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2014/15 Hyundai A-League – Round 5 Match Preview – Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne Victory FC

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2014/2015 Hyundai A-League
Season 10 Round 5
Newcastle United Jets FC vs Melbourne Victory FC

When: Saturday 11th November, 2014
Where: Hunter Stadium, 294 Turton Road, New Lambton, NSW
Kickoff: 5pm AEDST (gates open 4pm)
Tickets: Ticketmaster Link
Pre-match: District Park Tennis Club, Cnr Lambton and Curley Rds Broadmeadow from 2pm

Watch: LIVE on Foxsports 4 and FoxSports 4HD
Listen: ABC Newcastle 1233 or ABC Grandstand online
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Supporters are reminded that active support is located to Bay 60. Anyone wishing to join Bay 60 for this game needs to hold a Bay 60 Membership or purchase a ticket via ticketmaster or the sales windows behind the Western Stand.  People with existing memberships in other areas of the stadium can also swap for a single Bay 60 game ticket at the ticket window behind the Western Stand.

FIXTURE FACTS

Overall – 27 games between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 12, Victory Wins – 9, Drawn – 6

In Newcastle – 13 games
Jets Wins – 7, Victory Wins – 2, Drawn – 4

Average Home A-League crowd – 10570

Goals in Fixture
Jets – 40, Victory – 40

Cards in Fixture
Jets – 48 (44 Yellow, 4 Red), Victory – 44 (41 Yellow, 3 Red)

Recent Form (FFA Cup & A-League)
Jets – LLDLL
Victory – WLWDW

Leading Scorers
Jets – Edson Montano, Joel Griffiths, Jeronimo Neumann 1, Victory – Besart Berisha – 4

Last Result –
Jets 2 (Taggart 18’, Leijer 22’o.g) – Victory 2 (Milligan 21’, Milligan 86’ pen) at Hunter Stadium, A-League, Round 26, 05/04/2014 .

FIXTURE RECORDS

Biggest Win

Jets 4 (Bridge 36’, Bridge 48’, Coveny 51’, J Griffiths 73’) – Victory 0 at Hunter Stadium, Round 21, Season 2, 19/01/2007.

Heaviest Defeat

Jets 0 – Victory 5 (Hernandez 41’, Thompson 45’, Allsopp 61’, Allsopp 64’, Brebner 90’), Round 3, Season 4 at AAMI Park, 29/08/2008.
Jets 0 – 5 (Rojas 8’, Leijer 15’, Milligan 30’ pen, Milligan 55’ pen, Rojas 66’), Round 23, Season 8, 03/03/2013

Leading Scorers in fixture –

Jets – 4 (Joel Griffiths, Ryan Griffiths, Labinot Haliti and Matthew Thompson)
Victory – 7 (Archie Thompson)

2014/15 SEASON STATISTICS

Appearances

  • 4 Mark Birrighiti, Kew Jaliens, Sam Gallagher, David Carney, Jacob Pepper, Joel Griffiths, Edson Montano, Andrew Hoole, Jeronimo Neumann
  • 3 Scott Neville, Taylor Regan, James Virgili, Zenon Caravella, Marco Flores
  • 2 Jonny Steele,
  • 1 Sam Gallaway, Allan Wesh, Ben Kantarovski

Goals

  • 1 Edson Montano, Joel Griffiths, Jeronimo Neumann

Assists

  • 1 Joel Griffiths, Scott Neville, Jacob Pepper

Yellow Cards

  • 2 Taylor Regan, Jeronimo Neumann, Jacob Pepper
  • 1 Marcos Flores, Jonny Steele, Kew Jaliens, Edson Montano, David Carney

Red Cards

  • None

COACHING

Coaches Head to Head – 0 matches
Phil Stubbins – 0 wins, 0 drawn, 0 losses
Kevin Muscat – 0 wins, 0 drawn, 0 lossesNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –

  • Phil Stubbins – 0 Matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 0 loss = -% win ratio)
  • Gary Van Egmond – 16 matches (10 wins, 2 drawn and 4 losses = 19% win ratio)
  • Richard Money – 3 matches (1 win, 1 drawn, 1 loss = 33% win ratio)
  • Branko Culina – 6 matches (1 wins, 2 drawn, 3 losses = 17% win ratio)
  • Nick Theodorakopoulos – 1 match (0 wins, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 0% win ratio)
  • Clayton Zane – 1 match (0 wins, 1 drawn, 1 loss = 0% win ratio)
  • Craig Deans – 0 matches (0 win, 0 drawn, 0 loss = -% win ratio)

Melbourne Victory Coach Record – Kevin Muscat 25% win ratio (1 win, 2 drawn, 1 loss).

KEY FACTS:

  • The Jets haven’t lost to Melbourne in the last 6 matches in Newcastle. The last loss was in Season 5.
  • The Jets haven’t kept a clean sheet in the last 11 matches against Melbourne Victory.
  • The Jets have NEVER been behind at half time at home in this fixture.
  • The Victory have only scored 3 first half goals in Newcastle.
  • Nathan Coe hasn’t kept a clean sheet at Hunter Stadium, and only kept 1 clean sheet in 6 appearances against the Jets.
  • Ben Kennedy has kept 2 clean sheets against Melbourne in 10 appearances, while Mark Birighitti is yet to keep a clean sheet in 5 appearances. Kennedy has conceded an average of 1.5 goals per match, while Birighitti has conceded 2.2 per match.
  • Jeronimo Neumann became the 52nd A-League scorer for the Newcastle Jets last weekend.
  • The Jets, on average, score a goal in the first half at home.
  • Newcastle have never lost at home to the Victory on a Saturday.
  • Both matches in Newcastle when Kevin Muscat has coached have been drawn.
  • There has been a Melbourne Victory own goal in their last two visits to Hunter Stadium.
  • There have been 2 or more goals scored in the last 11 fixtures between these clubs.
  • The Jets have scored the first goal in the last 3 meetings.
  • The Jets have only received 2 penalties against the Victory, converting one. The Victory, however, have received 5.
  • This weekend will be Mark Birighitti’s 50th appearance for the Jets.

Jets v Victory Trivia:
1. Adam, Joel or Ryan – Who has the most bookings, and how many have they had, in this fixture?

2. Who is the only Jets player to have missed a penalty against the Victory?

3. Keeper Condundrum – Who has kept the most clean sheets against the Victory during their time wit h the Jets – Liam Reddy, Ante Covic or Ben Kennedy?

Please visit the forums at newcastlefootball.net for the answers to the trivia questions, and to discuss the match.