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

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A League · 2023-24

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 13 Jan 2024 · 06:15 UTC Sydney Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 7' Fabian Monge

Y 25' Damien da Silva

Alou Kuol 29' Y

Jacob Farrell 75' Y

Y 84' Roderick Miranda

Y 90' Nishan Velupillay

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

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

2024-01-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
06 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
31 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	4–2	W
21 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	A	3–0	W
17 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	3–3	D
08 Dec	Western United FC	H	4–0	W

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
06 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	3–2	W
30 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	2–0	W
23 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	0–0	D
16 Dec	Sydney FC	H	3–0	W
10 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	4–3	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' Welcome to Sydney Football Stadium that hosts another battle between Central Coast Mariners FC and Melbourne Victory FC.
5' William Wilson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
7' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Fabian Monge gets a card.
12' 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.
17' 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.
22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Central Coast Mariners FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' That is a card for Melbourne Victory FC. Damien da Silva will be fuming at that decision.
29' Central Coast Mariners FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 29.
33' Melbourne Victory FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Daniel Arzani on 33.
38' The 27-year-old Daniel Hall has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
43' Central Coast Mariners FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' The whistle greets Fabian Monge as he departs to be replaced by Jake Brimmer.
51' Storm Roux has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' The supporters are chanting for Rai Marchan. He replaces Ryan Teague on 56 minute.
61' Dylan Wenzel-Halls gets the nod from Central Coast Mariners FC. He replaces William Wilson and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Nishan Velupillay is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
69' Nishan Velupillay gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Daniel Arzani and will look to change the dynamic.
70' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 70 minute. Connor Chapman leaves to be changed by Adama Traore.
75' Jacob Farrell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 75.
80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
82' The whistle greets Jason Geria as he departs to be replaced by Eli Adams.
83' Another change for Central Coast Mariners FC made on 83 minute. Alou Kuol leaves to be changed by Jing Reec.
84' It’s gonna be a card for Roderick Miranda.
89' Jing Reec makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Central Coast Mariners FC are in front.
90' Nishan Velupillay catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
90' The Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes a substitution. Christian Theoharous departs to be replaced by Nathan Paull.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Storm Roux
20
Danny Vukovic
4
Joshua Nisbet
7
Christian Theoharous ↓ Nathan Paull 90'
9
Alou Kuol ↓ Jing Reec 83'
23
Daniel Hall
18
Jacob Farrell
3
Brian Kaltak
28
William Wilson ↓ Dylan Wenzel-Halls 61'
6
Max Balard
11
Miguel Angel Torres

Bench

Coach Mark Jackson

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Ben Folami
5
Damien da Silva
8
Zinedine Machach
7
Chris Ikonomidis
20
Paul Izzo
21
Roderick Miranda
19
Daniel Arzani ↓ Nishan Velupillay 69'
14
Connor Chapman ↓ Adama Traore 70'
12
Ryan Teague ↓ Rai Marchan 56'
2
Jason Geria ↓ Eli Adams 82'
18
Fabian Monge ↓ Jake Brimmer 46'

Bench

22
Jake Brimmer ↑ 46'
3
Adama Traore ↑ 70'
17
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 69'
4
Rai Marchan ↑ 56'
24
Eli Adams ↑ 82'
40
Christian Siciliano
27
Jordi Valadon

Coach Tony Popović

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jason Cummings	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Nishan Velupillay	3
Matt Simon	3
James Troisi	2
Kye Rowles	2
Marco Rojas	2
Dylan Ruiz-Diaz	2

Head to Head

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2024-01-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–2 Perth Glory FC W 2023-12-21 Brisbane Roar FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-12-17 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2023-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–0 Western United FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-01-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-06 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2023-12-30 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC W 2023-12-23 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-12-16 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Sydney FC W 2023-12-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Melbourne Victory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.57 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne Victory FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC38% Draw26% Melbourne Victory FC36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

62%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne Victory FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC27% Draw43% Melbourne Victory FC30%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

5.8%

0 – 0

5.5%

0 – 2

5.4%

1 – 0

5.4%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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