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

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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

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

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

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
#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 game is set. Newcastle United Jets FC kicks off things out of here…
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' 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.
15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
18' Newcastle United Jets FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos on 18.
23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Newcastle United Jets FC that had 206 games and scored 277 goals.
33' Ivory Coast international Adama Traore has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matt Acton is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
48' Magnificent from Dylan Ryan! That is 2 goals in 169 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
52' Valentino Yuel adds to his 0 season tally! Newcastle United Jets FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
57' Newcastle United Jets FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
60' Melbourne Victory FC ring the changes. Ben Folami has done his job and it is now time for Lleyton Brooks to step up.
63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jacob Butterfield.
66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Angus Thurgate.
69' It is a substitution in Newcastle United Jets FC team. Roy O'Donovan is replaced by Jason Hoffman on 69 minute.
72' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 72 minute. Jake Brimmer leaves to be changed by Birkan Kirdar.
75' Fresh legs for Newcastle United Jets FC! Liridon Krasniqi comes on to replace Valentino Yuel.
79' Lleyton Brooks is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
81' Melbourne Victory FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
84' The crowd applauds Luka Prso as he leaves the pitch. Syahrian Abimanyu steps in for Newcastle United Jets FC.
89' 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 Birkan Kirdar suffering a number of foals already.
90' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
1-2 the final result. Newcastle United Jets FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
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

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

1.67 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 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC37% Draw26% Melbourne Victory FC37%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

63%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne Victory FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC29% Draw42% Melbourne Victory FC29%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

5.1%

1 – 0

0 – 2

0 – 0

4.9%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

4.4%

2 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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