It's the Australian Cup: Newcastle Jets and Melbourne Victory face off

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Competition: Australia Australian Cup
Competition: Mon 17.Jul
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: Larrakia Park (6000 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Newcastle Jets or Melbourne Victory that keep their silverware dream alive.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Newcastle Jets form and stats

Last season, Newcastle's Australian Cup journey ended in the round of 32.

When playing at home in the A-League, Newcastle Jets have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 13 games.

The supporters are hoping that Newcastle Jets will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the match against Sydney. Čančar was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.11 out of 10. The defender Čančar hit one key pass and won 8 of 10 duels.

Preceding that match was a A-League defeat to Central Coast Mariners (1-3).

Newcastle have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Larrakia Park with 21 goals in 13 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.

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Melbourne Victory form and stats

Melbourne Victory was sent out of Australian Cup in the round of 32 last season.

Melbourne Victory have only collected 11 points from their away games in the A-League, after 3-2-8 (13 played).

The manager Popović was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground AAMI Park. Melbourne Victory suffered a 0-1 loss to Brisbane Roar. Defender Lopez was the best team player with a rating of 7.51. Lopez hit three key passes and won 12 of 20 duels.

Before that, Melbourne secured a home win against Macarthur with the score 2-1.

The attacking power of Melbourne Victory when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Melbourne Victory have conceded 20 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings featuring these participants: Newcastle won five, Melbourne Victory triumphed in four and we saw one draw. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Melbourne VictoryB. Fornaroli Mezza
B. Fornaroli Mezza
7 goals
Newcastle JetsT. Buhagiar
T. Buhagiar
5 goals
Melbourne VictoryJ. Brimmer
J. Brimmer
3 goals

Newcastle Jets missing players

Melbourne Victory missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Newcastle Jets Melbourne Victory
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
7 4   Won W   2 7
5 2   Drew D   2 4
13 6   Lost L   8 14
28 19   Scored S   9 26
44 21   Conceded C   18 32
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
88% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 68%
60% 75%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 52%
32% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 16%
4% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
56% 75%   BTTS BTTS   58% 52%
12% 8%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 20%
32% 17%   Failed to Score F T   33% 36%
 
5.4 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   6 5.3
6.2 5.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.1
2.4 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.9
2 2   Red cards R C   2 4
 
11.6 12.6   Shots (avg) S (   15.2 14.2
4.2 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.3 4.5
26% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   17% 23%
 
14.3 13.6   Shots against (avg) S A   10.6 11.5
5.8 6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Melbourne City 26 16 7 3 61 32 13 10 3 0 37 15 13 6 4 3 24 17 29 55
2 Central Coast Mariners 26 13 5 8 55 35 13 7 3 3 31 17 13 6 2 5 24 18 20 44
3 Adelaide United 26 11 9 6 53 46 13 7 3 3 26 17 13 4 6 3 27 29 7 42
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 11 8 7 43 27 13 8 2 3 24 10 13 3 6 4 19 17 16 41
5 Sydney 26 11 5 10 40 39 13 5 3 5 20 22 13 6 2 5 20 17 1 38
6 Wellington Phoenix 26 9 8 9 39 45 13 5 5 3 24 20 13 4 3 6 15 25 -6 35
7 Western United 26 9 5 12 34 47 13 4 3 6 14 23 13 5 2 6 20 24 -13 32
8 Brisbane Roar 26 7 9 10 26 33 13 4 5 4 12 11 13 3 4 6 14 22 -7 30
9 Perth Glory 26 7 8 11 36 46 13 6 5 2 25 21 13 1 3 9 11 25 -10 29
10 Newcastle Jets 26 8 5 13 30 45 13 5 2 6 21 22 13 3 3 7 9 23 -15 29
11 Melbourne Victory 26 8 4 14 29 34 13 5 2 6 17 14 13 3 2 8 12 20 -5 28
12 Macarthur 26 7 5 14 31 48 13 5 3 5 18 16 13 2 2 9 13 32 -17 26

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Melbourne City 26 16 7 3 61 32 13 10 3 0 37 15 13 6 4 3 24 17 29 55
2 Central Coast Mariners 26 13 5 8 55 35 13 7 3 3 31 17 13 6 2 5 24 18 20 44
3 Adelaide United 26 11 9 6 53 46 13 7 3 3 26 17 13 4 6 3 27 29 7 42
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 11 8 7 43 27 13 8 2 3 24 10 13 3 6 4 19 17 16 41
5 Sydney 26 11 5 10 40 39 13 5 3 5 20 22 13 6 2 5 20 17 1 38
6 Wellington Phoenix 26 9 8 9 39 45 13 5 5 3 24 20 13 4 3 6 15 25 -6 35
7 Western United 26 9 5 12 34 47 13 4 3 6 14 23 13 5 2 6 20 24 -13 32
8 Brisbane Roar 26 7 9 10 26 33 13 4 5 4 12 11 13 3 4 6 14 22 -7 30
9 Perth Glory 26 7 8 11 36 46 13 6 5 2 25 21 13 1 3 9 11 25 -10 29
10 Newcastle Jets 26 8 5 13 30 45 13 5 2 6 21 22 13 3 3 7 9 23 -15 29
11 Melbourne Victory 26 8 4 14 29 34 13 5 2 6 17 14 13 3 2 8 12 20 -5 28
12 Macarthur 26 7 5 14 31 48 13 5 3 5 18 16 13 2 2 9 13 32 -17 26

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