📊 Form Guide

Melbourne City

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Melbourne City, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 2-0 A-League success over Macarthur FC.

In that game, Melbourne City had 60% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Melbourne City was Max Caputo (33', 74'). On the other side, Macarthur FC had 4 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

Fewer than three goals per game were scored during 5 of the last 6 meetings where Melbourne City have been participants. Regarding the goal distribution from that period, opposition teams scored an aggregate of 4 and Melbourne City got themselves 6.

Taking a look at their past results, Melbourne City:

• haven't lost in the league to Newcastle United Jets in their previous 7 matches.
• are unbeaten in their last 6 league matches at home.

Newcastle United Jets

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Last time out, Newcastle United Jets drew 1-1 in the A-League tie with Auckland FC.

In that match, Newcastle United Jets had 58% possession and 13 shots at goal with 7 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Newcastle United Jets was Eli Adams (12'). On the other side, Auckland FC had 14 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. Jesse Randall (37') was the scorer for Auckland FC.

The numbers tell their own story, and Newcastle United Jets have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 7 goals overall. Defensively, Newcastle United Jets have been far from perfect. That trend isn’t assured to follow through into this game, of course.

Their previous form shows that Newcastle United Jets:

• have left without a victory over Melbourne City in games played away from home for the previous 3 league games.
• haven't been beaten by Melbourne City when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

Looking over past results between these clubs stretching back to 18/02/2022 reveals that these encounters have been pretty painful for Newcastle United Jets. They’ve not managed to get any wins at all whereas Melbourne City have managed to find a way, getting wins in 67 per cent of those games played.

A sum of 11 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 9 of them from City and 2 for The Jets. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.83.

The last league game between the two was A-League match day 1 on 19/10/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Newcastle United Jets 0-1 Melbourne City.

That time, Newcastle United Jets had 53% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.

Melbourne City had 14 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Marco Tilio (2') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Shaun Evans.

📰 Team News: Melbourne City

James Jeggo (Sore muscles), Andrew Nabbout (Cruciate ligament tear) and Jayden Necovski (Cruciate ligament tear) are unavailable for Melbourne City manager Aurelio Vidmar.

📋 Team News: Newcastle United Jets

Out of a mainly healthy group of players, there is just a single fitness worry for the Newcastle United Jets gaffer Robert Stanton to be concerned with. Oscar Fryer (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be playing here.

✨ Prediction

Melbourne City have it within them to be able to create a decent number of chances and shots on target.

In contrast, Newcastle United Jets will be up against it to break down their defence - but, we do see them getting enough chances to score, too.

We reckon that it will be a 3-1 victory for Melbourne City come full-time.

Andre Moura, 07:07 12/03/2025