Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne City Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 Australian A-League
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These are two sides of differing standards from the last few years with the Newcastle Jets a side that tend to be down at the bottom end of the table up against a Melbourne City side that underperformed a fair bit last year but remain a strong side.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Saturday 19th October, 2024: UK – 07:00am / US ET – 2:00am / Friday 18th October, 2024: US PT – 11:00pm
HOW TO WATCH/STREAM: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+
NEWCASTLE JETS TEAM NEWS: JETS’ DIFFICULTIES
Newcastle Jets struggled last season and they will be looking to put together a more cohesive line-up this time around with Robert Stanton at the helm. Captain Kosta Grozos will remain a key man for the Jets.
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Kurto; Adamson, Uskok, Jurman, Vujica; Deli, Brattan, Randazzo; Drew; Germain, Jakolis
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MELBOURNE CITY TEAM NEWS: A CFG MEMBER
As part of the City Football Group, Melbourne City do have the ability to bring in more notable names with a fair bit of pedigree. That includes the likes of Matthew Leckie, Aziz Behich and Marco Tilio.
PREDICTED XI (4-1-2-2-1): Nieuwenhuizen; Talbot, Trewin, Souprayen, Behich; Jeggo; Nabbout, Schreiber; Lopane, Politidis; Caputo
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NEWCASTLE JETS VS MELBOURNE CITY PREDICTION
Newcastle Jets have struggled in each of the last few seasons and they finished ninth in the 12-team division last year. The home team have probably not taken a major step forward but should still be relatively steady. They now face a Melbourne City side that will get themselves on the front foot and look to redevelop their more progressive style of football. An entertaining opening day clash in which both teams score seems like a good bet for this one.
NEWCASTLE JETS VS MELBOURNE CITY TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
