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 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Oliver Bozanic, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Anthony Popovic will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Central Coast Mariners FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' Central Coast Mariners FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Melbourne Victory FC backline.
28' Poor challenge from Lewis Miller. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
38' Nicholas D'Agostino makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Melbourne Victory FC are in front.
43' 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.
45' A moment of madness from Ivan Kelava on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
50' Francesco Margiotta is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
55' Central Coast Mariners FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
59' Nicolai Muller is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cy Goddard at the 59 minute mark.
64' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
68' Chris Ikonomidis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Folami at the 68 minute mark.
73' Central Coast Mariners FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
75' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Robbie Kruse is hanging Jake Brimmer on the field on 75 minute.
78' Fresh legs for Central Coast Mariners FC! James Bayliss comes on to replace Lewis Miller.
82' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Stefan Nigro comes on to replace Jason Davidson.
84' What an equalizer from Nicolai Muller!
89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Central Coast Mariners FC that had 208 games and scored 311 goals.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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
Nishan Velupillay	3
Matt Simon	3
Jason Cummings	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Callum McManaman	2
Andrew Hoole	2
Ryan Edmondson	2
James Troisi	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.