Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne Victory, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Newcastle Jets

14': Ben Gibson
20': Alexander Badolato
45'+2': Alexander Badolato
79': Alexander Badolato
90'+1': Oscar Fryer

FT
5 - 2

Melbourne Victory

25': Denis Genreau
55': Keegan Jelacic

About

Newcastle Jets are hosting Melbourne Victory at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Timeline

14': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 14'
20': Alexander Badolato (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 20'
25': Denis Genreau (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 25'
35': Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 35'
45'+2': Alexander Badolato (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 47'
45': Joshua Rawlins (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 45'
45': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 45'
55': Keegan Jelacic (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 55'
56': Lachlan Rose (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 56'
57': Oscar Fryer (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 57'
69': Juan Mata (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 69'
70': Christian Bracco (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 70'
70': Joel Bertolissio (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 70'
79': Alexander Badolato (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 79'
85': Jing Lual (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 85'
90'+1': Oscar Fryer (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 91'
90'+2': Oliver Dragicevic (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 92'

Statistics

MVC		NEW
9	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	6
46.4	Possession	53.6
17	SHOTS	17
7	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	7
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 6,137

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Adelaide United	0	0	0
2	Auckland FC	0	0	0
3	Brisbane Roar	0	0	0
4	Central Coast Mariners	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Newcastle Jets (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	James Delianov (GK)
15	Aleksandar Susnjar
5	Joe Shaughnessy
17	Kosta Grozos
23	Daniel Wilmering
39	Thomas Aquilina
19	Alexander Badolato
14	Max Burgess
43	Xavier Bertoncello
28	Will Dobson
11	Ben Gibson

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Jordan Baylis, Joel Bertolissio, Max Cooper, Lachlan Bayliss, Oscar Fryer, Christian Bracco, Lachlan Rose.

Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Jack Duncan (GK)
4	Lachlan Jackson
15	Sebastian Esposito
2	Jason Davidson
16	Joshua Inserra
10	Denis Genreau
8	Jordi Valadon
34	Xavier Stella
9	Nikolaos Vergos
23	Keegan Jelacic
11	Clarismario Rodrigues

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Oliver Dragicevic, Matthew Grimaldi, Joshua Rawlins, Jack Warshawsky, Jing Lual, Adama Traoré, Juan Mata.

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