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Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle Jets: result 4-2 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 13Kick-off on January 2, 2017 at 08:50 AM (UTC)AAMI Park, Melbourne

Melbourne Victory
4-2
Newcastle Jets

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What was the result of Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle Jets?

Melbourne Victory won 4-2 on January 2, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 30′Besart BerishaMelbourne Victory (pen.)
  • 35′M. RojasMelbourne Victory
  • 60′Fahid Ben KhalfallahMelbourne Victory
  • 61′Leilei MaNewcastle Jets
  • 69′J. TroisiMelbourne Victory
  • 76′Wayne BrownNewcastle Jets

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Melbourne Victory have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Newcastle Jets have 4, 4 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Melbourne Victory
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 28, 2016Central Coast Mariners(home)4-1A-League
Dec 17, 2016Melbourne City(away)2-1A-League
Dec 10, 2016Western Sydney Wanderers(away)3-0A-League
Dec 2, 2016Perth Glory(home)1-1A-League
Nov 26, 2016Newcastle Jets(home)2-0A-League
Newcastle Jets
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 26, 2016Wellington Phoenix(home)2-2A-League
Dec 16, 2016Adelaide United(home)2-1A-League
Dec 10, 2016Perth Glory(away)2-1A-League
Dec 4, 2016Sydney(home)0-2A-League
Nov 26, 2016Melbourne Victory(away)0-2A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Melbourne Victory win(s), 1 draw(s), 2 Newcastle Jets win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 26, 2016Melbourne Victory 2-0 Newcastle JetsA-League
Mar 20, 2016Melbourne Victory 1-1 Newcastle JetsA-League
Jan 3, 2016Newcastle Jets 0-1 Melbourne VictoryA-League
Oct 23, 2015Newcastle Jets 1-0 Melbourne VictoryA-League
Apr 10, 2015Melbourne Victory 0-1 Newcastle JetsA-League
Dec 27, 2014Melbourne Victory 1-0 Newcastle JetsA-League

Last archived meeting: Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle Jets on Nov 26, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Melbourne Victory score 2.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Newcastle Jets score 1.4 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Melbourne Victory2.11.1312/1510/15
Newcastle Jets1.41.6110/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Melbourne Victory sit 4th in A-League (40 points from 26 matches) and Newcastle Jets sit 1st (48 points from 26 matches).

The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.

Final 2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Newcastle Jets261538553948
4Melbourne Victory261178443340

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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