Melbourne Victory halted Newcastle Jets’ momentum and continued their own with a 2-1 win at AAMI Park on Friday night.
Here are the key facts and stats from a blockbuster clash between two in-form teams.
- Melbourne Victory have claimed back-to- back wins against Newcastle Jets at AAMI Park for the first time since 2012/13.
- Victory have now lost just one of their last 16 games at AAMI Park (W11, D4).
- Newcastle Jets have now gone 24 A-League games on the road without keeping a clean sheet; last doing so in February 2016.
- Victory’s Leroy George has claimed more assists than any other player thus far in this A-League campaign (7).
- George struck the post in this game; Melbourne Victory have hit the woodwork on more occasions than any other side so far in this campaign (6).
