In a weekend match on Sat Apr 16th, in week 24, Newcastle Jets hosts Melbourne Victory at Mcdonald Jones Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Newcastle Jets is fresh off their 6-1 blowout win against Perth Glory. Daniel Penha struck first for Newcastle Jets in the 21st minute, then Beka Mikeltadze added another in the 31st minute. Newcastle Jets is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while melbourne Victory sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Brisbane Roar. Neither Melbourne Victory nor Brisbane Roar could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Melbourne Victory should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 12th of February, Newcastle Jets was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Jake Brimmer scored the first goal for Melbourne Victory in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Valentino Yuel tied it up for Newcastle Jets in the 57th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 70th minute on a penalty goal by Beka Mikeltadze.
Melbourne Victory’s most prolific scorer has been Marco Rojas. The attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Newcastle Jets is fortunate enough to have Beka Mikeltadze in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.