Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

Central Coast Mariners FC

2 – 4

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Melbourne City FC

Fri 20 Mar 2020 · 06:30 UTC Grahame Park HT 45+7' · FT 45+7'

Y 53' Craig Noone

Lewis Miller 61' Y

Y 66' Josh Brillante

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 Kurt Ams
Referee Andrej Giev
Referee Matthew McOrist
Referee Katie Petterson

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

2020-03-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC 2019-11-08 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2019-04-26 Melbourne City FC 5–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 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
20 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	2–4	L
13 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–1	L
08 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–3	L
01 Mar	Western United FC	A	2–6	L
23 Feb	Sydney FC	H	0–3	L
14 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	0–2	L

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	4–2	W
14 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D
08 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	3–2	W
01 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–0	W
15 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
07 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–1	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' The game is set. Melbourne City FC kicks off things out of here…
2' Central Coast Mariners FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jordan Murray on 2.
5' Jamie MacLaren makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Melbourne City FC are in front.
10' Susaeta has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
15' Central Coast Mariners FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
20' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' Ziggy Gordon is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Central Coast Mariners FC so far.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Clisby, as he is very good at scoring at Grahame Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' It’s high time Erick Mombaerts made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Central Coast Mariners FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
45' Australia international Scott Jamieson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
48' Brilliant from the ! Jamie MacLaren makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 48.
53' The referee calls foul for Craig Noone. He receives a Yellow card.
58' Lachlan Wales is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
61' Lewis Miller is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
66' Josh Brillante catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
69' Assisted by Chris Harold with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jordan Murray makes no mistake. 2-3!
74' Jamie MacLaren is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
75' Central Coast Mariners FC make a change. Jordan Murray trudges off to be replaced by Jair on 75 minutes.
78' The supporters are chanting for Harrison Delbridge. He replaces Nathaniel Atkinson on 78 minute.
83' The home supporters are growing impatient. Central Coast Mariners FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
84' The Central Coast Mariners FC bench stirs into life. Tommy Oar is withdrawn and Michael McGlinchey gets his opportunity.
89' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Susaeta is withdrawn and Lachlan Wales gets his opportunity.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Adam Pearce
15
Kye Rowles
8
Michael McGlinchey ↑ 84'
19
Matt Simon
29
Jair ↑ 75'
7
Milan Duric ↑ 75'
17
Samuel Silvera

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Craig Noone
14
Susaeta ↓ Lachlan Wales 89'
6
Josh Brillante
9
Jamie MacLaren
10
Florin Berenguer
3
Scott Jamieson C
13
Nathaniel Atkinson ↓ Harrison Delbridge 78'
22
Curtis Good
7
Rostyn Griffiths
20
Adrian Luna ↓ Connor Metcalfe 84'
1
Tom Glover

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

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
Marco Tilio	1
Christian Theoharous	1

Head to Head

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2020-03-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC L 2020-03-13 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2020-03-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-03-01 Western United FC 6–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2020-02-23 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–3 Sydney FC L 2020-02-14 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2020-03-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC W 2020-03-14 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2020-03-08 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2020-03-01 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2020-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2020-02-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.4 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.23 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC24% Draw23% Melbourne City FC53%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

47%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

76%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC20% Draw39% Melbourne City FC41%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

9.1%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 2

6.6%

1 – 3

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

5.4%

0 – 3

4.8%

2 – 3

4.6%

0 – 0

3.9%

1 – 4

3.7%

1 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	13%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	21%	35%
+1.5	65%	—	35%
+2	65%	17%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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