2016/2017 Hyundai A-League
Season 12 Round 23
Melbourne City FC vs Newcastle United Jets FC
When: Saturday 18th March, 2017
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 5pm at our 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
Overall – 20 matches between the two teams.
Jets Wins – 9, City Wins – 8, Drawn – 3
In Newcastle – 11 matches.
Jets Wins – 7, City Wins – 3, Drawn – 1
In Melbourne – 9 matches
Jets Wins – 2, City Wins – 5, Drawn – 2
Average Home A-League Crowd – 9494
Average Away A-League Crowd – 7002
Goals in Fixture
Jets – 31, City – 37
In Melbourne –
Jets – 12, City – 20
1st Goals in Fixture
Jets – 10, City – 10
Cards in Fixture
Jets – 60 (59 yellow, 1 red), City 33 (31 yellow, 2 red)
Recent Form (A-League)
Jets – LDLDL (2 points from last 15)
City – LDWLW (7 points from last 15)
Leading Scorers
Jets – Andrew Nabbout (8)
City – Bruno Fornaroli (13)
Last Result –
Newcastle Jets 2 (Nabbout 14′, Nabbout 52′) – Melbourne City 1 (Fornaroli 69′ pen) at Coffs International Stadium, A-League, Round 17, Season 2016/17
Starting line-ups from Last Meeting in Season 2016/17 Round 17
| Newcastle Jets |
Melbourne City |
| Jack Duncan |
Dean Bouzanis |
| Jason Hoffman |
Ivan Franjic |
| Lachlan Jackson |
Michael Jakobsen |
| Nigel Boogaard |
Osama Malik |
| Daniel Mullen |
Joshua Rose |
| Mateo Poljak |
Neil Kilkenny |
| Steven Ugarkovic |
Luke Brattan |
| Ma Leilei |
Tim Cahill |
| Andrew Hoole |
Bruce Kamau |
| Andrew Nabbout |
Bruno Fornaroli |
| Morten Nordstrand |
Nicolas Colazo |
FIXTURE RECORDS
Biggest Win
Jets 3 (Goodwin 56’, Zadkovich 52’, R Griffith 87’ pen) – City 0, Round 19, Season 2011/12 at Hunter Stadium, 11/02/2012.
Heaviest Defeat
Jets 0 – City 4 (Jaliens 18′, Novillo 47′, Williams 63′, Ramsay 87′) at AAMI Park, A-League, Round 21, 14/03/2015 & Jets 0 – City 4 (Mooy 43′, Fornaroli 56′, Mooy 59′, Fornaroli 62′) at Hunter Stadium, A-League, Round 10, 13/12/15
Leading Scorers in fixture –
Jets – Ryan Griffiths (6)
City – Bruno Fornaroli (6)
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 |
12 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
994 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 3 |
Jason Hoffman |
21 |
20 |
1 |
2 |
1717 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 4 |
Nigel Boogaard |
16 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
1354 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 5 |
Ben Kantarovski |
9 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
541 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
Steven Ugarkovic |
20 |
19 |
1 |
3 |
1666 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| 7 |
Andrew Hoole |
21 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
1873 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| 8 |
Mateo Poljak |
21 |
16 |
5 |
6 |
1470 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
Aleksandr Kokko |
11 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
413 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
Wayne Brown |
18 |
15 |
3 |
4 |
1322 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
Labinot Haliti |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
116 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 12 |
Andy Brennan |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
95 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 12 |
Harrison Sawyer |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
47 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 13 |
Ivan Vujica |
10 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
775 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 15 |
Andrew Nabbout |
19 |
18 |
1 |
6 |
1538 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 16 |
Nick Cowburn |
13 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
1039 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 18 |
Ma Leilei |
13 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
679 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 19 |
Morten Nordstrand |
18 |
14 |
4 |
10 |
1222 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 20 |
Jack Duncan |
20 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
1800 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 22 |
Lachlan Jackson |
12 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
967 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 23 |
Devante Clut |
18 |
7 |
11 |
6 |
689 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 24 |
Kristian Brymora |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 26 |
Iain Fyfe |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
205 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 28 |
John Koutroumbis |
19 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
1010 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
COACHING
Coaches Head to Head – 1 matches
Mark Jones – 1 win, Michael Valkanis – 0 wins, 0 drawnNewcastle Jets A-League Coaching Records –
- Mark Jones – 2 matches (1 win, 0 drawn, 1 loss = 50% 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 – Michael Valkanis 0% win ratio (0 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss)
TALKING POINTS:
General
- There has never been a scoreless result between these two teams, and only one match with fewer than 2 goals.
- The average goals per match in this fixture is over 3.
- Andrew Nabbout and Bruno Fornaroli are the only players to have scored in this fixture this season. They’ve scored 3 goals each.
- The Jets haven’t conceded a first half goal in the last 4 matches.
- Newcastle have won 5 times in 23 matches during March.
Players
- Bruno Fornaroli has scored 6 goals in the last 4 fixtures between the two clubs. He has scored City’s last 5 goals in this fixture.
- Mateo Poljak is closing in on a milestone 50 matches for the Jets. This week could be his 48th appearance.
- Jason Hoffman became the first Jets player to be dismissed this season.
- Last weekend was the first match in which Nigel Boogaard made an appearance for the Jets without the captain’s armband.
- The penalty converted by Andrew Nabbout was just the second penalty the Jets have received this season.
Newcastle Jets
- Clayton Zane, who will lead the team this week in Mark Jones’ absence, has a 100% win record against City – a 1-0 win thanks to Adam Taggart.
- The Jets haven’t scored the first goal away from home all season.
- Newcastle has lost it’s last 3 away fixtures and have taken 7 from a possible 30 points on the road this season.
- Six players have been sent off while wearing the captain’s armband – Paul Okon, Ljubo Milicevic, Jobe Wheelhouse, Kew Jaliens, Nigel Boogaard (x4) and Jason Hoffman.
- Newcastle are 14 matches without a clean sheet on the road. The last was the 1-0 win against the Mariners in Gosford last season.
Melbourne City
- City have been kept scoreless just once this season – a Round 5 clash in Brisbane.
