Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 3 Feb 2024 · 07:00 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 31' Damien da Silva

Y 87' Ryan Teague

Y 90' Connor Chapman

Overview

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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 Jonathon Barreiro

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

2024-02-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-10-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–3 Newcastle United Jets FC 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

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
27 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–2	L
23 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–1	W
19 Jan	Sydney FC	A	0–4	L
14 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–3	L
05 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	1–1	D

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–1	D
26 Jan	Sydney FC	H	1–1	D
19 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–1	D
13 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
06 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	3–2	W
30 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	2–0	W

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Newcastle United Jets FC to score. At the same time, Melbourne Victory FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Newcastle United Jets FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adama Traore, as he is very good at scoring at McDonald Jones Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' Melbourne Victory FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Roderick Miranda makes it 0-1.
25' 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 Callum Timmins suffering a number of foals already.
30' Newcastle United Jets FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
31' Damien da Silva is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
36' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
41' Melbourne Victory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' The crowd applauds Daniel Wilmering as he leaves the pitch. Clayton Taylor steps in for Newcastle United Jets FC.
51' Newcastle United Jets FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne Victory FC backline.
56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Newcastle United Jets FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Ben Folami is replaced by Salim Khelifi.
66' Trent Buhagiar, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
70' The supporters are chanting for Archie Goodwin. He replaces Trent Buhagiar on 70 minute.
75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
80' 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.
81' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Daniel Arzani by Connor Chapman on 81 minute.
82' The Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes a substitution. Kosta Grozos departs to be replaced by Reno Piscopo.
87' The referee calls foul for Ryan Teague. He receives a card.
88' A goal from the Australia international Apostolos Stamatelopoulos! He fires home on 88 to make it 1-1!
90' A moment of madness from Connor Chapman on 90 minutes earns him a card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Trent Buhagiar ↓ Archie Goodwin 70'
23
Daniel Wilmering ↓ Clayton Taylor 46'
19
Callum Timmins ↓ Thomas Aquilina 46'
1
Ryan Scott
5
Lucas Mauragis
33
Mark Natta
14
Dane Ingham
27
Nathan Grimaldi
6
Brandon O'Neill
17
Kosta Grozos ↓ Reno Piscopo 82'
8
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

Bench

Coach Robert Stanton

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Ben Folami ↓ Salim Khelifi 61'
5
Damien da Silva
8
Zinedine Machach
22
Jake Brimmer
20
Paul Izzo
21
Roderick Miranda
19
Daniel Arzani ↓ Connor Chapman 81'
3
Adama Traore ↓ Stefan Nigro 81'
12
Ryan Teague
2
Jason Geria
17
Nishan Velupillay ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 61'

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Fornaroli	5
Clayton Taylor	4
Nishan Velupillay	3
Beka Mikeltadze	3
Valentino Yuel	2
Jake Brimmer	2
Charles Nduka	2
Eli Adams	2

Head to Head

Newcastle United Jets FC Form

2024-02-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-27 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-01-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-01-19 Sydney FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2024-01-14 Brisbane Roar FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2024-01-05 Macarthur FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-02-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2024-01-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-06 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-12-30 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.8 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.8 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne Victory FC 74% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United Jets FC37% Draw26% Melbourne Victory FC37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

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 FC30% Draw40% Melbourne Victory FC30%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

7.7%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.5%

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 1

4.3%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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