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 (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at McDonald Jones Stadium. Newcastle United Jets FC are looking to make home advantage count against Melbourne Victory FC.
5' 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.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne Victory FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
24' Magnificent from Roy O'Donovan! That is 26 goals in 206 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
29' The 39-year-old Elvis Kamsoba has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
44' Newcastle United Jets FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Eli Adams scoring 2 goals.
46' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Jakob Poulsen by Anthony Lesiotis on 46 minute.
49' Ola Toivonen doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
54' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
60' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ola Toivonen on 60 minutes.
61' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne Victory FC. Ola Toivonen will be fuming at that decision.
62' The Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes a substitution. Angus Thurgate departs to be replaced by Wes Hoolahan.
67' The home supporters are growing impatient. Newcastle United Jets FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
71' Brandon Lauton is replacing Tim Hoogland for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
72' Newcastle United Jets FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
73' Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jason Hoffman is hanging Bobby Burns on the field on 73 minute.
78' 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' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Yellow card on 81.
83' Kosta Petratos is replacing Abdiel Arroyo for the Newcastle United Jets FC side.
88' Melbourne Victory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Anthony Lesiotis.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Chris Ikonomidis	2
Valentino Yuel	2
Jake Brimmer	2
Charles Nduka	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.