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

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne Victory

31': Charles Nduka
34': Charles Nduka

FT
2 - 2

Newcastle Jets

19': Eli Adams
89': Eli Adams (P)

About

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

Match Timeline

15': Eli Adams (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 15'
19': Eli Adams (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 19'
25': Roderick Miranda (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 25'
31': Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 31'
34': Charles Nduka (Melbourne Victory) Goal at 34'
44': Max Burgess (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 44'
57': Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 57'
65': Matthew Grimaldi (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 65'
70': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 70'
81': Alex Nunes (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 81'
82': Clarismario Rodrigues (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 82'
82': Louis D'Arrigo (Melbourne Victory) Substitution at 82'
89': Eli Adams (Newcastle Jets) Penalty - Scored at 89'
90'+1': Joshua Rawlins (Melbourne Victory) Yellow Card at 91'

Statistics

NEW		MVC
15	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	3
61.9	Possession	38.1
11	SHOTS	18
4	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.3
2	Penalty Goals	0
1	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
3	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: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 8,762

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

Melbourne Victory (3-4-3)

No.	Name
40	Jack Warshawsky (GK)
21	Roderick Miranda
2	Jason Davidson
15	Sebastian Esposito
8	Jordi Valadon
10	Denis Genreau
18	Franco Lino
22	Joshua Rawlins
44	Charles Nduka
17	Nishan Velupillay
23	Keegan Jelacic

Melbourne Victory Substitutes:

Jack Duncan, Brendan Hamill, Nikolaos Vergos, Louis D'Arrigo, Reno Piscopo, Matthew Grimaldi, Clarismario Rodrigues.

Newcastle Jets (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	James Delianov (GK)
33	Mark Natta
17	Kosta Grozos
23	Daniel Wilmering
22	Joel Bertolissio
14	Max Burgess
8	Lachlan Bayliss
10	Zach Clough
9	Lachlan Rose
13	Clayton Taylor
7	Eli Adams

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Lucas Scicluna, Ben Gibson, Alex Nunes, Kota Mizunuma, Xavier Bertoncello, Alex Nassiep, Max Cooper.

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