 G
Nikolaos Vergos	1 G
Xavier Bertoncello	1 G

Melbourne City FC

Andrew Nabbout	2 G
Emiliano Marcondes	1 G	2 A
Matheus Rossetto	1 G
Awer Mabil	1 G
Quinn MacNicol	1 G

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' GOAL! Marco Tilio fires home to make it 0-1!
4' Callum Talbot was booked on 4.
9' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
14' Newcastle United Jets FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 14.
19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Justin Vidic, as he is very good at scoring at McDonald Jones Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
24' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
29' Both keepers have barely been tested. Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yonatan Cohen on 33.
38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Newcastle United Jets FC player sees a card in front of him.
45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' The Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes a substitution. Justin Vidic departs to be replaced by Ben Gibson.
51' The referee calls foul for Steven Ugarkovic. He receives a card.
56' Callum Talbot has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
61' Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
62' Clayton Taylor is replacing Wellissol for the Newcastle United Jets FC side.
65' Kosta Grozos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 65.
65' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Yonatan Cohen is replaced by Harry Politidis.
70' James Jeggo was booked on 70.
71' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Nathaniel Atkinson exits the field as Zane Schreiber enters on 71.
76' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
81' Yonatan Cohen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 43 appearances.
86' A quiet spell here at McDonald Jones Stadium. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
88' Another change for Newcastle United Jets FC made on 88 minute. Lachlan Bayliss leaves to be changed by Will Dobson.
89' Zane Schreiber picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Thomas Aquilina was booked on 90.
90' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! German Ferreyra comes on to replace Steven Ugarkovic.
Newcastle United Jets FC will have plenty to reflect on. Melbourne City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Aziz Behich
6
Steven Ugarkovic ↓ German Ferreyra 90'
15
Andrew Nabbout ↓ Arion Sulemani 90'
10
Yonatan Cohen ↓ Harry Politidis 65'
13
Nathaniel Atkinson ↓ Zane Schreiber 71'
23
Marco Tilio
27
Kai Trewin
2
Callum Talbot
8
James Jeggo
33
Patrick Beach
26
Samuel Souprayen

Bench

1
Jamie Young
30
Andreas Kuen
38
Harry Politidis ↑ 65'
19
Zane Schreiber ↑ 71'
20
Arion Sulemani ↑ 90'
22
German Ferreyra ↑ 90'
47
Kavian Rahmani

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	11
Beka Mikeltadze	4
Florin Berenguer	3
Roy O'Donovan	2
Scott Jamieson	2
Adrian Luna	2
Mathew Leckie	2
Riley McGree	2

Head to Head

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

1 / 4

1.08 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC25% Draw27% Melbourne City FC48%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

75%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC18% Draw45% Melbourne City FC37%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

8.9%

0 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

5.8%

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

5.5%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 3

5.1%

2 – 0

3.4%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	23%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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