Melbourne Victory vs Newcastle Jets
Ref: A. KingAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Melbourne Victory and Newcastle Jets drew 2–2 in their A-League fixture. Nduka and Nduka scored for Melbourne Victory; Adams and Adams replied for Newcastle Jets. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.18 for Melbourne Victory versus 2.16 for Newcastle Jets. Melbourne Victory sit 4th in the A-League table while Newcastle Jets are 1st.
First Half
15'
Adams
Yellow Card
19'
⚽
Adams
Assist: Burgess
Roderick Miranda
Yellow Card
⚽
Nduka
Assist: Rawlins
⚽
Nduka
Assist: Lino
44'
Burgess
Yellow Card
Second Half
57'
⇄
Clough
⇄
Jelacic
70'
⇄
Rose
81'
⇄
Taylor
⇄
Valadon
⇄
Velupillay
89'
⚽
Adams
Penalty
Rawlins
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 |  Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | +10 | 43 |
| 3 |  Auckland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Melbourne VictoryNewcastle Jets
7Won
Statistical edge
7–5
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.18VS2.16
Attack5 · 1 won
18
Shots
11
6
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
9
10
Shots outside box
2
5
Shots off goal
4
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
38%
Possession
62%
318
Total passes
541
235
Accurate passes
455
74%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline1 · 0 won
9
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
7
Blocked shots
3
Melbourne Victory
3-4-3
Newcastle Jets
4-3-3Melbourne Victory
3-4-3Starting XI
- 2Jason Alan DavidsonD
- 8Jordi Francis ValadonM
- 10Denis GenreauM
- 15Sebastian EspositoD
- 17Nishan VelupillayF
- 18Franco LinoM
- 21Roderick MirandaD
- 22Joshua James RawlinsM
- 23Keegan Daniel JelacicF
- 40Jack WarshawskyG
- 44Charles Boniface NdukaF
Substitutes
- 5Brendan Michael HamillD
- 7Reno Mauro PiscopoF
- 9Nikolaos VergosF
- 11Clarismario RodriguesF
- 14Matthew GrimaldiF
- 25Jack Carleton DuncanG
- 27Louis Joseph D'ArrigoM
Newcastle Jets
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1James Nicholas DelianovG
- 7Eli AdamsF
- 8Lachlan BaylissM
- 9Lachlan RoseF
- 10Zach Paul John CloughM
- 13Clayton John TaylorF
- 14Max Barry BurgessM
- 17Kostandinos GrozosD
- 22Joel BertolissioD
- 23Daniel WilmeringD
- 33Mark NattaD
Substitutes
- 11Ben GibsonF
- 18Kota MizunumaM
- 20Alex NassiepG
- 24Alex NunesM
- 41Lucas SciclunaM
- 42M. CooperD
- 43X. BertoncelloF
Melbourne Victory
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Davidson | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Charles Nduka | F | 90 | 7.7 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Nishan Velupillay | F | 82 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Denis Genreau | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Joshua Rawlins | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Keegan Jelacic | F | 65 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4/8 |
| Jordi Valadon | M | 82 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Franco Lino | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Roderick Miranda(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jack Warshawsky | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Esposito | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Brendan Hamill | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reno Piscopo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolaos Vergos | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Duncan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Grimaldi | F | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Louis D'Arrigo | M | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Clarismario | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Newcastle Jets
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Adams | F | 90 | 8.3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Kosta Grozos(C) | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Burgess | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Lachlan Bayliss | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| James Delianov | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clayton Taylor | F | 81 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Daniel Wilmering | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Mark Natta | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Bertolissio | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Zach Clough | M | 57 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lachlan Rose | F | 70 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lucas Scicluna | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Cooper | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Nassiep | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kota Mizunuma | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Bertoncello | F | 33 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Alex Nunes | M | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Gibson | F | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |