Sunday , 16 August 2026

Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2022-23
Central Coast Mariners FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 15 Apr 2023 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 57' Callum Talbot
Harrison Steele 76' Y
Harrison Steele 77' Y
Nectarios Triantis 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

5
5
7
Central Coast Mariners FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-15 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2022-12-27 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 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

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr Melbourne City FC H 1–1 D
07 Apr Western United FC A 3–0 W
01 Apr Brisbane Roar FC H 4–1 W
19 Mar Melbourne Victory FC A 0–2 L
11 Mar Macarthur FC H 4–1 W
04 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–1 D
10 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 4–1 W
05 Apr Melbourne Victory FC H 2–1 W
02 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC H 1–1 D
19 Mar Macarthur FC A 1–1 D
12 Mar Brisbane Roar 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' And we are off! Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Central Coast Mariners FC that had 208 games and scored 311 goals.
  • 10' Callum Talbot is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rado Vidosic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Melbourne City FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jordan Bos suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dylan Wenzel-Halls, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' Central Coast Mariners FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' Scott Galloway is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Central Coast Mariners FC tonight.
  • 57' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 62' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 63' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jordan Bos makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 71' Jacob Farrell is replacing Storm Roux for the Central Coast Mariners FC side.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Curtis Good is replaced by Nuno Reis.
  • 76' Central Coast Mariners FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Harrison Steele.
  • 78' Joshua Nisbet doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 79' Central Coast Mariners FC ring the changes. James McGarry has done his job and it is now time for Moresche to step up.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Scott Jamieson comes on to replace Marco Tilio.
  • 82' A change in the Central Coast Mariners FC ranks — Beni Nkololo exits the field as Dylan Wenzel-Halls enters on 82.
  • 87' Central Coast Mariners FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nectarios Triantis on 90 minutes.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Montgomery

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rado Vidosic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 5
Miguel Angel Torres 5
Jordan Murray 3
Dario Vidosic 2
Tolgay Arslan 2
Shayon Harrison 2
Rostyn Griffiths 1
Jordan Bos 1

Head to Head

2023-04-15 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2022-12-27 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 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

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2023-04-15 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-04-07 Western United FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-04-01 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-03-19 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2023-03-11 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W 2023-03-04 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-04-15 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-04-10 Melbourne City FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-04-05 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-04-02 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2023-03-19 Macarthur FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-03-12 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 Central Coast Mariners FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne City FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Central Coast Mariners FC42% Draw27% Melbourne City FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
58%
Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Central Coast Mariners FC31% Draw45% Melbourne City FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap Central Coast Mariners FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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