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' The wait is over. Central Coast Mariners FC get us underway at AAMI Park.
5' Melbourne City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Central Coast Mariners FC is showing some good football. However, Central Coast Mariners FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
17' Assisted by Lachlan Wales with the perfectly-timed delivery and Curtis Good makes no mistake. 1-0!
22' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
32' 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.
37' Josh Brillante, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
42' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erick Mombaerts might look to freshen things up shortly.
47' It’s high time Erick Mombaerts made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
50' Lachlan Wales was booked on 50.
55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
56' Kim Eunsun has so much to prove this time. He replaces Giancarlo Gallifuoco on 56 minute.
59' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Adrian Luna makes it 2-0.
64' Dean Bouzanis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 232 appearances.
68' A tactical swap from Central Coast Mariners FC — Jordan Murray on, Milan Duric off on 68 minutes.
73' Scott Jamieson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
78' The 34-year-old Tommy Oar has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
80' Stefan Colakovski gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Adrian Luna and will look to change the dynamic.
81' Matt Simon is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gianni Stensness at the 81 minute mark.
82' What a strike from Rostyn Griffiths! The score is 3-0.
84' A change in the Melbourne City FC ranks — Lachlan Wales exits the field as Javier Cabrera enters on 84.
88' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Denis Genreau comes on to replace Connor Metcalfe.
89' Jordan Murray is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
89' Dean Bouzanis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
Another three points for Melbourne City FC.

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
Jamie MacLaren	5
Miguel Angel Torres	5
Jordan Murray	3
Tolgay Arslan	2
Shayon Harrison	2
Dario Vidosic	2
Andrew Nabbout	1
Ross McCormack	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.