Week 16 brings us a match on Feb 12th, where Newcastle Jets plays host to Melbourne Victory in a clash of the A-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 8th placed Newcastle Jets, recorded a 2-2 draw against Perth Glory. Luke Bodnar struck first for Perth Glory in the 44th minute on a feed from Keegan Jelacic, but Reno Piscopo got the equalizer for Newcastle Jets in the 59th minute . Newcastle Jets is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while melbourne Victory is fresh off their 3-1 win against Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada struck first for Wellington Phoenix in the 13th minute, then Bruno Fornaroli tied it up for Melbourne Victory in the 32nd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 54th minute on a goal by Jake Brimmer to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Melbourne Victory and Newcastle Jets last played eachother at the Aami Park on the 4th of November. Melbourne Victory was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Jake Brimmer struck first for Melbourne Victory in the 16th minute on a penalty kick, then Christopher Oikonomidis added another in the 50th minute In the end, Newcastle Jets couldn’t muster any offence and Melbourne Victory ran away with the shutout win.
Melbourne Victory’s most prolific scorer has been Jake Brimmer. The Australian midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. has been the most prolific scorer on Newcastle Jets in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.