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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne Victory FC get this one started.
5' 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.
10' Marco Rojas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
24' Roy O'Donovan puts Newcastle United Jets FC on the lead.
29' 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.
34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ola Toivonen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
39' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
46' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Anthony Lesiotis comes on to replace Jakob Poulsen.
49' The Sweden Ola Toivonen breaks the deadlock on 49 minutes. 1-1!
54' Newcastle United Jets FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
59' A quiet spell here at McDonald Jones Stadium. Newcastle United Jets FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' Controversy at the stadium! Ola Toivonen argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
61' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
62' The Newcastle United Jets FC bench stirs into life. Angus Thurgate is withdrawn and Wes Hoolahan gets his opportunity.
67' Nigel Boogaard has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
71' Brandon Lauton gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Tim Hoogland and will look to change the dynamic.
72' The referee shows Newcastle United Jets FC player a Yellow card on 72.
73' Jason Hoffman is replacing Bobby Burns for the Newcastle United Jets FC side.
78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne Victory FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
81' Poor challenge from Giancarlo Gallifuoco. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
83' Fresh legs for Newcastle United Jets FC! Kosta Petratos comes on to replace Abdiel Arroyo.
88' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Adama Traore suffering a number of foals already.
90' It’s gonna be 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
Beka Mikeltadze	3
Nishan Velupillay	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.