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

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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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Central Coast Stadium!
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Alessandro Lopane is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne City FC tonight.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Andrew Nabbout scoring 1 goals.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' 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.
33' Curtis Good was booked on 33.
38' Central Coast Mariners FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
40' Central Coast Mariners FC player sees a card in front of him.
45' The -year-old Harry Politidis has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
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' The Australia Christian Theoharous breaks the deadlock on 50 minutes. 1-0!
55' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
56' It’s a booking for Melbourne City FC player. Callum Talbot gets a card.
58' The crowd applauds Christian Theoharous as he leaves the pitch. Mikael Doka steps in for Central Coast Mariners FC.
61' The whistle greets Bradley Tapp as he departs to be replaced by William Wilson.
65' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Hamza Sakhi departs to be replaced by Terry Antonis.
70' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Jacob Farrell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
76' The whistle greets Storm Roux as he departs to be replaced by Nathan Paull.
79' Magnificent from Steven Ugarkovic! That is 12 goals in 206 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
84' Steven Ugarkovic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
88' Brilliant from the ! Miguel Angel Torres makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 88.
89' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Max Caputo comes on to replace Scott Galloway.
90' It’s a booking for Central Coast Mariners FC player. William Wilson gets a card.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Central Coast Mariners FC players.

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
Dario Vidosic	2
Tolgay Arslan	2
Shayon Harrison	2
Joshua Nisbet	1
Samuel Souprayen	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.