Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

Newcastle United Jets FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 8 Feb 2025 · 06:00 UTC McDonald Jones Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Mark Natta 21' Y

Y 44' Ryan Teague

Lachlan Bayliss 45' Y

Y 57' Adama Traore

Y 82' Mitch Langerak

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 (2025/26)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Daniel Elder

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2025-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Newcastle United Jets FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–0	W
01 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–2	D
25 Jan	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
17 Jan	Western United FC	A	1–3	L
12 Jan	Macarthur FC	H	1–3	L
07 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–0	W

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–3	L
01 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	2–0	W
24 Jan	Sydney FC	H	2–0	W
18 Jan	Adelaide United FC	A	2–3	L
10 Jan	Western United FC	H	3–4	L
04 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	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' That's the starting whistle at McDonald Jones Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Newcastle United Jets FC and Melbourne Victory FC.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Gibson made 206 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Bruno Fornaroli is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
15' Melbourne Victory FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' Thomas Aquilina, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
21' Poor challenge from Mark Natta. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
26' Newcastle United Jets FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
36' The energy levels are beginning to show. Arthur Diles might look to freshen things up shortly.
41' 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.
42' Kota Mizunuma is replacing Phillip Cancar for the Newcastle United Jets FC side.
44' A moment of madness from Ryan Teague on 44 minutes earns him a card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Lachlan Bayliss.
46' Lachlan Rose is replacing Ben Gibson for the Newcastle United Jets FC side.
51' Newcastle United Jets FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
56' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
57' That is a card for Melbourne Victory FC. Adama Traore will be fuming at that decision.
62' Australia international Brendan Hamill has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
67' Newcastle United Jets FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne Victory FC backline.
69' Daniel Arzani gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Zinedine Machach and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Nikolaos Vergos makes way for Bruno Fornaroli at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
75' It is a substitution in Newcastle United Jets FC team. Lachlan Bayliss is replaced by Charles M'Mombwa on 75 minute.
80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
82' Melbourne Victory FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
87' Newcastle United Jets FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
90' Ryan Teague makes way for Jing Reec at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
The points are shared — Newcastle United Jets FC 3-0 Melbourne Victory FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Newcastle United Jets FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Noah James
23
Daniel Wilmering
19
Callum Timmins
33
Mark Natta
4
Phillip Cancar ↓ Kota Mizunuma 42'
39
Thomas Aquilina
7
Eli Adams
17
Kosta Grozos
13
Clayton Taylor
37
Lachlan Bayliss ↓ Charles M'Mombwa 75'
22
Ben Gibson ↓ Lachlan Rose 46'

Bench

Coach Robert Stanton

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Daniel Arzani ↑ 69'
10
Bruno Fornaroli ↑ 74'
27
Reno Piscopo ↑ 75'
25
Jack Duncan
34
Kayne Razmovski
18
Fabian Monge ↑ 90'
19
Jing Reec ↑ 90'

Coach Arthur Diles

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

2025-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2025-02-01 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2025-01-25 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2025-01-17 Western United FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2025-01-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–3 Macarthur FC L 2025-01-07 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2025-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2025-02-01 Perth Glory FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2025-01-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Sydney FC W 2025-01-18 Adelaide United FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC L 2025-01-10 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western United FC L 2025-01-04 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.11 Newcastle United Jets FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC48% Draw23% Melbourne Victory FC29%

Actual: Newcastle United Jets FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.81

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Newcastle United Jets FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

52%

Newcastle United Jets FC or Melbourne Victory FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United Jets FC36% Draw39% Melbourne Victory FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 1

8.1%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

5.6%

2 – 0

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 3

3.7%

0 – 0

3.4%

3 – 0

Actual

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United Jets FC

Handicap	Newcastle United Jets FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	19%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	15%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United Jets FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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