Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Central Coast Mariners FC

2 – 1

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Melbourne City FC

Sun 21 Jan 2024 · 07:00 UTC Central Coast Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' Curtis Good

Christian Theoharous 40' Y

Y 56' Callum Talbot

Y 84' Steven Ugarkovic

William Wilson 90' Y

Y 90' Tolgay Arslan

Danny Vukovic 90' Y

Storm Roux 90' R

Y 90' Terry Antonis

Daniel Hall 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Adam Kersey

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2024-01-21 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2023-12-17 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners FC 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

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	2–1	W
13 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
06 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
31 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	4–2	W
21 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	A	3–0	W
17 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	3–3	D

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
12 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
07 Jan	Western United FC	A	2–1	W
28 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	8–1	W
23 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–0	D
17 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	3–3	D

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 ball is rolling at Central Coast Stadium. Central Coast Mariners FC are looking to make home advantage count against Melbourne City FC.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mike van Houten will be considering his options from the bench.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
25' 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.
30' The 29-year-old Leo Natel has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
33' That looks like a foul for a card for Curtis Good.
38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' It’s a booking for Central Coast Mariners FC player. Christian Theoharous gets a card.
45' Melbourne City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrew Nabbout is hanging Benjamin Mazzeo on the field on 46 minute.
50' Christian Theoharous doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
55' Alessandro Lopane has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' Callum Talbot was booked on 56.
58' Fresh legs for Central Coast Mariners FC! Mikael Doka comes on to replace Christian Theoharous.
61' Fresh legs for Central Coast Mariners FC! William Wilson comes on to replace Bradley Tapp.
65' Terry Antonis gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Hamza Sakhi and will look to change the dynamic.
70' Storm Roux, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mike van Houten might look to freshen things up shortly.
76' Central Coast Mariners FC ring the changes. Storm Roux has done his job and it is now time for Nathan Paull to step up.
79' What composure from Steven Ugarkovic! The Croatia international strokes it home. 1-1.
84' Poor challenge from Steven Ugarkovic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
88' A stunning finish from Miguel Angel Torres — that came from absolutely nowhere!
89' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Max Caputo is hanging Scott Galloway on the field on 89 minute.
90' A moment of madness from William Wilson on 90 minutes earns him a card. Central Coast Mariners FC will be frustrated.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Storm Roux ↓ Nathan Paull 76'
20
Danny Vukovic
4
Joshua Nisbet
7
Christian Theoharous ↓ Mikael Doka 58'
9
Alou Kuol ↓ Jing Reec 76'
23
Daniel Hall
18
Jacob Farrell
3
Brian Kaltak
26
Bradley Tapp ↓ William Wilson 61'
6
Max Balard
11
Miguel Angel Torres

Bench

14
Dylan Wenzel-Halls
30
Jack Warshawsky
–
Ronald Barcellos
33
Nathan Paull ↑ 76'
2
Mikael Doka ↑ 58'
28
William Wilson ↑ 61'
17
Jing Reec ↑ 76'

Coach Mark Jackson

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Hamza Sakhi ↓ Terry Antonis 65'
1
Jamie Young
2
Scott Galloway ↓ Max Caputo 89'
9
Jamie MacLaren
11
Leo Natel ↓ Harry Politidis 89'
22
Curtis Good
25
Callum Talbot
10
Tolgay Arslan
18
Jordon Hall
21
Alessandro Lopane ↓ Steven Ugarkovic 65'
46
Benjamin Mazzeo ↓ Andrew Nabbout 46'

Bench

17
Terry Antonis ↑ 65'
6
Steven Ugarkovic ↑ 65'
15
Andrew Nabbout ↑ 46'
33
Patrick Beach
45
Harry Politidis ↑ 89'
37
Max Caputo ↑ 89'
35
Zane Schreiber

Coach Mike van Houten

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	5
Miguel Angel Torres	5
Jordan Murray	3
Tolgay Arslan	2
Shayon Harrison	2
Dario Vidosic	2
Andreas Kuen	1
Lachlan Wales	1

Head to Head

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2024-01-21 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2024-01-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–2 Perth Glory FC W 2023-12-21 Brisbane Roar FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-12-17 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners FC D

Melbourne City FC Form

2024-01-21 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2024-01-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-01-07 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2023-12-28 Melbourne City FC 8–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2023-12-23 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-12-17 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.65 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC47% Draw25% Melbourne City FC28%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

53%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC31% Draw44% Melbourne City FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

1 – 0

6.8%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.8%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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