2016/2017 Hyundai A-League
Season 12 Round 6
Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC
When: Thursday 10th November, 2016
Where: AAMI Park, Olympic Blvd, Melbourne VIC
Kickoff: 750pm AEDST (gates open 650pm)
Away Supporters
Tickets: Ticketek Link
Purchase your tickets in Bay 32 to sit with fellow away supporters
Not Travelling?
Join fellow Jets supporters from 6pm at our new venue The Premier Hotel to watch the away game LIVE. All supporters are welcome – u18’s will need to be accompanied by a supervising adult.
If you sign up to become a Premier Hotel member for $10, you receive $10 in credit on your card. Ask for a membership form at the bar. A Premier Hotel membership gets you a 5% discount on food & drink not only at Premier but also at Junction Hotel & Sunnyside Tavern. You can purchase members only schooner cards – 10 schooners of local tap beers $55 or 10 schooners of craft tap beers $65.
Watch: LIVE on FoxSports 4 and FoxSports 4HD
Listen: ABC Grandstand Radio online/app or EON Sports Radio app
Tweet: @newyboys #NTUA #MCYvNEW
FIXTURE FACTS
Jets Wins – 8, City Wins – 7, Drawn – 3
Jets Wins – 6, City Wins – 3, Drawn – 1
In Melbourne – 8 matches
Jets Wins – 2, City Wins – 4, Drawn – 2
Average Home A-League Crowd – 9654
Average Away A-League Crowd – 6909
Goals in Fixture
Jets – 28, City – 34
In Melbourne –
Jets – 11, City – 18
1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 9, City – 9
Cards in Fixture
Jets – 55 (54 yellow, 1 red), City 30 (28 yellow, 2 red)
Recent Form (A-League)
Jets – DWDLL (5 points from last 15)
City – WWLWL (9 points from last 15)
Leading Scorers
Jets – Nigel Boogaard (2)
City – Bruno Fornaroli (4)
Last Result –
Jets 2 (Trifunovic 48′ pen, Trifunovic 72′) – City 1 (Bruno Fornaroli 79′) at Hunter Stadium, A-League, Round 18, 7/2/2016.
Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 15/16 Round 18
| Newcastle Jets | Melbourne City |
| Mark Birighitti | Thomas Sorensen |
| Jason Hoffman | Osama Malik |
| Daniel Mullen | Patrick Kisnorbo |
| Nigel Boogaard | Ivan Franjic |
| Nick Cowburn | Michael Zullo |
| Mateo Poljak | Jack Clisby |
| Steven Ugarkovic | Jacob Melling |
| Mitch Cooper | Paulo Retre |
| Enver Alivodic | Aaron Mooy |
| Milos Trifunovic | Bruno Fornaroli |
| Leonardo Vitor Santiago | Harry Novillo |
FIXTURE RECORDS
Biggest Win
Heaviest Defeat
Leading Scorers in fixture –
City – Mate Dugandzic (5)
2016/17 SEASON STATISTICS
| Number | Name | Appearances | Starts | Substitute Appearances | Subbed off | Minutes Played | Goals | Assists | Yellow Cards | Red – Second Bookable | Straight Red |
| 2 | Daniel Mullen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jason Hoffman | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Nigel Boogaard | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ben Kantarovski | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 330 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Steven Ugarkovic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Andrew Hoole | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mateo Poljak | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Aleksandr Kokko | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Wayne Brown | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 430 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Labinot Haliti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Andy Brennan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ivan Vujica | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Mitch Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 262 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nick Cowburn | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Radovan Pavicevic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Morten Nordstrand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jack Duncan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Lachlan Jackson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Devante Clut | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 186 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Kristian Brymora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | John Koutroumbis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Pierce Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COACHING
Mark Jones – 0 wins, John Van’t Schip – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –
- Mark Jones – 0 matches (0 wins, 0 drawn, 0 losses = N/A% win ratio)
- Scott Miller – 3 matches (2 wins, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 67% win ratio)
- Phil Stubbins – 3 matches (0 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses = 0% win ratio)
- Gary Van Egmond – 7 matches (3 wins, 1 drawn and 3 losses = 43% win ratio)
- Richard Money – No matches
- Branko Culina – 3 matches (1 win, 1 drawn, 1 loss = 33% win ratio)
- Nick Theodorakopoulos – No matches
- Craig Deans – 1 Match (1 win, 0 drawn, 0 losses = 100% win ratio)
- Clayton Zane – 1 match (1 win, 0 drawn, 0 losses = 100% win ratio)
Melbourne City Coach Record – John Van’t Schip 43% win ratio (6 wins, 2 drawn, 6 losses)
TALKING POINTS:
General
- The last time the Jets placed City in Melbourne, they had their famous 3-2 come from behind win.
- There has never been a scoreless draw between these two teams, and only one match where only 1 goal was scored.
- The average goals per match in this fixture is over 3.
- Only one Jets coach has lost their first match against City – Gary van Egmond
- The Jets have a W-D-L record on a Thursday night of 2-1-2.
Players
- Jason Hoffman has been booked in the last 3 matches against Melbourne Heart
- Bruno Fornaroli and Aaron Mooy both scored 3 goals against the Jets last year, however were outscored by Milos Trifunovic with 4.
- A player has scored a double in 4 of the last 5 fixutes between these teams.
Newcastle Jets
- Newcastle have won only twice against City in Melbourne.
- Every time Newcastle have lead at half time, they have gone on to claim all 3 points.
- The Jets have a poor record after playing the Phoenix away from home, winning 2 while drawing 5 and losing 6.
- The Jets have travelled to Melbourne the round following a trip to Wellington on 4 occasions and have lost every time.
Melbourne City
- City have scored 4 or more goals against the Jets 3 times in the last 2 seasons.
I have no doubt Melbourne City FC will win this one!