Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 22 Feb 2020 · 08:30 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 60' Ola Toivonen

Y 61' Ola Toivonen

Nikolai Topor-Stanley 72' Y

Y 81' Giancarlo Gallifuoco

Y 90' Anthony Lesiotis

Overview

Match Preview

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

Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee James Cleal
Referee
Referee Ashley Beecham
Referee Alireza Faghani

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 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Melbourne Victory FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-02-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2020-01-05 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 2019-03-02 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 2019-01-12 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2018-11-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
15 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–1	D
09 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	4–3	W
01 Feb	Western United FC	H	0–0	D
24 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–2	L
18 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	0–2	L

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–1	D
07 Feb	Melbourne City FC	A	1–2	L
01 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	2–2	D
24 Jan	Sydney FC	H	0–3	L
17 Jan	Adelaide United FC	A	0–1	L
12 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

Newcastle United Jets FC		Melbourne Victory FC
#1	Position	#4
48	Points	40
26	Played	26
15 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	11 / 7 / 8
55	Scored	44
39	Conceded	33
+16	GD	+11
1.85	PPG	1.54
58%	Win %	42%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Newcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 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 Victory FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ 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 Victory FC

Nikolaos Vergos	7 G	1 A
Clarismario	6 G
Mata	5 G	12 A
Keegan Jelacic	5 G	2 A
Charles Nduka	5 G	2 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 Victory FC for another epic battle.
5' It looks surprising Newcastle United Jets FC does not make any changes. Tim Hoogland has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' James Donachie has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
24' Magnificent from Roy O'Donovan! That is 26 goals in 206 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
29' Migjen Basha has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
34' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
39' Nikolai Topor-Stanley has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 21 cards already picked up this season.
44' It is a cagey affair so far. Newcastle United Jets FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne Victory FC's compact .
46' Anthony Lesiotis gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Jakob Poulsen and will look to change the dynamic.
49' Ola Toivonen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
54' 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.
59' Both keepers have barely been tested. Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne Victory FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
60' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ola Toivonen on 61.
62' The whistle greets Angus Thurgate as he departs to be replaced by Wes Hoolahan.
67' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Newcastle United Jets FC winning 50% of all matches.
71' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 71 minute. Tim Hoogland leaves to be changed by Brandon Lauton.
72' Newcastle United Jets FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
73' Jason Hoffman has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bobby Burns on 73 minute.
78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
81' Giancarlo Gallifuoco is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
83' Abdiel Arroyo makes way for Kosta Petratos at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Newcastle United Jets FC.
88' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
90' A moment of madness from Anthony Lesiotis on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Salvachua

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Fornaroli	5
Clayton Taylor	4
Nishan Velupillay	3
Beka Mikeltadze	3
Nicholas D'Agostino	2
Terry Antonis	2
Chris Ikonomidis	2
Valentino Yuel	2

Head to Head

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2020-02-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2020-02-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2020-02-09 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2020-02-01 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–0 Western United FC D 2020-01-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2020-01-18 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2020-02-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2020-02-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-02-01 Perth Glory FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2020-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC L 2020-01-17 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-01-12 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.78 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne Victory FC 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC43% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

57%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne Victory FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC32% Draw42% Melbourne Victory FC26%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

5.5%

2 – 0

5.5%

0 – 0

3 – 1

0 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 2

3.9%

1 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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