Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

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Melbourne Victory FC

Wed 9 Mar 2022 · 06:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Lewis Miller 28' Y

Y 45' Ivan Kelava

Overview

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Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League .

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

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

2022-03-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-02-19 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-05-02 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-03-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2020-08-03 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Central Coast Mariners FC

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
05 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
26 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	1–2	L
22 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	3–2	W
19 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–1	L
13 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	1–1	D

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
04 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	3–1	W
19 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–0	W
16 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
12 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–2	L
09 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L

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' Melbourne Victory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Central Coast Mariners FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jason Cummings, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
28' It’s a booking for Central Coast Mariners FC player. Lewis Miller gets a Yellow card.
33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
38' Nicholas D'Agostino makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Melbourne Victory FC are in front.
43' It is a cagey affair so far. Central Coast Mariners FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne Victory FC's compact .
45' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a Yellow card on 45.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
59' The whistle greets Cy Goddard as he departs to be replaced by Nicolai Muller.
64' Cy Goddard has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
68' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 68 minute. Ben Folami leaves to be changed by Chris Ikonomidis.
73' Robbie Kruse is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Central Coast Mariners FC so far.
75' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Jake Brimmer trudges off to be replaced by Robbie Kruse on 75 minutes.
78' James Bayliss is replacing Lewis Miller for the Central Coast Mariners FC side.
82' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Jason Davidson is replaced by Stefan Nigro.
84' Goal! Nicolai Muller scores his 14 goal in 515 matches.
89' The home supporters are growing impatient. Central Coast Mariners FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Montgomery

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Ben Folami ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 68'
23
Marco Rojas ↓ Nishan Velupillay 75'
18
Nicholas D'Agostino ↓ Francesco Margiotta 68'
6
Leigh Broxham
17
Brendan Hamill
22
Jake Brimmer ↓ Robbie Kruse 75'
3
Jason Davidson ↓ Stefan Nigro 82'
21
Roderick Miranda
2
Jason Geria
20
Ivan Kelava
8
Joshua Brillante

Bench

10
Robbie Kruse ↑ 75'
16
Stefan Nigro ↑ 82'
1
Matt Acton
13
Birkan Kirdar
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 68'
9
Francesco Margiotta ↑ 68'
24
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 75'

Coach Anthony Popovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jason Cummings	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Nishan Velupillay	3
Matt Simon	3
Ryan Edmondson	2
James Troisi	2
Kye Rowles	2
Marco Rojas	2

Head to Head

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2022-03-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2022-03-05 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar FC W 2022-02-26 Adelaide United FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2022-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC W 2022-02-19 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2022-02-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2022-03-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2022-03-04 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2022-02-19 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2022-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2022-02-12 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-02-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.41 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne Victory FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC38% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

62%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne Victory FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC27% Draw46% Melbourne Victory FC27%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

0 – 0

7.7%

0 – 1

7.4%

1 – 0

7.3%

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	19%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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