A-League Men · Regular Season - 25 April 17, 2026 11:35

Melbourne Victory

#4 · 40 pts

2 – 2

Final score

Newcastle Jets

#1 · 48 pts

C. Nduka (ast. J. Rawlins) 31'

C. Nduka (ast. F. Lino) 34'

19' (ast. M. Burgess) E. Adams

(pen.) 89' E. Adams

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Melbourne Victory a 53% win probability (draw 19%, Newcastle Jets 27%). The final result was Melbourne Victory 2–2 Newcastle Jets. In 1 previous meetings, Melbourne Victory have won 0 times, with 0 draws and 1 wins for Newcastle Jets.

Match statistics

11

Total shots

8

6

Shots on target

4

3

Saves

3

38%

Possession

62%

7

Corners

3

23

Tackles

26

2

🟨 Yellow cards

2

Match Events

15'

E. Adams

19'

ast. M. Burgess · E. Adams⚽

Roderick

25'

⚽C. Nduka · ast. J. Rawlins

31'

⚽C. Nduka · ast. F. Lino

34'

44'

M. Burgess

57'

X. Bertoncello / Z. Clough ↕

↕ K. Jelacic / M. Grimaldi

65'

70'

B. Gibson / L. Rose ↕

81'

A. Nunes / C. Taylor ↕

↕ N. Velupillay / Clarismario

82'

↕ J. Valadon / L. D'Arrigo

82'

89'

(pen.) E. Adams⚽

J. Rawlins

90'+1

Pre-match prediction

53.06%

Melbourne

19.93%

X ←

27.01%

Newcastle

we assigned to the actual result (Draw) 19.93% (low confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Δ

Melbourne

2.25

—

—

Newcastle

1.32

—

—

League Table

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

Lineups

Melbourne Victory 3-4-3

40

G 6.70

2 J. Davidson D 8.30

21

Roderick D 6.60

15

S. Esposito D 5.60

18

F. Lino 1 👟 M 7.30

8

J. Valadon 82' M 7.20

10 D. Genreau M 7.20

22

J. Rawlins 1 👟 M 7.20

17

Nishan Velupillay 82' F 7.30

44

C. Nduka 2 ⚽ F 7.70

23 K. Jelacic 65' F 7.30

Bench

11 Clarismario Rodrigues 8' F 6.50

27

L. D'Arrigo 8' M 6.50

14

M. Grimaldi 25' F 6.60

9 N. Vergos F

Newcastle Jets 4-3-3

1

G 7.00

23 D. Wilmering D 6.90

33

M. Natta D 6.90

17

K. Grozos D 7.60

22

D 6.30

8 L. Bayliss M 7.20

14

M. Burgess 1 👟 M 7.20

10

Z. Clough 57' M 6.20

13 C. Taylor 81' F 6.60

9 L. Rose 70' F 6.00

7 E. Adams 2 ⚽ F 8.50

Bench

11

B. Gibson 20' F 6.30

18

K. Mizunuma M

43

X. Bertoncello 33' F 6.60

Best on the pitch

E. Adams

F · Newcastle

8.50

2 ⚽

2 shots · 34 pass

J. Davidson

D · Melbourne

8.30

· 34 pass

C. Nduka

F · Melbourne

7.70

2 ⚽

3 shots · 16 pass

K. Grozos

D · Newcastle

7.60

· 62 pass

F. Lino

M · Melbourne

7.30

1 👟

· 27 pass

Nishan Velupillay

F · Melbourne

7.30

3 shots · 28 pass

Melbourne Victory — Player statistics

Team	Pos	Min	Rating	⚽	👟	Shots	Pass	Acc%	Tck	YC	RC
	G	90	6.70	—	—	—	24	8%	—	—	—
J. Davidson	D	90	8.30	—	—	—	34	29%	4	—	—
Roderick	D	90	6.60	—	—	—	23	20%	2	1	—
S. Esposito	D	90	5.60	—	—	—	24	17%	4	—	—
F. Lino	M	90	7.30	—	1	—	27	17%	1	—	—
J. Valadon	M	82	7.20	—	—	2	38	31%	3	—	—
D. Genreau	M	90	7.20	—	—	2	36	31%	5	—	—
J. Rawlins	M	90	7.20	—	1	—	20	16%	—	1	—
Nishan Velupillay	F	82	7.30	—	—	3	28	20%	3	—	—
C. Nduka	F	90	7.70	2	—	3	16	10%	1	—	—
K. Jelacic	F	65	7.30	—	—	—	31	23%	—	—	—
Clarismario Rodrigues	F	8	6.50	—	—	—	4	3%	—	—	—
L. D'Arrigo	M	8	6.50	—	—	—	5	4%	—	—	—
M. Grimaldi	F	25	6.60	—	—	1	9	6%	—	—	—

Newcastle Jets — Player statistics

Team	Pos	Min	Rating	⚽	👟	Shots	Pass	Acc%	Tck	YC	RC
	G	90	7.00	—	—	—	28	25%	—	—	—
D. Wilmering	D	90	6.90	—	—	—	52	46%	1	—	—
M. Natta	D	90	6.90	—	—	—	82	72%	2	—	—
K. Grozos	D	90	7.60	—	—	—	62	52%	3	—	—
	D	90	6.30	—	—	—	59	54%	2	—	—
L. Bayliss	M	90	7.20	—	—	—	46	33%	3	—	—
M. Burgess	M	90	7.20	—	1	—	93	83%	5	1	—
Z. Clough	M	57	6.20	—	—	—	21	20%	1	—	—
C. Taylor	F	81	6.60	—	—	2	26	14%	1	—	—
L. Rose	F	70	6.00	—	—	2	13	11%	2	—	—
E. Adams	F	90	8.50	2	—	2	34	27%	4	1	—
B. Gibson	F	20	6.30	—	—	1	3	3%	—	—	—
X. Bertoncello	F	33	6.60	—	—	1	13	10%	2	—	—