Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Central Coast Mariners FC

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 27 Mar 2021 · 08:10 UTC Grahame Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'

Gianni Stensness 29' Y

Jack Clisby 48' Y

Y 49' Callum McManaman

Y 64' Ryan Shotton

Y 79' Nick Ansell

Overview

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Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at Grahame Park.

Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2025/26)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kurt Ams
Referee Greg Taylor
Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee
Referee Adam Powers

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 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Melbourne Victory FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2020-08-03 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Central Coast Mariners FC 2020-01-12 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2019-04-14 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2019-02-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
22 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	0–2	L
14 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
08 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	2–0	W
02 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W
19 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	2–3	L

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
24 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–4	L
13 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	1–3	L
06 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	0–6	L
27 Feb	Western United FC	H	3–4	L
24 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Central Coast Mariners FC		Melbourne Victory FC
#9	Position	#4
32	Points	40
26	Played	26
8 / 8 / 10	W / D / L	11 / 7 / 8
35	Scored	44
42	Conceded	33
-7	GD	+11
1.23	PPG	1.54
31%	Win %	42%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 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 Victory FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ 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 Victory FC

Nikolaos Vergos	7 G	1 A
Clarismario	6 G
Mata	5 G	12 A
Keegan Jelacic	5 G	2 A
Charles Nduka	5 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Jake Brimmer is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
10' Melbourne Victory FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne Victory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Melbourne Victory FC winning 50% of all matches.
20' What composure from Callum McManaman! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Central Coast Mariners FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
29' A moment of madness from Gianni Stensness on 29 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Central Coast Mariners FC will be frustrated.
30' Marcos Urena does the damage! The net is bulging and Central Coast Mariners FC surge ahead!
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stefan Nigro, as he is very good at scoring at Grahame Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Central Coast Mariners FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' Melbourne Victory FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' Gianni Stensness makes way for Joshua Nisbet at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Central Coast Mariners FC.
48' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jack Clisby.
49' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
54' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
57' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 57 minute. Storm Roux leaves to be changed by Aaron Anderson.
62' Melbourne Victory FC ring the changes. Adama Traore has done his job and it is now time for Dalibor Markovic to step up.
63' Ryan Shotton is replacing Dylan Ryan for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Shotton on 64.
69' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Melbourne Victory FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
74' Both keepers have barely been tested. Central Coast Mariners FC and Melbourne Victory FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
78' Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alou Kuol is hanging Marcos Urena on the field on 78 minute.
79' Nick Ansell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 79.
79' Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michal Janota is hanging Danny DeSilva on the field on 79 minute.
84' Central Coast Mariners FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
87' The supporters are chanting for Jaden Casella. He replaces Oliver Bozanic on 87 minute.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Adam Pearce
4
Joshua Nisbet ↑ 46'
29
Alou Kuol ↑ 79'
23
Daniel Hall
22
Michal Janota ↑ 79'
26
Jaden Casella ↑ 87'
25
Matthew Hatch

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jason Cummings	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Nishan Velupillay	3
Matt Simon	3
James Troisi	2
Kye Rowles	2
Marco Rojas	2
Dylan Ruiz-Diaz	2

Head to Head

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2021-03-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2021-03-22 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2021-03-14 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2021-03-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Macarthur FC W 2021-03-02 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2021-02-19 Adelaide United FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2021-03-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2021-03-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 4–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-03-13 Melbourne Victory FC 1–3 Adelaide United FC L 2021-03-06 Melbourne Victory FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC L 2021-02-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western United FC L 2021-02-24 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.72 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne Victory FC 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC43% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

57%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne Victory FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC30% Draw42% Melbourne Victory FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

5.3%

2 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

0 – 0

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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