One game is going to happen in the Australian national football league on Sunday afternoon as Melbourne City will host Newcastle Jets. After 20 games, City has 12 wins, 5 draws, 3 losses, a total of 41 points and 1st place while the Jets have 7 wins, 4 draws, 10 losses, a total of 25 points and 7th place. In this game, I'm predicting that City is going to win.

Before the break, City had 1 draw, 1 win and 1 loss in the last 3 games. The loss was against Adelaide United which now is only 1 point behind City but the leaders of the tournament have played 2 fewer games. It has to be mentioned that City had a draw and loss on the road while at home, they have won the last 3 games. Overall this season, City has 7 wins and 2 draws in 9 home games, they have scored a total of 27 goals (2nd best) and allowed 10 (3rd best). Per xG, the team is expected to score 2.40 goals at home (the best) and concede 1.16 (the best).

The Jets have struggled lately. The team had a good stretch of wins and draws but in the last 4 games, they have 1 draw in 3 losses. The lone game on the road was lost to Wellington while the other 3 games were in front of their fans. On the road this season, the Jets have 3 wins and 2 draws in 10 games, with a total of 8 goals scored (the worst) and 17 conceded. Per xG, the team is expected to score 1.14 goals on the road (the worst) and concede 1.70 (4th worst).

The City is going to be without Mathew Leckie but Jamie MacLaren will be ready to dominate as he has scored 18 times this season and has 65 goals in the last 3 seasons overall. As for the Jets, they don't have any new injured players. Teams already met in November when the City won on the road 2:1. They received a red card in the 75th minute but were able to keep the lead.

The team from Melbourne has been dominating the recent matchups. Out of the last 5 matchups, the City has won 4 times. Out of the last 10 meetings in Melbourne, the City has won 8 times, the Jets have 1 win and 1 game ended with a draw. It's safe to say that the City is a much better team at this stage of the season. They are competing for the 1st place in the regular season and should win this game.

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澳大利亚国家足球联赛将在周日下午进行一场比赛，墨尔本城将主场迎战纽卡斯尔喷气机。20场比赛过后，曼城12胜5平3负，积41分，排名积分榜第1，而喷气机7胜4平10负，积25分，排名积分榜第7。在这场比赛中，我预测曼城会赢。

在中场休息之前，曼城在最近3场比赛中取得了1平1胜1负的战绩。本场比赛输给了阿德莱德联队，阿德莱德目前只落后曼城1分，但联赛领头羊比曼城少踢了2场比赛。不得不提的是，曼城在客场经历了一场平局和一场输球，而在主场，他们已经赢了近3场比赛。本赛季，曼城在9个主场比赛中取得了7胜2平的成绩，他们总共进了27球(排名第二)，丢了10球(排名第三)。根据xG，球队预计在主场进球数为2.40球(最好)，失球数为1.16球(最好)。

喷气机队最近表现不佳。球队在过去的4场比赛中取得了1平3负的战绩。唯一一场客场比赛输给了惠灵顿，其他3场比赛都是在球迷面前进行的。本赛季在客场，喷气机队在10场比赛中取得3胜2平，共进8球(最差)，丢17球。根据xG，这支球队预计在客场打进1.14球(最差)，丢1.70球(第四差)。

曼城将失去马修·莱基，但杰米·麦克拉伦将准备统治，因为他本赛季打进18球，过去3个赛季总共打入65球。至于喷气机队，他们没有任何新的受伤球员。两队已经在11月交手，当时曼城客场2:1获胜。他们在第75分钟吃到红牌，但仍然保持领先。

这支来自墨尔本的球队在最近的比赛中占据了主导地位。在过去的5场比赛中，曼城赢了4场。在墨尔本的最近10次交锋中，曼城赢了8次，喷气机赢了1场，1场比赛以平局告终。可以肯定地说，在赛季的这个阶段，曼城是一支更好的球队。他们正在争夺常规赛的第一名，应该会赢得这场比赛。