Melbourne City FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

Melbourne City FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Central Coast Mariners FC

Fri 8 Nov 2019 · 08:30 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Lachlan Wales 50' Y

Dean Bouzanis 89' Y

Overview

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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

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Daniel Illievski
Referee Stephen Lucas
Referee Lachlan Keevers
Referee Andrew Meimarakis

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

2019-11-08 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 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
08 Nov	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	3–1	W
03 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	3–2	W
27 Oct	Western United FC	A	2–1	W
20 Oct	Adelaide United FC	H	2–1	W
12 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–0	D
05 May	Adelaide United FC	A	0–1	L

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Melbourne City FC	A	1–3	L
03 Nov	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W
19 Oct	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–1	D
12 Oct	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
26 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	0–5	L
20 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–1	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' That's the starting whistle at AAMI Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' The travelling Central Coast Mariners FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
17' Curtis Good doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
27' It looks like no one’s ball. Central Coast Mariners FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
32' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
37' Gianni Stensness needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
42' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
47' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
50' That is a Yellow card for Melbourne City FC. Lachlan Wales will be fuming at that decision.
55' Melbourne City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Andrew Nabbout scoring 1 goals.
56' The whistle greets Giancarlo Gallifuoco as he departs to be replaced by Kim Eunsun.
59' The deadlock is broken! Adrian Luna gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
64' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Central Coast Mariners FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
68' The Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes a substitution. Milan Duric departs to be replaced by Jordan Murray.
73' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Central Coast Mariners FC's compact .
78' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erick Mombaerts will be considering his options from the bench.
80' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Adrian Luna exits the field as Stefan Colakovski enters on 80.
81' Central Coast Mariners FC ring the changes. Gianni Stensness has done his job and it is now time for Matt Simon to step up.
82' Rostyn Griffiths is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
84' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Lachlan Wales is replaced by Javier Cabrera.
88' Melbourne City FC make a change. Connor Metcalfe trudges off to be replaced by Denis Genreau on 88 minutes.
89' What a strike from Jordan Murray! The score is 3-1.
89' Poor challenge from Dean Bouzanis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
With this win, Melbourne City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erick Mombaerts

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2019-11-08 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-11-03 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2019-10-27 Western United FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2019-10-20 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 2019-10-12 Melbourne Victory FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D 2019-05-05 Adelaide United FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2019-11-08 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2019-11-03 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-10-19 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2019-10-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2019-04-26 Melbourne City FC 5–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2019-04-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.18 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC59% Draw22% Central Coast Mariners FC19%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

41%

Melbourne City FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC43% Draw40% Central Coast Mariners FC17%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.4%

1 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 0

3 – 2

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	22%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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