Melbourne City FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Melbourne City FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — A League at AAMI Park.
- Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
- Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Kearney Robinson
- Referee Daniel Elder
- Assistant 1 Andrew Meimarakis
- Assistant 2 Luke Gennimatas (Australia)
- 4th Official Jonathon Barreiro
24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–1 W 04 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 3–0 W 22 Mar Perth Glory FC A 1–1 D 17 Mar Sydney FC A 1–0 W 28 Feb Auckland FC A 0–3 L 21 Feb Melbourne Victory FC H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Apr Melbourne City FC A 1–2 L 04 Apr Perth Glory FC H 2–2 D 21 Mar Melbourne Victory FC A 1–4 L 14 Mar Adelaide United FC H 1–1 D 04 Mar Macarthur FC A 3–1 W 28 Feb Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–0 D Season Stats
Melbourne City FC Central Coast Mariners FC #6 Position #9 38 Points 32 26 Played 26 10 / 8 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 8 / 10 33 Scored 35 33 Conceded 42 +0 GD -7 1.46 PPG 1.23 38% Win % 31% Key Stats
71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this seasonMelbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Melbourne City FC0-15–/–16-304/–31-451/146-601/–61-753/–76+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededCentral Coast Mariners FC0-15–/216-301/431-451/146-602/–61-751/176+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Melbourne City FCMax Caputo 8 G 1 A Marcus Younis 7 G 3 A Medin Memeti 5 G 1 A Central Coast Mariners FCSabit James 6 G 2 A Ali Auglah 5 G Bailey Brandtman 4 G 2 A Alfie McCalmont 4 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Melbourne City FC is hosting Central Coast Mariners FC for another epic battle.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.
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Lineups
Melbourne City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Elbasan Rashani ↓ Medin Memeti 66'
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Max Caputo ↓ Andrew Nabbout 66'
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Kavian Rahmani ↓ Emin Durakovic 80'
Bench
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Andrew Nabbout ↑ 66'
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Emin Durakovic ↑ 80'
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Medin Memeti ↑ 66'
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Benjamin Mazzeo ↑ 80'
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Coach Aurelio VidmarCentral Coast Mariners FC Lineups
4-1-3-2Starting XI
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- 72
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Nathanael Blair ↓ Oliver Lavale 54'
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Nathan Paull ↓ James Donachie 54'
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Bailey Brandtman ↓ Sabit James 54'
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Bench
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James Donachie ↑ 54'
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Oliver Lavale ↑ 54'
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Sabit James ↑ 54'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Miguel Angel Torres 5 Jamie MacLaren 5 Jordan Murray 3 Tolgay Arslan 2 Shayon Harrison 2 Dario Vidosic 2 Marin Jakolis 1 Matt Simon 1 Head to Head
Melbourne City FC Form
2026-04-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-03-22 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2026-03-17 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2026-02-28 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L 2026-02-21 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC LCentral Coast Mariners FC Form
2026-04-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2026-04-04 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2026-03-21 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2026-03-14 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2026-03-04 Macarthur FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-02-28 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.76 Melbourne City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.13 Central Coast Mariners FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Melbourne City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.89Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Melbourne City FC or Draw 78%Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC 47%Melbourne City FC or Central Coast Mariners FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Melbourne City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.9%2 – 1 Actual1 – 0 8.9%2 – 0 8.4%0 – 0 7.3%1 – 2 6%3 – 1 5.5%0 – 1 5.4%2 – 2 5.3%3 – 0 4.8%0 – 2 3.5%3 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC
Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Central Coast Mariners FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 16% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 22% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 14% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.