Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Newcastle United Jets FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 10 Apr 2021 · 05:05 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+8'

Y 63' Jacob Butterfield

Angus Thurgate 66' Y

Y 81' Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio

Y 90' Brandon Lauton

Syahrian Abimanyu 90' Y

Overview

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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 Kearney Robinson
Referee Shaun Evans
Referee Adam Fielding
Referee Matthew McOrist
Referee

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

2021-04-10 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2021-02-21 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 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

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–2	L
05 Apr	Western United FC	H	0–1	L
27 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	1–2	L
21 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	1–4	L
13 Mar	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
05 Mar	Adelaide United FC	A	1–2	L

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–1	W
04 Apr	Sydney FC	H	0–3	L
27 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
24 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–4	L
13 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	1–3	L
06 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	0–6	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' Newcastle United Jets FC have kicked off against Melbourne Victory FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Newcastle United Jets FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Newcastle United Jets FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
18' A stunning finish from Apostolos Stamatelopoulos — that came from absolutely nowhere!
23' Melbourne Victory FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adama Traore made 214 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
43' Lachlan Jackson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 210 appearances.
48' What composure from Dylan Ryan! The Australia international strokes it home. 1-1.
52' Sensational shot from Valentino Yuel. Newcastle United Jets FC is back in the lead.
57' Lleyton Brooks has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
60' Lleyton Brooks gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Ben Folami and will look to change the dynamic.
63' The referee has no hesitation. Jacob Butterfield is booked for Melbourne Victory FC — Yellow card on 63.
66' Angus Thurgate picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
69' A change in the Newcastle United Jets FC ranks — Roy O'Donovan exits the field as Jason Hoffman enters on 69.
72' Birkan Kirdar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jake Brimmer on 72 minute.
75' The supporters are chanting for Liridon Krasniqi. He replaces Valentino Yuel on 75 minute.
79' The Australia Lleyton Brooks breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 2-2!
81' Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio was booked on 81.
84' The Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes a substitution. Luka Prso departs to be replaced by Syahrian Abimanyu.
89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
90' A moment of madness from Brandon Lauton on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
Full Time. Melbourne Victory FC beats Newcastle United Jets FC

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Connor O'Toole
16
Mathew Millar
22
Lachlan Jackson
44
Nikolai Topor-Stanley C
32
Angus Thurgate
9
Roy O'Donovan ↓ Jason Hoffman 69'
1
Lewis Italiano
33
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
11
Ramy Najjarine
17
Valentino Yuel ↓ Liridon Krasniqi 75'
21
Luka Prso ↓ Syahrian Abimanyu 84'

Bench

Coach Craig Deans

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Birkan Kirdar ↑ 72'
15
Aaron Anderson
16
Brandon Lauton ↑ 84'
26
Lleyton Brooks ↑ 60'
35
Zaydan Bello

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Fornaroli	5
Clayton Taylor	4
Beka Mikeltadze	3
Nishan Velupillay	3
Jake Brimmer	2
Charles Nduka	2
Eli Adams	2
Nicholas D'Agostino	2

Head to Head

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2021-04-10 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-04-05 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Western United FC L 2021-03-27 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2021-03-21 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–4 Adelaide United FC L 2021-03-13 Sydney FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2021-03-05 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2021-04-10 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2021-04-04 Melbourne Victory FC 0–3 Sydney FC L 2021-03-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2021-03-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-03-13 Melbourne Victory FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC L 2021-03-06 Melbourne Victory FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.21 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne Victory FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC29% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC44%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

56%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

71%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne Victory FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC21% Draw45% Melbourne Victory FC34%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

0 – 2

7.8%

0 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

5.2%

0 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	22%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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