Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Central Coast Mariners FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 31 Dec 2022 · 08:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 56' Leigh Broxham

Y 57' Leigh Broxham

Y 67' Matthew Spiranovic

Y 67' Jake Brimmer

Y 83' Jake Brimmer

Samuel Silvera 90' Y

Nick Montgomery 90' Y

Overview

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

Central Coast Mariners FC 4 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Central Coast Mariners FC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals Melbourne Victory FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–1	W
27 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	0–1	L
21 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–0	W
17 Dec	Sydney FC	H	2–1	W
11 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–2	L
13 Nov	Macarthur FC	H	2–3	L

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–2	L
26 Dec	Western United FC	A	0–1	L
11 Dec	Macarthur FC	A	1–0	W
11 Nov	Adelaide United FC	A	0–3	L
04 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	4–0	W
29 Oct	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Central Coast Mariners FC		Melbourne Victory FC
#11	Position	#9
2	Points	3
4	Played	4
0 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 1
4	Scored	5
9	Conceded	6
-5	GD	-1
0.50	PPG	0.75
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Central Coast Mariners FC are 11th (2 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Central Coast Mariners FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/1

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Central Coast Mariners FC

Oliver Lavale	4 G
Ali Auglah	1 G	1 A

Melbourne Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Central Coast Mariners FC have kicked off against Melbourne Victory FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' 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.
10' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
11' What composure from Jason Cummings! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-0.
16' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
18' Jason Cummings does the damage! The net is bulging and Central Coast Mariners FC surge ahead!
23' Central Coast Mariners FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
28' It’s high time Nick Montgomery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
29' Stefan Nigro gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Chris Ikonomidis and will look to change the dynamic.
34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
39' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cadete makes it 2-1.
44' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jordi Valadon scoring 1 goals.
49' Over 49 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
53' Against the run of play, Jason Cummings has scored! This game has turned on its head.
56' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Leigh Broxham on 56 minutes.
57' The referee calls foul for Leigh Broxham. He receives a Yellow card.
62' The whistle greets William Wilson as he departs to be replaced by Joshua Brillante.
67' It is a substitution in Central Coast Mariners FC team. Nectarios Triantis is replaced by Daniel Hall on 67 minute.
67' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Matthew Spiranovic.
70' A tactical swap from Central Coast Mariners FC — Daniel Hall on, Nectarios Triantis off on 70 minutes.
75' 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.
78' Michael Ruhs is replacing Marco Tulio for the Central Coast Mariners FC side.
79' The whistle greets Garang Kuol as he departs to be replaced by Samuel Silvera.
83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jake Brimmer on 83 minutes.
84' The supporters are chanting for Nathan Konstandopoulos. He replaces Jake Brimmer on 84 minute.
89' Harrison Steele has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 212 appearances.
90' Fresh legs for Central Coast Mariners FC! Sasha Kuzevski comes on to replace Jason Cummings.
90' It’s a booking for Central Coast Mariners FC player. Samuel Silvera gets a Yellow card.
It finishes all square. Central Coast Mariners FC and Melbourne Victory FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Montgomery

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Cadete ↓ Nishan Velupillay 84'
11
Ben Folami
17
Nani ↓ Nicholas D'Agostino 62'
1
Matt Acton
6
Leigh Broxham
22
Jake Brimmer ↓ Nathan Konstandopoulos 84'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↓ Stefan Nigro 29'
5
Matthew Spiranovic
2
Jason Geria
28
William Wilson ↓ Joshua Brillante 62'
4
Raimon Marchan

Bench

Coach Anthony Popovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nishan Velupillay	3
Matt Simon	3
Jason Cummings	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Dylan Ruiz-Diaz	2
Ben Kennedy	2
Callum McManaman	2
Andrew Hoole	2

Head to Head

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2022-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-12-27 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2022-12-21 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-12-17 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Sydney FC W 2022-12-11 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-11-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–3 Macarthur FC L

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2022-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2022-12-26 Western United FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2022-12-11 Macarthur FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-11-11 Adelaide United FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2022-11-04 Melbourne Victory FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-10-29 Brisbane Roar FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.35 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 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC39% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC34%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

61%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne Victory FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC26% Draw46% Melbourne Victory FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 2

8.2%

0 – 0

8.2%

0 – 1

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.4%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	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

27% ✓

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