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 4 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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 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
#10	Position	#9
2	Points	3
4	Played	4
0 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 1
4	Scored	5
8	Conceded	6
-4	GD	-1
0.50	PPG	0.75
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United Jets FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Newcastle United Jets FC are 10th (2 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 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 Victory FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United Jets FC

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

Melbourne Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds McDonald Jones Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne Victory FC.
5' Lewis Italiano needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' 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.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carl Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
24' Roy O'Donovan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 24 minutes.
29' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
34' The 35-year-old Marco Rojas has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
39' Anthony Lesiotis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
44' Melbourne Victory FC have won 304 goals from 214 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 46 minute. Jakob Poulsen leaves to be changed by Anthony Lesiotis.
49' Assisted by Tim Hoogland with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ola Toivonen makes no mistake. 1-1!
54' It’s high time Carlos Salvachua made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
59' Melbourne Victory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
60' Ola Toivonen was booked on 60.
61' Ola Toivonen was booked on 61.
62' The Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes a substitution. Angus Thurgate departs to be replaced by Wes Hoolahan.
67' Newcastle United Jets FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne Victory FC backline.
71' Brandon Lauton gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Tim Hoogland and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Nikolai Topor-Stanley was booked on 72.
73' The Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes a substitution. Bobby Burns departs to be replaced by Jason Hoffman.
78' Angus Thurgate is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Giancarlo Gallifuoco on 81.
83' A tactical swap from Newcastle United Jets FC — Kosta Petratos on, Abdiel Arroyo off on 83 minutes.
88' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Anthony Lesiotis on 90.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Valentino Yuel	2
Jake Brimmer	2
Charles Nduka	2
Eli Adams	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

1.31 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 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC35% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

65%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne Victory FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC24% Draw45% Melbourne Victory FC31%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 1

7.9%

0 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 2

6.8%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.6%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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