Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2025-26

Melbourne Victory FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Newcastle United Jets FC

Fri 17 Apr 2026 · 09:35 AAMI Park 8,762 HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Melbourne Victory FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC — A League at AAMI Park.

  • Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
  • Newcastle United Jets FC 26 games · 48 pts (2025/26)

  Match Details

  • VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Adam Kersey
  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee Emma Kocbek (Australia)
  • Assistant 1 Kearney Robinson
  • Assistant 2 Andrew Meimarakis
  • 4th Official Jonathon Barreiro

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
  2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
  3	Auckland FC	26	42
  4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
  5	Sydney FC	26	39
  6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
  7	Macarthur FC	26	34
  8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
  9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
  10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
  11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
  12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

  Head-to-Head

  7

  4

  6

  Melbourne Victory FC 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Newcastle United Jets FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2026-04-17 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 2025-10-24 Newcastle United Jets FC 5–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-05-04 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2025-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-02-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC

  Recent Form

  Melbourne Victory FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  17 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–2	D
  11 Apr	Auckland FC	A	2–2	D
  05 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–1	L
  21 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	4–1	W
  15 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	4–1	W
  07 Mar	Sydney FC	A	2–2	D

  Newcastle United Jets FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  17 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–2	D
  11 Apr	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D
  02 Apr	Macarthur FC	A	2–3	L
  22 Mar	Sydney FC	A	2–1	W
  14 Mar	Auckland FC	H	1–2	L
  07 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–1	W

  Season Stats

  Melbourne Victory FC		Newcastle United Jets FC
  #4	Position	#1
  40	Points	48
  26	Played	26
  11 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	15 / 3 / 8
  44	Scored	55
  33	Conceded	39
  +11	GD	+16
  1.54	PPG	1.85
  42%	Win %	58%

  Key Stats

  65% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (17 games)

  65% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  23% Clean Sheets
  Melbourne Victory FC this season

  19% Clean Sheets
  Newcastle United Jets FC this season

  Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Newcastle United Jets FC are 1st (48 pts).

• Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Melbourne Victory FC and Newcastle United Jets FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Newcastle United Jets FC that had 204 games and scored 275 goals.
  • 10' Melbourne Victory FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eli Adams on 15.
  • 19' What a strike from Eli Adams! The score is 0-1.
  • 24' Roderick Miranda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Roderick Miranda is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
  • 30' The travelling Newcastle United Jets FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' Goal! Charles Nduka scores his 2 goal in 210 matches.
  • 34' GOAL! Charles Nduka scores on 34. Assisted by Franco Lino
  • 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' It’s gonna be a card for Max Burgess.
  • 49' It’s high time Arthur Diles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 54' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Newcastle United Jets FC. Zach Clough is replaced by Xavier Bertoncello.
  • 62' It looks like no one’s ball. Newcastle United Jets FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Keegan Jelacic is replaced by Matthew Grimaldi.
  • 70' Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Gibson is hanging Lachlan Rose on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' Newcastle United Jets FC is showing some good football. However, Newcastle United Jets FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 81' Newcastle United Jets FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexandro Nunes is hanging Clayton Taylor on the field on 81 minute.
  • 82' The whistle greets Nishan Velupillay as he departs to be replaced by Clarismario.
  • 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
  • 89' What an equalizer from Eli Adams!
  • 90' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Joshua Rawlins gets a card.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

• Melbourne Victory FC

  3-4-3

  Starting XI

  • 10
    Denis Genreau
  • 2
    Jason Davidson
  • 21
    Roderick Miranda
  • 22
    Joshua Rawlins
  • 23
    Keegan Jelacic ↓ Matthew Grimaldi 65'
  • 17
    Nishan Velupillay ↓ Clarismario 82'
  • 40
    Jack Warshawsky
  • 18
    Franco Lino
  • 8
    Jordi Valadon ↓ Louis D'Arrigo 82'
  • 15
    Sebastian Esposito
  • 44
    Charles Nduka

  Bench

  • 5
    Brendan Hamill
  • 27
    Louis D'Arrigo ↑ 82'
  • 7
    Reno Piscopo
  • 25
    Jack Duncan
  • 14
    Matthew Grimaldi ↑ 65'
  • 9
    Nikolaos Vergos
  • 11
    Clarismario ↑ 82'

  Coach Arthur Diles

  Newcastle United Jets FC

  4-3-3

  Starting XI

  • 10
    Zach Clough ↓ Xavier Bertoncello 57'
  • 1
    James Delianov
  • 14
    Max Burgess
  • 23
    Daniel Wilmering
  • 9
    Lachlan Rose ↓ Ben Gibson 70'
  • 33
    Mark Natta
  • 7
    Eli Adams
  • 22
    Joel Bertolissio
  • 17
    Kosta Grozos
  • 13
    Clayton Taylor ↓ Alexandro Nunes 81'
  • 8
    Lachlan Bayliss

  Bench

  • 18
    Kota Mizunuma
  • 20
    Alex Nassiep
  • 42
    Max Cooper
  • 24
    Alexandro Nunes ↑ 81'
  • 41
    Lucas Scicluna
  • 11
    Ben Gibson ↑ 70'
  • 43
    Xavier Bertoncello ↑ 57'

  Coach Mark Milligan

• Head to Head

  2026-04-17 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC 2025-10-24 Newcastle United Jets FC 5–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-05-04 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC 2025-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-02-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC

  Melbourne Victory FC Form

  2026-04-17 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2026-04-11 Auckland FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2026-04-05 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-03-21 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-03-15 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W 2026-03-07 Sydney FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D

  Newcastle United Jets FC Form

  2026-04-17 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2026-04-11 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2026-04-02 Macarthur FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2026-03-22 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2026-03-14 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Auckland FC L 2026-03-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W