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' 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.
4' The referee calls foul for Ryan Teague. He receives a card.
9' Central Coast Mariners FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
14' It is a cagey affair so far. Central Coast Mariners FC in their trying to find a way past Melbourne Victory FC's compact .
19' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
24' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
29' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
33' Jason Geria picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
38' Central Coast Mariners 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.
43' Australia international Reno Piscopo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
48' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Storm Roux suffering a number of foals already.
53' A moment of madness from Alfie McCalmont on 53 minutes earns him a card. Central Coast Mariners FC will be frustrated.
58' The home supporters are growing impatient. Central Coast Mariners FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
59' It’s gonna be a card for Roderick Miranda.
60' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a card on 60.
63' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Joshua Rawlins comes on to replace Reno Piscopo.
67' Time for substitution for Central Coast Mariners FC. Vitor Feijao is replaced by Sabit James.
68' The supporters are chanting for Nikolaos Vergos. He replaces Bruno Fornaroli on 68 minute.
73' Melbourne Victory FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
74' A tactical swap from Central Coast Mariners FC — Bailey Brandtman on, Storm Roux off on 74 minutes.
79' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Central Coast Mariners FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
84' Alfie McCalmont has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
86' The crowd applauds Ryan Edmondson as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Duarte steps in for Central Coast Mariners FC.
89' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Nishan Velupillay trudges off to be replaced by Clarismario on 89 minutes.
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
Callum McManaman	2
Andrew Hoole	2
Ryan Edmondson	2
James Troisi	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.