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Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Newcastle United Jets FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sun 12 Feb 2023 · 04:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Kostandinos Grozos 31' Y
Dane Ingham 47' Y
Jaushua Sotirio 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

6
4
7
Newcastle United Jets FC 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Melbourne Victory FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-11-04 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 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

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Melbourne Victory FC H 2–1 W
04 Feb Perth Glory FC A 2–2 D
27 Jan Brisbane Roar FC H 4–0 W
22 Jan Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
15 Jan Western United FC A 1–1 D
08 Jan Macarthur FC A 0–2 L
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–2 L
03 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC H 3–1 W
26 Jan Sydney FC H 1–2 L
21 Jan Perth Glory FC A 1–3 L
14 Jan Adelaide United FC A 1–1 D
06 Jan Brisbane Roar FC H 0–1 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' Newcastle United Jets FC have kicked off against Melbourne Victory FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' Kostandinos Grozos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' Newcastle United Jets FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Beka Mikeltadze on 36.
  • 37' What a strike from Beka Mikeltadze! The score is 2-0.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' Dane Ingham is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
  • 51' GOAL! Nishan Velupillay fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 52' Nishan Velupillay is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 58' Trent Buhagiar doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 63' A change in the Newcastle United Jets FC ranks — Trent Buhagiar exits the field as Manabu Saito enters on 63.
  • 64' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Nishan Velupillay exits the field as William Wilson enters on 64.
  • 69' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Newcastle United Jets FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 74' 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 Jaushua Sotirio suffering a number of foals already.
  • 77' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Connor Chapman departs to be replaced by Stefan Nigro.
  • 78' Another change for Newcastle United Jets FC made on 78 minute. Jason Hoffman leaves to be changed by Thomas Aquilina.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Newcastle United Jets FC! Beka Dartsmelia comes on to replace Kostandinos Grozos.
  • 82' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Ben Folami exits the field as Tomi Juric enters on 82.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Ben Folami is replaced by Tomi Juric on 83 minute.
  • 88' Melbourne Victory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Jaushua Sotirio argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' A change in the Newcastle United Jets FC ranks — Mohamed Al-Taay exits the field as Mark Natta enters on 90.
  • Newcastle United Jets FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Popovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bruno Fornaroli 5
Clayton Taylor 4
Beka Mikeltadze 3
Nishan Velupillay 3
Eli Adams 2
Nicholas D'Agostino 2
Terry Antonis 2
Chris Ikonomidis 2

Head to Head

2023-02-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-11-04 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC 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

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2023-02-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-02-04 Perth Glory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2023-01-27 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-01-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-01-15 Western United FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2023-01-08 Macarthur FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2023-02-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-02-03 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Sydney FC L 2023-01-21 Perth Glory FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-01-14 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-01-06 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.02 Newcastle United Jets FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Newcastle United Jets FC50% Draw23% Melbourne Victory FC27%
Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
50%
Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne Victory FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United Jets FC36% Draw40% Melbourne Victory FC24%
Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap Newcastle United Jets FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 20% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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