This match features two teams living in the basement of the A-League, Newcastle Jets holding 11th place and Melbourne Victory lying 12th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest scored goals (12) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the most conceded goals (34) in A-League
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
These teams have little in common geographically as Melbourne Victory have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Newcastle Jets form and stats
Newcastle Jets's results here at McDonald Jones Stadium in the A-League have been very modest with 1 victory, 0 draws and 6 defeats. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Newcastle Jets with their six defeats in a row. Not since the Melbourne Victory game, 48 days ago, have they avoided a loss. With Newcastle having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager C. Deans.
The Newcastle Jets fans got no joy from their last match, a A-League game also here at McDonald Jones Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Western United (placed 7th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Perth Glory (1-2).
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Newcastle have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won four times, drawn three and lost two.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Newcastle Jets as they have a new game in only three days, a A-League match thankfully also at home. Perth Glory are visiting.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Newcastle here at McDonald Jones Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Newcastle Jets defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
Melbourne Victory, who have the most conceded goals (34) in A-League, have only collected 2 points from their away games in the A-League, after 0-2-4 (6 played).
Melbourne might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Sydney proved too strong as Melbourne Victory slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at AAMI Park. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Central Coast Mariners.
We have checked recent matches where Melbourne Victory have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were one victory, zero draws and eight defeats.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Melbourne Victory have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Melbourne Victory - Newcastle Jets 0-1. Newcastle Jets-Melbourne Victory H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Newcastle four wins, Melbourne Victory five wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  V. Yuel 4 goals |  J. Brimmer 4 goals |  R. O'Donovan 3 goals |
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| Newcastle Jets | Melbourne Victory | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 22 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 34 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 93% |
| 67% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 79% |
| 53% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 57% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 43% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 60% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 27% | 29% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15.3 | 17.9 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 10.2 | 10.7 |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 21% | 16% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 21% | 25% |
- Melbourne Victory have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest points (2) away in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the fewest scored goals (4) away in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the most conceded goals (34) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the the worst goal difference (-21) in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have the the worst goal difference (-9) away in A-League
- Melbourne Victory have yet to win a game away.
- Newcastle Jets have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Newcastle Jets have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest points (3) at home in A-League
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest scored goals (12) in A-League
- Newcastle Jets have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in A-League
- Newcastle Jets have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in A-League
- Newcastle Jets haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Newcastle Jets is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 27 |
| 3 | Macarthur | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 5 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Sydney | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Western United | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Brisbane Roar | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 17 |
| 10 | Wellington Phoenix | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -21 | 8 |