Sunday , 16 August 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Newcastle United Jets FC is hosting Melbourne City FC for another epic battle.
  • 2' What a moment for Marco Tilio! That strike on 2 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 4' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Callum Talbot on 4 minutes.
  • 9' 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.
  • 14' Nathaniel Atkinson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 19' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Newcastle United Jets FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 24' Callum Talbot needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 29' Melbourne City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' Yonatan Cohen was booked on 33.
  • 38' The 25-year-old Kai Trewin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' The referee shows Newcastle United Jets FC player a card on 40.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at McDonald Jones Stadium. Newcastle United Jets FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' The whistle greets Justin Vidic as he departs to be replaced by Ben Gibson.
  • 51' That looks like a foul for a card for Steven Ugarkovic.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' Melbourne City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 62' Clayton Taylor is replacing Wellissol for the Newcastle United Jets FC side.
  • 65' That looks like a foul for a card for Kosta Grozos.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Harry Politidis on, Yonatan Cohen off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for James Jeggo on 70.
  • 71' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zane Schreiber is hanging Nathaniel Atkinson on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 81' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 86' Kosta Grozos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 88' Will Dobson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lachlan Bayliss on 88 minute.
  • 89' Melbourne City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' Thomas Aquilina catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • 90' German Ferreyra is replacing Steven Ugarkovic for the Melbourne City FC side.
  • 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
Roy O'Donovan 2
Scott Jamieson 2
Adrian Luna 2
Mathew Leckie 2
Riley McGree 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.