Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

A League · 2023-24
Central Coast Mariners FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Tue 2 Apr 2024 · 08:00 UTC Central Coast Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Alessandro Lopane
Storm Roux 27' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kearney Robinson
  • Referee Jonathon Barreiro
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

5
5
7
Central Coast Mariners FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Melbourne City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Melbourne City FC H 2–1 W
30 Mar Sydney FC A 0–2 L
10 Mar Macarthur FC A 3–0 W
02 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–0 W
25 Feb Melbourne Victory FC A 1–0 W
18 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–2 L
30 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–0 D
12 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 7–0 W
09 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–0 W
01 Mar Macarthur FC A 0–2 L
24 Feb Sydney FC A 1–1 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' 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.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Joshua Nisbet has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 208 appearances.
  • 18' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Alessandro Lopane on 18 minutes.
  • 23' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mike van Houten will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 27' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Storm Roux on 27 minutes.
  • 32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Melbourne City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Melbourne City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 42' Central Coast Mariners FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 46' Alou Kuol is replacing Ryan Edmondson for the Central Coast Mariners FC side.
  • 50' Goal! Tolgay Arslan scores his 25 goal in 456 matches.
  • 54' The Colombia Miguel Angel Torres breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 1-1!
  • 59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jamie MacLaren is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
  • 62' Mathew Leckie has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alessandro Lopane on 62 minute.
  • 67' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Jeggo is hanging Terry Antonis on the field on 67 minute.
  • 68' Jamie MacLaren gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Max Caputo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' It looks surprising Central Coast Mariners FC does not make any changes. Miguel Di Pizio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 74' Harry Politidis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vicente Fernandez at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alessandro Lopane made 205 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 84' Central Coast Mariners FC have won 311 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Central Coast Mariners FC! Jing Reec comes on to replace Miguel Angel Torres.
  • 90' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Jackson

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike van Houten

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie MacLaren 5
Miguel Angel Torres 5
Jordan Murray 3
Tolgay Arslan 2
Shayon Harrison 2
Dario Vidosic 2
Ross McCormack 1
Nathan Paull 1

Head to Head

2024-04-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 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

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2024-04-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2024-03-30 Sydney FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2024-03-10 Macarthur FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-03-02 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-02-25 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-02-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2024-04-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2024-03-30 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2024-03-12 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-03-09 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-03-01 Macarthur FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC L 2024-02-24 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.56 Central Coast Mariners FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Central Coast Mariners FC49% Draw26% Melbourne City FC25%
Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
51%
Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Central Coast Mariners FC32% Draw46% Melbourne City FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap Central Coast Mariners FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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