Melbourne City FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Melbourne City FC

5 – 0

Full Time

Central Coast Mariners FC

Fri 26 Apr 2019 · 09:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Scott Jamieson 44' Y

Y 72' Lewis Miller

Y 87' Aiden O'Neill

Overview

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Melbourne City FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — A League .

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Kurt Ams
Referee Wilson Brown
Referee Daniel Illievski
Referee Jack Morgan

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

Melbourne City FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Central Coast Mariners FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-04-26 Melbourne City FC 5–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2019-01-16 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2018-10-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	5–0	W
21 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–3	L
13 Apr	Adelaide United FC	H	0–0	D
05 Apr	Brisbane Roar FC	H	4–1	W
30 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–3	L
17 Mar	Sydney FC	A	2–0	W

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	0–5	L
20 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–1	W
14 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–2	L
07 Apr	Perth Glory FC	H	0–3	L
31 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	0–1	L
16 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	3–2	W

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 history

38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

4/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

3/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC

Max Caputo	8 G	1 A
Marcus Younis	7 G	3 A
Medin Memeti	5 G	1 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC is underway.
5' Australia international Dylan Ruiz-Diaz has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' Bart Schenkeveld is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Central Coast Mariners FC so far.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' Mathew Millar needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Melbourne City FC winning 50% of all matches.
30' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Kearyn Baccus has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
35' Shayon Harrison adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
40' Dario Vidosic, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
42' Magnificent from Riley McGree! That is 36 goals in 208 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
44' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Scott Jamieson.
49' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Central Coast Mariners FC's compact .
50' Goal! Dario Vidosic scores his 6 goal in 208 matches.
55' Shayon Harrison has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
56' A tactical swap from Central Coast Mariners FC — Dylan Ruiz Diaz on, Andrew Hoole off on 56 minutes.
57' The Melbourne City FC bench stirs into life. Luke Brattan is withdrawn and Connor Metcalfe gets his opportunity.
62' Iacopo La Rocca has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
67' Central Coast Mariners FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
69' Lewis Miller has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Hiariej on 69 minute.
72' It’s a booking for Central Coast Mariners FC player. Lewis Miller gets a Yellow card.
73' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Kearyn Baccus is replaced by Ramy Najjarine.
78' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
81' The crowd applauds Dario Vidosic as he leaves the pitch. Idrus Abdulahi steps in for Melbourne City FC.
86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
87' Poor challenge from Aiden O'Neill. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
88' Another change for Central Coast Mariners FC made on 88 minute. Aiden O'Neill leaves to be changed by Peter Kekeris.
The final score is 5-0.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Ramy Najjarine ↑ 73'
34
Connor Metcalfe ↑ 57'
51
Idrus Abdulahi ↑ 81'
41
Mitchell Graham
40
Majak Mawith

Coach Warren Joyce

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Ben Kennedy
17
Peter Kekeris ↑ 88'
29
Stephen Mallon
33
Lewis Miller ↑ 69'
36
Dylan Ruiz-Diaz ↑ 56'

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.34 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC64% Draw21% Central Coast Mariners FC15%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

36%

Melbourne City FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC48% Draw39% Central Coast Mariners FC13%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted

5 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

8.2%

3 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

4.5%

4 – 0

4.4%

4 – 1

4.3%

1 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	20%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	22%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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

Melbourne City FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Clean Sheet