Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 16 Apr 2022 · 09:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Jordan Elsey 41' Y

Y 58' Ben Folami

Overview

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Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League .

Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)

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

2022-04-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-02-12 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 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

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–2	L
10 Apr	Perth Glory FC	H	6–1	W
03 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–2	L
30 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	0–0	D
25 Mar	Sydney FC	H	2–0	W
18 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	4–0	W

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–1	W
12 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	0–0	D
09 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	3–0	W
06 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	1–0	W
02 Apr	Adelaide United FC	A	1–0	W
27 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D

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' The game is set. Melbourne Victory FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Ben Folami has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 358 appearances.
6' Magnificent from Nicholas D'Agostino! That is 17 goals in 205 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
11' Newcastle United Jets FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
16' Melbourne Victory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
21' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
26' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
31' A quiet spell here at . Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
36' Newcastle United Jets FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne Victory FC backline.
41' Jordan Elsey is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Newcastle United Jets FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
51' 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.
56' Melbourne Victory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ben Folami on 58.
63' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 63 minutes.
65' Against the run of play, Savvas Siatravanis has scored! This game has turned on its head.
70' Francesco Margiotta, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
71' The Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes a substitution. Olivier Boumal departs to be replaced by Valentino Yuel.
74' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Matthew Spiranovic exits the field as Brendan Hamill enters on 74.
75' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 75 minute. Ben Folami leaves to be changed by Nishan Velupillay.
78' Fresh legs for Newcastle United Jets FC! Mario Arques comes on to replace Kostandinos Grozos.
79' Mario Arques is replacing Kostandinos Grozos for the Newcastle United Jets FC side.
82' Melbourne Victory FC ring the changes. Raimon Marchan has done his job and it is now time for Leigh Broxham to step up.
85' A change in the Newcastle United Jets FC ranks — Savvas Siatravanis exits the field as Archie Goodwin enters on 85.
86' Archie Goodwin gets the nod from Newcastle United Jets FC. He replaces Savvas Siatravanis and will look to change the dynamic.
89' Marco Rojas makes way for Lleyton Brooks at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
With this win, Melbourne Victory FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Dane Ingham
3
Jason Hoffman ↓ Dylan Murnane 86'
16
Kostandinos Grozos ↓ Mario Arques 79'
13
Brandon Wilson ↓ Jordan O'Doherty 79'
4
Jordan Elsey
10
Olivier Boumal ↓ Valentino Yuel 71'
9
Beka Mikeltadze
11
Daniel Penha
1
Jack Duncan
44
Riley Warland
21
Savvas Siatravanis ↓ Archie Goodwin 86'

Bench

7
Jordan O'Doherty ↑ 79'
19
Taylor Regan
17
Valentino Yuel ↑ 71'
26
Archie Goodwin ↑ 86'
15
Dylan Murnane ↑ 86'
20
Michael Weier
8
Mario Arques ↑ 79'

Coach Arthur Papas

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Ben Folami ↓ Nishan Velupillay 75'
23
Marco Rojas ↓ Lleyton Brooks 89'
18
Nicholas D'Agostino ↓ Francesco Margiotta 82'
7
Chris Ikonomidis
3
Jason Davidson
5
Matthew Spiranovic ↓ Brendan Hamill 75'
21
Roderick Miranda
2
Jason Geria
20
Ivan Kelava
4
Raimon Marchan ↓ Leigh Broxham 82'
8
Joshua Brillante

Bench

6
Leigh Broxham ↑ 82'
13
Birkan Kirdar
17
Brendan Hamill ↑ 75'
9
Francesco Margiotta ↑ 82'
26
Lleyton Brooks ↑ 89'
24
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 75'
30
Marko Bulic

Coach Anthony Popovic

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

2022-04-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2022-04-10 Newcastle United Jets FC 6–1 Perth Glory FC W 2022-04-03 Brisbane Roar FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-03-30 Perth Glory FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2022-03-25 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2022-03-18 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2022-04-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-04-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC D 2022-04-09 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC W 2022-04-06 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-04-02 Adelaide United FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-03-27 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.9 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne Victory FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC43% Draw26% Melbourne Victory FC31%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

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	26%	74%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

57%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne Victory FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC35% Draw41% Melbourne Victory FC24%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.1%

1 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3.8%

0 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	20%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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