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Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne Victory Preview: Team News & Prediction

by Alex Lawes · February 5 2025, 14:36
Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne Victory Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Newcastle Jets are once again struggling this season down towards the bottom end of the A League table ahead of taking on a high flying Melbourne Victory side in New South Wales.

Kick-off date/time: Saturday 8th February, 2025: UK – 6:00am / US ET – 1:00am / Friday 7th February, 2025: US PT – 10:00pm

How to watch on TV/online: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+

Newcastle Jets Team News: Defensive injuries

The Newcastle Jets are dealing with a couple of injuries at the back ahead of the visit of Melbourne Victory to Newcastle this weekend as centre-back Aleksandar Susnjar remains sidelined alongside right-back Dane Ingham and winger Oscar Fryer.

Predicted XI (4-4-2): Scott; Cancar, Grozos, Natta, Wilmering; Aquilina, Timmins, Bayliss, Taylor; Adams, Gibson

Unavailable: Susnjar (Injured), Ingham (Injured), Fryer (Injured)

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Melbourne Victory Team News: Fully fit

The Melbourne Victory have a fully fit and available squad for this weekend’s trip to the Newcastle Jets with no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues so they will be able to name an unchanged eleven for this one if they so choose.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Langerak; Rawlins, Hamill, Roderick, Bos; Teague, Valadon; Rodrigues, Machach, Velupillay; Vergos

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Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne Victory Prediction

The Newcastle Jets have managed three victories in their 14 matches so far this season. The home team most recently shared back-to-back 2-2 draws against both fellow strugglers Perth Glory and the Central Coast Mariners. They now face a Melbourne Victory side that have fluctuated throughout the last few months but the Victorians have now lifted back to into the top three ahead of this weekend’s round of fixtures. They have earned back-to-back 2-0 wins against Sydney and Perth Glory with the visitors the team to side with for this one, too.

Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne Victory Tip: Double chance – Melbourne Victory to win or draw

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