Central Coast Mariners FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

Central Coast Mariners FC

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Melbourne Victory FC

Fri 18 Oct 2024 · 08:35 UTC Central Coast Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 4' Ryan Teague

Y 33' Jason Geria

Alfie McCalmont 53' Y

Y 59' Roderick Miranda

R 60' 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 (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Alireza Faghani

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

2024-10-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC 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

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–0	D
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

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–0	D
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

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

Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Central Coast Stadium!
4' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Teague argues furiously but the card stands.
9' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
14' Central Coast Mariners FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
19' Melbourne Victory FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne Victory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
29' It’s high time Patrick Kisnorbo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
33' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jason Geria.
38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Clarismario is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Melbourne Victory FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
48' Melbourne Victory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
53' Alfie McCalmont has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 53.
58' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Roderick Miranda.
60' Roderick Miranda catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 60.
63' Joshua Rawlins gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Reno Piscopo and will look to change the dynamic.
67' Vitor Feijao makes way for Sabit James at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Central Coast Mariners FC.
68' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Nikolaos Vergos comes on to replace Bruno Fornaroli.
73' Melbourne Victory 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.
74' The Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes a substitution. Storm Roux departs to be replaced by Bailey Brandtman.
79' It looks surprising Central Coast Mariners FC does not make any changes. Alou Kuol has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
84' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
86' Nicolas Duarte gets the nod from Central Coast Mariners FC. He replaces Ryan Edmondson and will look to change the dynamic.
89' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 89 minute. Nishan Velupillay leaves to be changed by Clarismario.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

30
Jack Warshawsky
27
Sasha Kuzevski
33
Nathan Paull
29
Nicolas Duarte ↑ 86'
37
Bailey Brandtman ↑ 74'
36
Haine Eames ↑ 86'
17
Sabit James ↑ 67'

Coach Mark Jackson

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Zinedine Machach ↓ Jing Reec 68'
5
Brendan Hamill
21
Roderick Miranda
10
Bruno Fornaroli ↓ Nikolaos Vergos 68'
27
Reno Piscopo ↓ Joshua Rawlins 63'
6
Ryan Teague
25
Jack Duncan
2
Jason Geria
17
Nishan Velupillay ↓ Clarismario 89'
14
Jordi Valadon
28
Kasey Bos

Bench

3
Adama Traore
22
Joshua Rawlins ↑ 63'
18
Fabian Monge
19
Jing Reec ↑ 68'
30
Daniel Graskoski
9
Nikolaos Vergos ↑ 68'
11
Clarismario ↑ 89'

Coach Patrick Kisnorbo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2024-10-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 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

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2024-10-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.36 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne Victory FC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC43% Draw27% Melbourne Victory FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

57%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Melbourne Victory FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC28% Draw48% Melbourne Victory FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

8.8%

2 – 1

8.1%

0 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

3.7%

1 – 3

3.2%

3 – 0

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%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

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