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

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A League · 2023-24

Central Coast Mariners FC

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Melbourne Victory FC

Sat 25 May 2024 · 09:45 UTC Central Coast Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 21' Adama Traore

Y 70' Daniel Arzani

Jacob Farrell 83' Y

Y 106' Damien da Silva

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Kris Griffiths-Jones (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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-25 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-02-25 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 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

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 May	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–1	W
18 May	Sydney FC	H	0–0	D
10 May	Sydney FC	A	2–1	W
01 May	Adelaide United FC	H	2–0	W
27 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	3–1	W
13 Apr	Western United FC	A	2–0	W

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 May	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–3	L
18 May	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–1	W
12 May	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	0–0	D
05 May	Melbourne City FC	H	3–2	W
27 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–4	L
20 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Central Coast Mariners FC is hosting Melbourne Victory FC for another epic battle.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nishan Velupillay made 214 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jordi Valadon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
15' Central Coast Mariners FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Melbourne Victory FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
21' Melbourne Victory FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 21.
26' Ryan Teague is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Melbourne Victory FC tonight.
31' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
36' Ben Folami has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
41' Melbourne Victory FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jordi Valadon scoring 1 goals.
46' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Edmondson. He replaces Alou Kuol on 46 minute.
50' Jason Geria adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne Victory FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
55' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
58' Time for substitution for Central Coast Mariners FC. Christian Theoharous is replaced by Miguel Di Pizio.
63' 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' Joshua Nisbet is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Central Coast Mariners FC so far.
70' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Daniel Arzani on 70 minutes.
70' Another change for Central Coast Mariners FC made on 70 minute. Storm Roux leaves to be changed by Ronald Barcellos.
75' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Daniel Arzani is replaced by Ben Folami.
80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
83' Jacob Farrell picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
88' Central Coast Mariners FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Melbourne Victory FC's shape.
90' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 90 minute. Jordi Valadon leaves to be changed by Jake Brimmer.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Melbourne Victory FC.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Storm Roux ↓ Ronald Barcellos 70'
20
Danny Vukovic
4
Joshua Nisbet
7
Christian Theoharous ↓ Miguel Di Pizio 58'
9
Alou Kuol ↓ Ryan Edmondson 46'
23
Daniel Hall
18
Jacob Farrell
2
Mikael Doka
3
Brian Kaltak
26
Bradley Tapp ↓ Harrison Steele 70'
6
Max Balard

Bench

99
Ryan Edmondson ↑ 46'
13
Harrison Steele ↑ 70'
30
Jack Warshawsky
22
Ronald Barcellos ↑ 70'
33
Nathan Paull
39
Miguel Di Pizio ↑ 58'
17
Jing Reec

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Damien da Silva
8
Zinedine Machach ↓ Roly Bonevacia 75'
20
Paul Izzo
21
Roderick Miranda
19
Daniel Arzani ↓ Ben Folami 75'
23
Salim Khelifi ↓ Nishan Velupillay 58'
10
Bruno Fornaroli ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 90'
3
Adama Traore ↓ Connor Chapman 115'
12
Ryan Teague
2
Jason Geria
27
Jordi Valadon ↓ Jake Brimmer 90'

Bench

11
Ben Folami ↑ 75'
28
Roly Bonevacia ↑ 75'
22
Jake Brimmer ↑ 90'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 90'
14
Connor Chapman ↑ 115'
17
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 58'
40
Christian Siciliano

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

2024-05-25 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-05-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2024-05-10 Sydney FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-05-01 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC W 2024-04-27 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-04-13 Western United FC 0–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-05-25 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FC L 2024-05-18 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-05-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2024-05-05 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC W 2024-04-27 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-04-20 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.5 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne Victory FC 75% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC44% Draw25% Melbourne Victory FC31%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

56%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne Victory FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC28% Draw44% Melbourne Victory FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

8.1%

0 – 0

6.8%

1 – 0

6.7%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

2 – 0

5.6%

0 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.1%

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%	19%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+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

23% ✓

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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