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

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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

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

Newcastle United Jets FC 4 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' Newcastle United Jets FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne Victory FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Anthony Popovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' 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.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' Melbourne Victory FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
31' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kostandinos Grozos.
36' Brilliant from the ! Beka Mikeltadze makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 36.
37' A goal from the Georgia international Beka Mikeltadze! He fires home on 37 to make it 2-0!
42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Arthur Papas will be considering his options from the bench.
47' Poor challenge from Dane Ingham. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
51' A goal from the Australia international Nishan Velupillay! He fires home on 51 to make it 2-1!
52' Nishan Velupillay is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
57' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
58' Trent Buhagiar adds to his 0 season tally! Newcastle United Jets FC lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
63' Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Manabu Saito is hanging Trent Buhagiar on the field on 63 minute.
64' The crowd applauds Nishan Velupillay as he leaves the pitch. William Wilson steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
69' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
74' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
77' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Stefan Nigro comes on to replace Connor Chapman.
78' Time for substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC. Jason Hoffman is replaced by Thomas Aquilina.
79' Another change for Newcastle United Jets FC made on 79 minute. Kostandinos Grozos leaves to be changed by Beka Dartsmelia.
82' Ben Folami makes way for Tomi Juric at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
83' Tomi Juric is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Folami at the 83 minute mark.
88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Newcastle United Jets FC that had 210 games and scored 281 goals.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jaushua Sotirio.
90' Mark Natta gets the nod from Newcastle United Jets FC. He replaces Mohamed Al-Taay and will look to change the dynamic.
The points are shared — Newcastle United Jets FC 2-1 Melbourne Victory FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Carl Jenkinson
2
Dane Ingham
7
Trent Buhagiar ↓ Manabu Saito 63'
3
Jason Hoffman ↓ Thomas Aquilina 78'
32
Angus Thurgate
11
Jaushua Sotirio
17
Kostandinos Grozos ↓ Beka Dartsmelia 78'
5
Matt Jurman
9
Beka Mikeltadze
1
Jack Duncan
14
Mohamed Al-Taay ↓ Mark Natta 90'

Bench

4
Manabu Saito ↑ 63'
18
Daniel Stynes
33
Mark Natta ↑ 90'
39
Thomas Aquilina ↑ 78'
20
Michael Weier
8
Beka Dartsmelia ↑ 78'

Coach Arthur Papas

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Cadete
11
Ben Folami ↓ Tomi Juric 82'
5
Damien da Silva
1
Matt Acton
6
Leigh Broxham ↓ William Wilson 64'
22
Jake Brimmer ↓ Bruce Kamau 77'
21
Roderick Miranda
10
Bruno Fornaroli
14
Connor Chapman ↓ Stefan Nigro 77'
24
Nishan Velupillay ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 64'
8
Joshua Brillante

Bench

16
Stefan Nigro ↑ 77'
18
Bruce Kamau ↑ 77'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 64'
9
Tomi Juric ↑ 82'
31
Matthew Bozinovski
28
William Wilson ↑ 64'
30
Ahmad Taleb

Coach Anthony Popovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Fornaroli	5
Clayton Taylor	4
Nishan Velupillay	3
Beka Mikeltadze	3
Terry Antonis	2
Chris Ikonomidis	2
Valentino Yuel	2
Jake Brimmer	2

Head to Head

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

1.55 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne Victory FC 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC43% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC32%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

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 FC29% Draw44% Melbourne Victory FC27%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

1 – 0

6.4%

0 – 0

6.3%

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

5.5%

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.3%

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%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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