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 (2025/26)
Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Alireza Faghani

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 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

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

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 Central Coast Stadium that hosts another battle between Central Coast Mariners FC and Melbourne Victory FC.
4' Ryan Teague is having his name booked by the referee on 4.
9' The home supporters are growing impatient. Central Coast Mariners FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
14' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
19' A quiet spell here at Central Coast Stadium. Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
24' Melbourne Victory FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
29' Central Coast Mariners FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
33' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Jason Geria gets a card.
38' Central Coast Mariners FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
48' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alou Kuol is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
53' It’s gonna be a card for Alfie McCalmont.
58' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
59' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a card on 59.
60' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Roderick Miranda gets a card.
63' The Melbourne Victory FC bench stirs into life. Reno Piscopo is withdrawn and Joshua Rawlins gets his opportunity.
67' A change in the Central Coast Mariners FC ranks — Vitor Feijao exits the field as Sabit James enters on 67.
68' The supporters are chanting for Nikolaos Vergos. He replaces Bruno Fornaroli on 68 minute.
73' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
74' The whistle greets Storm Roux as he departs to be replaced by Bailey Brandtman.
79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
84' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Melbourne Victory FC winning 50% of all matches.
86' The Central Coast Mariners FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Edmondson is withdrawn and Nicolas Duarte gets his opportunity.
89' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Clarismario on, Nishan Velupillay off on 89 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Jason Cummings	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Nishan Velupillay	3
Matt Simon	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.