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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Melbourne City FC to score. At the same time, Central Coast Mariners FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nathaniel Atkinson suffering a number of foals already.
10' Central Coast Mariners FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' 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.
20' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Adrian Luna on, Nuno Reis off on 20 minutes.
25' Daniel Hall has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' Central Coast Mariners FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
31' GOAL! Jamie MacLaren scores on 31. Assisted by Florin Berenguer
36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
42' Oliver Bozanic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Connor Metcalfe.
46' It is a substitution in Central Coast Mariners FC team. Maximilien Balard is replaced by Michal Janota on 46 minute.
49' A moment of madness from Adrian Luna on 49 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Melbourne City FC will be frustrated.
52' A moment of madness from Ruon Tongyik on 52 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Central Coast Mariners FC will be frustrated.
56' Nathaniel Atkinson does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne City FC surge ahead!
61' The 33-year-old Andrew Nabbout has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
66' Scott Jamieson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 208 appearances.
67' Alou Kuol is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matt Simon at the 67 minute mark.
68' A change in the Central Coast Mariners FC ranks — Marcos Urena exits the field as Daniel Bouman enters on 68.
73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Central Coast Mariners FC that had 208 games and scored 311 goals.
77' The Central Coast Mariners FC bench stirs into life. Stefan Nigro is withdrawn and Matthew Hatch gets his opportunity.
82' Australia international Rostyn Griffiths has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
88' Andrew Nabbout makes way for Naoki Tsubaki at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC (для сухой ничьи).

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
Jamie MacLaren	5
Miguel Angel Torres	5
Jordan Murray	3
Tolgay Arslan	2
Shayon Harrison	2
Dario Vidosic	2
Ali Auglah	1
Connor Pain	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.