Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne City

0 - 1

🕒 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 06:00 Europe/London 📍 McDonald Jones Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Timothy Danaskos 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Newcastle Jets 1 · Melbourne City 6

Referee Stats

Timothy Danaskos

8 matches · 2.88 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.88
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	63%
Draws	13%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-14).
Newcastle Jets controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

Newcastle Jets (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-5

Goals For / Against

31 / 21

Avg: 2.21 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.64

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-7-3

Goals For / Against

16 / 21

Avg: 1.14 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.36

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.64

PPG

1.36

2.21

1.14

1.50

69%

O2.5

38%

69%

BTTS

54%

62%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Newcastle Jets rank1st

Melbourne City rank6th

Newcastle Jets points48

Melbourne City points38

Newcastle Jets: #1 · 48 pts · GD +16

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Melbourne City: #6 · 38 pts · GD +0

5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newcastle Jets last 5 home

W D L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals9-4

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Melbourne City last 5 away

W D W L D

Points8/15

Weighted index64

Goals6-7

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Newcastle Jets trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.562%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 85% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 23%

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.531%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle Jets score at home92%

Newcastle Jets clean sheet at home23%

Melbourne City score away77%

Melbourne City clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle Jets score first62%

Newcastle Jets win after scoring first75%

Melbourne City score first38%

Melbourne City win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle Jets 40% · Melbourne City 50%

Avg first goal minute: Newcastle Jets 24.6' · Melbourne City 33.6'

Vs league average

Newcastle Jets score at home2.21 vs 1.53

Newcastle Jets concede at home1.50 vs 1.34

Melbourne City score away1.14 vs 1.34

Melbourne City concede away1.50 vs 1.53

Newcastle Jets score 45% above league average, while Melbourne City score 15% below league average.

Defensive side: Newcastle Jets are 12% above league average at home, and Melbourne City are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals0.80

BTTS0%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Newcastle Jets goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 2

Melbourne City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

504

391

Passes Accurate

416

314

Passes %

83%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

27' ⚽

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27' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Kavian Rahmani

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Kuen

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ X. Bertoncello

1st substitution · For: E. Adams

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ M. Memeti

1st substitution · For: Z. Schreiber

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ W. Dobson

2nd substitution · For: C. Taylor

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ T. Kanamori

2nd substitution · For: E. Rashani

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ L. Bonetig

3rd substitution · For: E. Durakovic

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ H. Shillington

4th substitution · For: N. Atkinson

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ M. Caputo

5th substitution · For: B. Mazzeo

79'

79' A. Badolato

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ L. Rose

3rd substitution · For: L. Bayliss

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ M. Burgess

4th substitution · For: B. Gibson

90+3'

90+3' Kavian Rahmani

90+6'

90+6' N. Atkinson

Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne City 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne City beat Newcastle Jets 1-0 on Saturday, 06 December 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Timothy Danaskos. It was played at McDonald Jones Stadium.

First half: Melbourne City took the lead at 27' when Kavian Rahmani scored, with the assist credited to A. Kuen, making the score 0-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Newcastle Jets made their 1st substitution at 46', with X. Bertoncello replacing E. Adams. Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 54', with M. Memeti replacing Z. Schreiber. Newcastle Jets made their 2nd substitution at 68', with W. Dobson replacing C. Taylor. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 69', with T. Kanamori replacing E. Rashani. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 70', with L. Bonetig replacing E. Durakovic. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 78', with H. Shillington replacing N. Atkinson. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 78', with M. Caputo replacing B. Mazzeo. A. Badolato received a yellow card for Newcastle Jets at 79'. Newcastle Jets made their 3rd substitution at 83', with L. Rose replacing L. Bayliss. Newcastle Jets made their 4th substitution at 87', with M. Burgess replacing B. Gibson. Kavian Rahmani received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 90+3'. N. Atkinson received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 90+6'.

Newcastle Jets used 4 substitutions while Melbourne City used 5 substitutions. Newcastle Jets got 1 yellow card, while Melbourne City got 2 yellow cards.