Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Central Coast Mariners FC

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Melbourne City FC

Wed 16 Jan 2019 · 08:50 UTC Grahame Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 40' Ritchie De Laet

Aiden O'Neill 45' Y

Jonathan Aspropotamitis 51' Y

Tommy Oar 53' Y

Y 80' Florin Berenguer

Overview

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Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League at Grahame Park.

Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Lance Greenshields
Referee James Cleal
Referee Adrian Arndt

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Central Coast Mariners FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-01-16 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2018-10-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	2–1	W
12 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–3	L
04 Jan	Sydney FC	A	2–5	L
31 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	1–4	L
23 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–2	L
15 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–2	L

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
11 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
06 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–1	W
01 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W
22 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
16 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Central Coast Mariners FC		Melbourne City FC
#9	Position	#6
32	Points	38
26	Played	26
8 / 8 / 10	W / D / L	10 / 8 / 8
35	Scored	33
42	Conceded	33
-7	GD	+0
1.23	PPG	1.46
31%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Central Coast Mariners FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/4

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

4/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

3/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Central Coast Mariners FC

Sabit James	6 G	2 A
Ali Auglah	5 G
Bailey Brandtman	4 G	2 A
Alfie McCalmont	4 G	1 A

Melbourne City FC

Max Caputo	8 G	1 A
Marcus Younis	7 G	3 A
Medin Memeti	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Central Coast Mariners FC welcome Melbourne City FC for this crunch clash at Grahame Park.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' It’s high time Warren Joyce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Australia international Mathew Millar has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' Central Coast Mariners FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne City FC's shape.
22' The crowd applauds Osama Malik as he leaves the pitch. Lachlan Wales steps in for Melbourne City FC.
27' Central Coast Mariners FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Connor Pain makes it 1-0.
37' Riley McGree, a Australia midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
40' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 40.
45' Aiden O'Neill has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
51' It’s a booking for Central Coast Mariners FC player. Jonathan Aspropotamitis gets a Yellow card.
53' Tommy Oar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 53.
54' Central Coast Mariners FC make a change. Tommy Oar trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Murray on 54 minutes.
59' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Ritchie De Laet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
67' It is a substitution in Melbourne City FC team. Riley McGree is replaced by Florin Berenguer on 67 minute.
72' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bart Schenkeveld is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
74' The whistle greets Luke Brattan as he departs to be replaced by Ramy Najjarine.
76' The whistle greets Tom Hiariej as he departs to be replaced by Michael McGlinchey.
77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lachlan Wales makes it 1-1.
79' The Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes a substitution. Andrew Hoole departs to be replaced by Mario Shabow.
80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Florin Berenguer on 80.
85' Central Coast Mariners FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
89' Matt Simon adds to his 0 season tally! Central Coast Mariners FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Central Coast Mariners FC players.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Mario Shabow ↑ 79'
12
Adam Pearce
8
Michael McGlinchey ↑ 76'
3
Jack Clisby
25
Jordan Murray ↑ 54'

Coach Mike Mulvey

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Joyce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	5
Miguel Angel Torres	5
Jordan Murray	3
Dario Vidosic	2
Tolgay Arslan	2
Shayon Harrison	2
Max Balard	1
Adrian Luna	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.37 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.47 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne City FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC37% Draw27% Melbourne City FC36%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

63%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC26% Draw46% Melbourne City FC28%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

7.7%

0 – 1

7.6%

1 – 0

7.1%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

Melbourne City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Clean Sheet