Melbourne City FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne City FC

3 – 3

Full Time

Central Coast Mariners FC

Sun 17 Dec 2023 · 06:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Samuel Souprayen 14' Y

Y 41' Marco Tulio

Y 66' Storm Roux

Y 89' Alou Kuol

Aziz Behich 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 Kearney Robinson
Referee Daniel Elder

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2023-12-17 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners FC 2023-04-15 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	3–3	D
08 Dec	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W
03 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–0	W
25 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
12 Nov	Macarthur FC	H	3–3	D
03 Nov	Sydney FC	H	2–0	W

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	3–3	D
08 Dec	Western United FC	H	4–0	W
03 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–2	D
25 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–1	W
12 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–2	L
04 Nov	Perth Glory FC	A	0–2	L

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' KICK OFF: Melbourne City FC gets underway.
2' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marin Jakolis makes it 1-0.
7' Brian Kaltak has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
12' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 12 minutes.
14' A moment of madness from Samuel Souprayen on 14 minutes earns him a card. Melbourne City FC will be frustrated.
19' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Central Coast Mariners FC's shape.
24' Melbourne City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
34' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
41' The referee shows Central Coast Mariners FC player a card on 41.
46' Harrison Steele gets the nod from Central Coast Mariners FC. He replaces Miguel Di Pizio and will look to change the dynamic.
49' Miguel Angel Torres does the damage! The net is bulging and Central Coast Mariners FC surge ahead!
54' Australia international Aziz Behich has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
59' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
60' Brilliant from the ! Miguel Angel Torres makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 60.
63' Tolgay Arslan doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
66' Storm Roux was booked on 66.
67' The Central Coast Mariners FC bench stirs into life. Jing Reec is withdrawn and Alou Kuol gets his opportunity.
71' Central Coast Mariners FC ring the changes. Storm Roux has done his job and it is now time for Mikael Doka to step up.
73' The whistle greets Leo Natel as he departs to be replaced by Benjamin Mazzeo.
78' 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.
82' Miguel Angel Torres doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
87' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Max Caputo comes on to replace Steven Ugarkovic.
88' Melbourne City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alessandro Lopane is hanging Hamza Sakhi on the field on 88 minute.
89' It’s a booking for Central Coast Mariners FC player. Alou Kuol gets a card.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike van Houten

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Marco Tulio
15
Storm Roux ↓ Mikael Doka 71'
20
Danny Vukovic
4
Joshua Nisbet
23
Daniel Hall
18
Jacob Farrell
3
Brian Kaltak
6
Max Balard
39
Miguel Di Pizio ↓ Harrison Steele 46'
11
Miguel Angel Torres
17
Jing Reec ↓ Alou Kuol 67'

Bench

Coach Mark Jackson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Miguel Angel Torres	5
Jamie MacLaren	5
Jordan Murray	3
Shayon Harrison	2
Dario Vidosic	2
Tolgay Arslan	2
Riley McGree	1
Oliver Bozanic	1

Head to Head

Melbourne City FC Form

2023-12-17 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2023-12-08 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Melbourne City FC W 2023-12-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–2 Melbourne City FC W 2023-11-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC L 2023-11-12 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Macarthur FC D 2023-11-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Sydney FC W

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2023-12-17 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2023-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–0 Western United FC W 2023-12-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2023-11-25 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2023-11-12 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2023-11-04 Perth Glory FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.06 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC49% Draw23% Central Coast Mariners FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

51%

Melbourne City FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC37% Draw40% Central Coast Mariners FC23%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

5.8%

2 – 0

5.8%

1 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

4.1%

3 – 0

3.9%

0 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	20%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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