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

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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

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

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

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Joanna Charaktis (Australia)

19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' KICK OFF: Melbourne Victory FC gets underway.
5' 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.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chris Ikonomidis, as he is very good at scoring at Central Coast Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
16' A goal from the Australia international Alou Kuol! He fires home on 16 to make it 1-0!
21' Melbourne Victory FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
31' It looks like no one’s ball. Central Coast Mariners FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
36' 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.
41' Spain international Rai Marchan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' GOAL! Bruno Fornaroli scores on 45.
49' A moment of madness from Max Balard on 49 minutes earns him a card. Central Coast Mariners FC will be frustrated.
52' Nishan Velupillay is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
56' Poor challenge from Brian Kaltak. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
57' The Central Coast Mariners FC bench stirs into life. Alou Kuol is withdrawn and Jing Reec gets his opportunity.
62' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Ryan Teague is replaced by Rai Marchan on 62 minute.
67' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Jackson might look to freshen things up shortly.
68' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Roderick Miranda gets a card.
69' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Daniel Arzani comes on to replace Chris Ikonomidis.
70' Another change for Central Coast Mariners FC made on 70 minute. Marco Tulio leaves to be changed by Miguel Di Pizio.
73' What an equalizer from Miguel Angel Torres!
77' Melbourne Victory FC ring the changes. Nishan Velupillay has done his job and it is now time for Joshua Inserra to step up.
79' The crowd applauds Storm Roux as he leaves the pitch. Mikael Doka steps in for Central Coast Mariners FC.
84' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Central Coast Mariners FC 2-2 Melbourne Victory FC.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Marco Tulio ↓ Miguel Di Pizio 70'
15
Storm Roux ↓ Mikael Doka 79'
20
Danny Vukovic
4
Joshua Nisbet
9
Alou Kuol ↓ Jing Reec 57'
23
Daniel Hall
18
Jacob Farrell
3
Brian Kaltak
28
William Wilson ↓ Christian Theoharous 57'
6
Max Balard ↓ Harrison Steele 79'
11
Miguel Angel Torres

Bench

7
Christian Theoharous ↑ 57'
13
Harrison Steele ↑ 79'
30
Jack Warshawsky
2
Mikael Doka ↑ 79'
26
Bradley Tapp
39
Miguel Di Pizio ↑ 70'
17
Jing Reec ↑ 57'

Coach Mark Jackson

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Zinedine Machach
16
Stefan Nigro
22
Jake Brimmer ↓ Fabian Monge 62'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↓ Daniel Arzani 69'
20
Paul Izzo
21
Roderick Miranda
10
Bruno Fornaroli
14
Connor Chapman
12
Ryan Teague ↓ Rai Marchan 62'
17
Nishan Velupillay ↓ Joshua Inserra 77'
28
Franco Lino ↓ Ben Folami 77'

Bench

11
Ben Folami ↑ 77'
19
Daniel Arzani ↑ 69'
15
Matthew Bozinovski
4
Rai Marchan ↑ 62'
40
Christian Siciliano
29
Joshua Inserra ↑ 77'
18
Fabian Monge ↑ 62'

Coach Tony Popović

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

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

1.38 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.73 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne Victory FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC31% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC42%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

69%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne Victory FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC24% Draw43% Melbourne Victory FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 1

7.1%

0 – 1

6.9%

0 – 2

6.6%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

5.1%

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

3.7%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	20%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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