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Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne Victory: result 2-1 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 4Kick-off on October 26, 2012 at 08:30 AM (UTC)McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

Newcastle Jets
2-1
Melbourne Victory

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What was the result of Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne Victory?

Newcastle Jets won 2-1 on October 26, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 54′E. HeskeyNewcastle Jets
  • 56′E. HeskeyNewcastle Jets
  • 71′Archie ThompsonMelbourne Victory

Official lineup for Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne Victory

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Newcastle Jets

  1. 9E. Heskey
  2. 15C. Goodwin
  3. 23Ryan Griffiths
  1. 6Ben Kantarovski
  2. 12J. Brillante
  3. 16J. Wheelhouse
  4. 8R. Zadkovich
  1. 3Tiago Coelho Branco Calvano
  2. 4J. Mitchell
  3. 5D. Ritter
  1. 20M. Birighitti

Melbourne Victory

  1. 9Marcos Flores
  2. 10Archie Thompson
  3. 11M. Rojas
  1. 8Jonathan Bru
  2. 14Blagoja Celeski
  3. 2M. Foschini
  1. 3A. Traoré
  2. 4P. Franjic
  3. 5M. Milligan
  4. 23Adrian Leijer
  1. 39N. Coe
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Newcastle Jets have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Melbourne Victory have 3, 5 and 7.

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

Newcastle Jets
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 20, 2012Central Coast Mariners(home)2-1A-League
Oct 13, 2012Sydney(away)3-2A-League
Oct 7, 2012Adelaide United(home)0-2A-League
Mar 25, 2012Sydney(away)2-3A-League
Mar 17, 2012Brisbane Roar(home)1-2A-League
Melbourne Victory
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 19, 2012Adelaide United(home)2-1A-League
Oct 13, 2012Brisbane Roar(away)0-5A-League
Oct 5, 2012Melbourne City(home)1-2A-League
Mar 24, 2012Perth Glory(away)2-4A-League
Mar 16, 2012Wellington Phoenix(home)3-0A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Newcastle Jets wins, 0 draws, 1 Melbourne Victory win.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 3, 2012Melbourne Victory 1-3 Newcastle JetsA-League
Jan 7, 2012Melbourne Victory 2-1 Newcastle JetsA-League
Dec 3, 2011Newcastle Jets 3-1 Melbourne VictoryA-League

Last archived meeting: Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle Jets on Mar 3, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Newcastle Jets score 1.6 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Melbourne Victory score 1.3 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Newcastle Jets1.61.339/157/15
Melbourne Victory1.31.9211/1510/15

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
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
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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