Melbourne City FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Melbourne City FC

1 – 0

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Central Coast Mariners FC

Tue 27 Dec 2022 · 06:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 12' Marco Tulio

Callum Talbot 49' Y

Y 53' Beni Nkololo

Richard van der Venne 73' Y

Richard van der Venne 74' Y

Y 79' Garang Kuol

Y 89' Michael Ruhs

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)

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

2022-12-27 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2022-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–0	W
10 Dec	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
12 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–1	W
05 Nov	Perth Glory FC	H	4–0	W
30 Oct	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–2	D
22 Oct	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–0	W

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	0–1	L
21 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–0	W
17 Dec	Sydney FC	H	2–1	W
11 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–2	L
13 Nov	Macarthur FC	H	2–3	L
05 Nov	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	3–0	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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC.
5' Melbourne City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Central Coast Mariners FC backline.
10' The 28-year-old Tom Glover has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
12' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marco Tulio.
17' With 0 assists to his name this season, Storm Roux is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne City FC.
22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nick Montgomery will be considering his options from the bench.
27' Danny Vukovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
32' Australia international Aiden O'Neill has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
37' Melbourne City FC have won 386 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
39' Jamie MacLaren makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Melbourne City FC are in front.
44' 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.
49' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a Yellow card on 49.
53' That is a Yellow card for Central Coast Mariners FC. Beni Nkololo will be fuming at that decision.
58' 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.
61' Another substitution for Central Coast Mariners FC to replace Beni Nkololo by Garang Kuol on 61 minute.
62' A change in the Central Coast Mariners FC ranks — Samuel Silvera exits the field as Michael Ruhs enters on 62.
63' Garang Kuol gets the nod from Central Coast Mariners FC. He replaces Beni Nkololo and will look to change the dynamic.
64' Time for substitution for Melbourne City FC. Marco Tilio is replaced by Andrew Nabbout.
69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
73' Melbourne City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
74' Melbourne City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
79' Poor challenge from Garang Kuol. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
81' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Scott Jamieson is hanging Valon Berisha on the field on 81 minute.
86' Central Coast Mariners FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
89' Central Coast Mariners FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Jordan Bos has done his job and it is now time for Taras Gomulka to step up.
Another three points for Melbourne City FC.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

33
Matthew Sutton
2
Scott Galloway ↑ 63'
15
Andrew Nabbout ↑ 63'
4
Nuno Reis ↑ 81'
3
Scott Jamieson ↑ 81'
16
Taras Gomulka ↑ 90'
34
Arion Sulemani

Coach Rado Vidosic

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

98
Marco Tulio ↓ Dor Jok 81'
9
Jason Cummings
11
Beni Nkololo ↓ Garang Kuol 63'
15
Storm Roux ↓ Sasha Kuzevski 63'
20
Danny Vukovic
7
Samuel Silvera ↓ Michael Ruhs 63'
23
Daniel Hall
18
Jacob Farrell
13
Harrison Steele
25
Nectarios Triantis ↓ Cameron Windust 81'
3
Brian Kaltak

Bench

4
Joshua Nisbet
21
Michael Ruhs ↑ 63'
24
Yaren Sozer
22
Cameron Windust ↑ 81'
29
Dor Jok ↑ 81'
14
Garang Kuol ↑ 63'
27
Sasha Kuzevski ↑ 63'

Coach Nick Montgomery

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
Andreas Kuen	1
Lachlan Wales	1

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2022-12-27 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2022-12-10 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC L 2022-11-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2022-11-05 Melbourne City FC 4–0 Perth Glory FC W 2022-10-30 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2022-10-22 Melbourne Victory FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2022-12-27 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2022-12-21 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–0 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2022-12-17 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Sydney FC W 2022-12-11 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-11-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–3 Macarthur FC L 2022-11-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.71 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC53% Draw25% Central Coast Mariners FC22%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

47%

Melbourne City FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC36% Draw45% Central Coast Mariners FC19%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

8.4%

0 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

5.3%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	22%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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