Melbourne City FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2020-21

Melbourne City FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Central Coast Mariners FC

Mon 22 Mar 2021 · 08:05 UTC AAMI Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Y 42' Oliver Bozanic

Connor Metcalfe 45' Y

Adrian Luna 49' Y

Y 52' Ruon Tongyik

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 Chris Beath
Referee Wilson Brown
Referee Alex King
Referee George Lakrindis
Referee

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

2021-03-22 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-02-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC 2020-03-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC 2019-11-08 Melbourne City FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2019-04-26 Melbourne City FC 5–0 Central Coast Mariners FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
12 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	3–0	W
06 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	A	6–0	W
02 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W
23 Feb	Sydney FC	H	3–2	W
07 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–1	L

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Mar	Melbourne City FC	A	0–2	L
14 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
08 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	2–0	W
02 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W
19 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	2–3	L
14 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–0	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC get this one started.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Daniel Hall has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. Andrew Nabbout has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' The crowd applauds Nuno Reis as he leaves the pitch. Adrian Luna steps in for Melbourne City FC.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Central Coast Mariners FC's compact .
30' Central Coast Mariners FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
31' Jamie MacLaren adds to his 0 season tally! Melbourne City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
36' Central Coast Mariners FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
41' The -year-old Maximilien Balard has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
42' Controversy at the stadium! Oliver Bozanic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Connor Metcalfe.
46' Michal Janota gets the nod from Central Coast Mariners FC. He replaces Maximilien Balard and will look to change the dynamic.
49' Adrian Luna has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 49.
52' Central Coast Mariners FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
56' Goal! Nathaniel Atkinson scores his 5 goal in 208 matches.
61' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ruon Tongyik is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
66' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
67' Alou Kuol has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matt Simon on 67 minute.
68' Marcos Urena makes way for Daniel Bouman at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Central Coast Mariners FC.
73' Matt Simon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
77' The Central Coast Mariners FC bench stirs into life. Stefan Nigro is withdrawn and Matthew Hatch gets his opportunity.
82' Central Coast Mariners FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
87' Daniel Bouman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
88' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Naoki Tsubaki is hanging Andrew Nabbout on the field on 88 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Melbourne City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Craig Noone ↓ Ben Garuccio 77'
9
Jamie MacLaren
15
Andrew Nabbout ↓ Naoki Tsubaki 88'
4
Nuno Reis ↓ Adrian Luna 20'
10
Florin Berenguer ↓ Stefan Colakovski 88'
3
Scott Jamieson C
13
Nathaniel Atkinson
18
Connor Metcalfe
22
Curtis Good
7
Rostyn Griffiths
1
Tom Glover

Bench

33
Matthew Sutton
2
Scott Galloway
19
Ben Garuccio ↑ 77'
23
Marco Tilio
14
Naoki Tsubaki ↑ 88'
20
Adrian Luna ↑ 20'
17
Stefan Colakovski ↑ 88'

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Stefan Nigro ↓ Daniel Hall 77'
10
Danny DeSilva ↓ Jaden Casella 88'
15
Kye Rowles
19
Matt Simon ↓ Alou Kuol 67'
11
Jack Clisby
21
Ruon Tongyik
12
Marcos Urena ↓ Daniel Bouman 68'
8
Oliver Bozanic C
1
Mark Birighitti
4
Joshua Nisbet
32
Maximilien Balard ↓ Michal Janota 46'

Bench

20
Adam Pearce
14
Daniel Bouman ↑ 68'
29
Alou Kuol ↑ 67'
23
Daniel Hall ↑ 77'
22
Michal Janota ↑ 46'
26
Jaden Casella ↑ 88'
25
Matthew Hatch ↑ 77'

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
Connor Pain	1
Nathaniel Atkinson	1

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2021-03-22 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2021-03-12 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Macarthur FC W 2021-03-06 Melbourne Victory FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC W 2021-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2021-02-23 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Sydney FC W 2021-02-07 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2021-03-22 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2021-03-14 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2021-03-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Macarthur FC W 2021-03-02 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2021-02-19 Adelaide United FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2021-02-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.14 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Melbourne City FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC60% Draw22% Central Coast Mariners FC18%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

40%

Melbourne City FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC44% Draw41% Central Coast Mariners FC15%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

3 – 1

6.7%

3 – 0

6.3%

0 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	22%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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