Saturday , 14 November 2026

Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2021-22
Central Coast Mariners FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Tue 22 Feb 2022 · 08:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 7' Beni Nkololo
Mathew Leckie 13' Y
Tom Glover 35' Y
Aiden O'Neill 48' Y
Scott Galloway 72' Y
Y 90' Nick Montgomery

Overview

Match Preview

Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 10
2 Sydney FC 4 7
3 Brisbane Roar FC 3 7
4 Melbourne City FC 4 7
5 Perth Glory FC 4 6
6 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 5
7 Macarthur FC 4 5
8 Auckland FC 4 5
9 Melbourne Victory FC 4 3
10 Newcastle United Jets FC 4 2
11 Central Coast Mariners FC 4 2
12 Adelaide United FC 3 1

Head-to-Head

5
5
7
Central Coast Mariners FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC 2021-03-22 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-02-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC 2020-03-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC 2019-11-08 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Melbourne City FC H 3–2 W
19 Feb Melbourne Victory FC A 0–1 L
13 Feb Perth Glory FC H 1–1 D
10 Feb Macarthur FC H 3–3 D
30 Jan Sydney FC A 2–3 L
27 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–1 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–3 L
18 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC H 3–0 W
15 Feb Adelaide United FC H 1–2 L
11 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 3–1 W
08 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC A 4–2 W
29 Jan Western United FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Central Coast Mariners FC Melbourne City FC
#11 Position #4
2 Points 7
4 Played 4
0 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 1
4 Scored 6
9 Conceded 6
-5 GD +0
0.50 PPG 1.75
0% Win % 50%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Central Coast Mariners FC are 11th (2 pts). Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Central Coast Mariners FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Melbourne City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Central Coast Mariners FC
Oliver Lavale 4 G
Ali Auglah 1 G 1 A
Melbourne City FC
Andrew Nabbout 2 G
Emiliano Marcondes 1 G 2 A
Matheus Rossetto 1 G
Awer Mabil 1 G
Quinn MacNicol 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 7' The referee has no hesitation. Beni Nkololo is booked for Melbourne City FC — Yellow card on 7.
  • 12' Moresche, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 13' Mathew Leckie catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 13.
  • 18' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
  • 28' Melbourne City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' The referee shows Central Coast Mariners FC player a Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lewis Miller, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' Beni Nkololo doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 48' What a moment for Jamie MacLaren! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 48' Aiden O'Neill was booked on 48.
  • 52' Jamie MacLaren does the damage! The net is bulging and Central Coast Mariners FC surge ahead!
  • 53' Goal! Jamie MacLaren scores his 110 goal in 305 matches.
  • 54' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Marcos Urena on, Moresche off on 54 minutes.
  • 55' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marcos Urena is hanging Moresche on the field on 55 minute.
  • 57' GOAL! Florin Berenguer fires home to make it 4-1!
  • 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 65' Oliver Bozanic doubles the advantage! 4-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. Central Coast Mariners FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne City FC's compact .
  • 72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Scott Galloway.
  • 72' The Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes a substitution. Andrew Nabbout departs to be replaced by Stefan Colakovski.
  • 74' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marco Tilio makes no mistake. 5-2!
  • 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 81' Another change for Melbourne City FC made on 81 minute. Oliver Bozanic leaves to be changed by Maximilien Balard.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Jason Cummings as he leaves the pitch. Cy Goddard steps in for Melbourne City FC.
  • 87' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Central Coast Mariners FC! Rostyn Griffiths comes on to replace Marco Tilio.
  • 90' Nick Montgomery picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Central Coast Mariners FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Montgomery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

Head to Head

2022-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC 2021-03-22 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-02-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC 2020-03-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC 2019-11-08 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2022-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC W 2022-02-19 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2022-02-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D 2022-02-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–3 Macarthur FC D 2022-01-30 Sydney FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2021-11-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2022-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC L 2022-02-18 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-02-15 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2022-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Melbourne City FC W 2022-02-08 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC W 2022-01-29 Western United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.66 Central Coast Mariners FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.32 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne City FC 78% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Central Coast Mariners FC33% Draw22% Melbourne City FC45%
Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
67%
Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Central Coast Mariners FC23% Draw37% Melbourne City FC40%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 1
8%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 3
6.2%
2 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
5.1%
0 – 1
4%
0 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 4
3.6%
3 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap Central Coast Mariners FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 14% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 19% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 15% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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