Sunday , 15 November 2026

Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2023-24
Central Coast Mariners FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Melbourne Victory FC
Sun 3 Dec 2023 · 04:00 UTC Central Coast Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Max Balard 49' Y
Brian Kaltak 56' Y
Y 68' Roderick Miranda

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee Joanna Charaktis (Australia)

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

6
7
7
Central Coast Mariners FC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals Melbourne Victory FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-03-19 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 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

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Melbourne Victory FC H 2–2 D
25 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC H 3–1 W
12 Nov Brisbane Roar FC H 1–2 L
04 Nov Perth Glory FC A 0–2 L
29 Oct Macarthur FC H 1–2 L
20 Oct Adelaide United FC A 0–3 L
Melbourne Victory FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–2 D
24 Nov Macarthur FC A 1–1 D
10 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–1 D
04 Nov Adelaide United FC H 1–1 D
29 Oct Newcastle United Jets FC H 5–3 W
21 Oct Sydney FC A 2–0 W

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' Three points are at stake. central coast mariners fc host melbourne victory fc — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Ben Folami needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' melbourne victory fc are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 16' What a strike from Alou Kuol! The score is 0-1.
  • 21' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 26' melbourne victory fc have won 304 goals from 214 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 31' Jake Brimmer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 213 appearances.
  • 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 41' The travelling melbourne victory fc supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Bruno Fornaroli has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 49' Max Balard catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 49.
  • 52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nishan Velupillay makes it 0-3.
  • 56' That is a card for Central Coast Mariners FC. Brian Kaltak will be fuming at that decision.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Central Coast Mariners FC team. Alou Kuol is replaced by Jing Reec on 57 minute.
  • 62' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Teague is withdrawn and Rai Marchan gets his opportunity.
  • 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering central coast mariners fc that had 212 games and scored 315 goals.
  • 68' A moment of madness from Roderick Miranda on 68 minutes earns him a card. Melbourne Victory FC will be frustrated.
  • 69' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Chris Ikonomidis by Daniel Arzani on 69 minute.
  • 70' The Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes a substitution. Marco Tulio departs to be replaced by Miguel Di Pizio.
  • 73' Miguel Angel Torres adds to his 0 season tally! Central Coast Mariners FC lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
  • 77' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Nishan Velupillay by Joshua Inserra on 77 minute.
  • 79' Storm Roux makes way for Mikael Doka at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Central Coast Mariners FC.
  • 84' central coast mariners fc is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 89' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Popović will be considering his options from the bench.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Jackson

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-12-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-03-19 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 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

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2023-12-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-11-25 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-11-12 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2023-11-04 Perth Glory FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2023-10-29 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Macarthur FC L 2023-10-20 Adelaide United FC 3–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2023-12-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-11-24 Macarthur FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-11-10 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-11-04 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2023-10-29 Melbourne Victory FC 5–3 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-10-21 Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 Central Coast Mariners FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77 Melbourne Victory FC xG
I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne Victory FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Central Coast Mariners FC30% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC43%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
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
57%
Draw or Melbourne Victory FC
70%
Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne Victory FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Central Coast Mariners FC22% Draw43% Melbourne Victory FC35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
5.4%
1 – 0
5.2%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap Central Coast Mariners FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 21% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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