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

A-LeagueRegular Season - 26Kick-off on April 5, 2014 at 06:30 AM (UTC)McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

Newcastle Jets
2-2
Melbourne Victory

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What was the result of Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne Victory?

Newcastle Jets and Melbourne Victory drew 2-2 on April 5, 2014.

Goalscorers

  • 18′A. TaggartNewcastle Jets
  • 21′M. MilliganMelbourne Victory
  • 22′Adrian LeijerNewcastle Jets (o.g.)
  • 86′M. MilliganMelbourne Victory (pen.)

Official lineup for Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne Victory

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Newcastle Jets

  1. 9E. Heskey
  2. 22A. Taggart
  1. 5Ben Kantarovski
  2. 15J. Brillante
  3. 23D. Carney
  4. 29J. Griffiths
  5. 8R. Zadkovich
  1. 4K. Jaliens
  2. 14J. Mitchell
  3. 21S. Gallaway
  1. 20B. Kennedy

Melbourne Victory

  1. 9K. Barbarouses
  2. 10Archie Thompson
  1. 6L. Broxham
  2. 7Guilherme
  3. 17J. Jeggo
  4. 21T. Rogić
  1. 3A. Traoré
  2. 5M. Milligan
  3. 23Adrian Leijer
  4. 24S. Galloway
  1. 1N. Coe
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Newcastle Jets have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Melbourne Victory have 6, 4 and 5.

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

Newcastle Jets
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 30, 2014Perth Glory(away)1-2A-League
Mar 22, 2014Wellington Phoenix(home)5-0A-League
Mar 15, 2014Central Coast Mariners(away)1-3A-League
Mar 8, 2014Melbourne City(home)1-0A-League
Mar 2, 2014Western Sydney Wanderers(away)2-0A-League
Melbourne Victory
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 29, 2014Sydney(home)1-1A-League
Mar 22, 2014Brisbane Roar(away)0-1A-League
Mar 15, 2014Perth Glory(away)2-1A-League
Mar 7, 2014Central Coast Mariners(home)3-1A-League
Mar 1, 2014Melbourne City(away)0-4A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Newcastle Jets wins, 1 draw, 2 Melbourne Victory wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 10, 2014Newcastle Jets 1-1 Melbourne VictoryA-League
Dec 8, 2013Melbourne Victory 1-2 Newcastle JetsA-League
Mar 3, 2013Melbourne Victory 5-0 Newcastle JetsA-League
Dec 28, 2012Melbourne Victory 3-2 Newcastle JetsA-League
Oct 26, 2012Newcastle Jets 2-1 Melbourne VictoryA-League
Mar 3, 2012Melbourne Victory 1-3 Newcastle JetsA-League

Last archived meeting: Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne Victory on Jan 10, 2014

How many goals should we expect?

Newcastle Jets score 1.3 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Melbourne Victory score 1.5 and concede 2.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Newcastle Jets1.31.456/157/15
Melbourne Victory1.52.0010/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Newcastle Jets sit 5th in A-League (1 point from 1 match) and Melbourne Victory sit 11th (0 points from 1 match).

2026-27 standings
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5Newcastle Jets1010221
11Melbourne Victory1001120

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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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