Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Melbourne City FC

Tue 31 Dec 2024 · 08:00 UTC Central Coast Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Trent Sainsbury 32' Y

Y 67' Kai Trewin

Christian Theoharous 86' Y

Overview

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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
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

19 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

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

2024-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Dec	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D
28 Dec	Auckland FC	H	1–4	L
23 Dec	Macarthur FC	A	1–1	D
13 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	0–4	L
08 Dec	Sydney FC	H	2–1	W
22 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–1	W

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
21 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–1	D
15 Dec	Auckland FC	H	2–2	D
06 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	A	4–1	W
30 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–2	L
10 Nov	Perth Glory FC	A	5–0	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' The wait is over. Central Coast Mariners FC get us underway at Central Coast Stadium.
5' 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 Harry Politidis suffering a number of foals already.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Aurelio Vidmar might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' Central Coast Mariners FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne City FC backline.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
25' Central Coast Mariners FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mikael Doka made 208 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
32' Trent Sainsbury was booked on 32.
33' GOAL! Samuel Souprayen fires home to make it 0-1!
38' 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.
40' Benjamin Mazzeo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yonatan Cohen on 40 minute.
45' The travelling Melbourne City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' The Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes a substitution. Bailey Brandtman departs to be replaced by Christian Theoharous.
51' 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.
54' It is a substitution in Central Coast Mariners FC team. Noah Smith is replaced by William Wilson on 54 minute.
59' It looks like no one’s ball. Central Coast Mariners FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
64' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Central Coast Mariners FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
67' It’s gonna be a card for Kai Trewin.
68' What a strike from Nathan Paull! The score is 1-1.
73' Central Coast Mariners FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
74' The Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes a substitution. Trent Sainsbury departs to be replaced by Diesel Herrington.
79' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
84' Time for substitution for Central Coast Mariners FC. Harrison Steele is replaced by Haine Eames.
86' That is a card for Central Coast Mariners FC. Christian Theoharous will be fuming at that decision.
87' Another substitution for Melbourne City FC to replace Medin Memeti by Michael Ghossaini on 87 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Trent Sainsbury ↓ Diesel Herrington 74'
15
Storm Roux
8
Alfie McCalmont
5
Noah Smith ↓ William Wilson 54'
9
Alou Kuol
16
Harrison Steele ↓ Haine Eames 84'
40
Dylan Peraic-Cullen
33
Nathan Paull
10
Mikael Doka
3
Brian Kaltak
37
Bailey Brandtman ↓ Christian Theoharous 46'

Bench

Coach Mark Jackson

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Miguel Angel Torres	5
Jamie MacLaren	5
Jordan Murray	3
Shayon Harrison	2
Dario Vidosic	2
Tolgay Arslan	2
Riley McGree	1
Oliver Bozanic	1

Head to Head

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2024-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-28 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–4 Auckland FC L 2024-12-23 Macarthur FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2024-12-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–4 Adelaide United FC L 2024-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Sydney FC W 2024-11-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Melbourne City FC Form

2024-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-21 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-15 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Auckland FC D 2024-12-06 Brisbane Roar FC 1–4 Melbourne City FC W 2024-11-30 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-11-10 Perth Glory FC 0–5 Melbourne City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.34 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.73 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne City FC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC34% Draw26% Melbourne City FC40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

66%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC23% Draw44% Melbourne City FC33%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 1

6.9%

0 – 2

6.9%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

1 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

5.2%

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

3.5%

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%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	21%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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