Thursday , 2 July 2026

Melbourne City FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Melbourne City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Central Coast Mariners FC
Sat 5 Apr 2025 · 06:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 6' Alou Kuol
German Ferreyra 7' Y
Y 45' Christian Theoharous
Nathaniel Atkinson 45' Y
Y 45' Vitor Feijao
Kai Trewin 85' Y
Aziz Behich 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Melbourne City FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — A League at AAMI Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Kersey
  • Referee Lachlan Keevers
18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game

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

7
5
5
Melbourne City FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Central Coast Mariners FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-05 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-04-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-01-21 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2023-12-17 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners FC

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 1–0 W
29 Mar Sydney FC A 3–2 W
12 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–1 L
07 Mar Macarthur FC H 2–0 W
28 Feb Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–0 W
22 Feb Melbourne Victory FC A 2–2 D
Central Coast Mariners FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Melbourne City FC A 0–1 L
30 Mar Perth Glory FC H 3–1 W
16 Mar Auckland FC A 2–2 D
08 Mar Melbourne Victory FC A 0–3 L
28 Feb Western United FC H 1–3 L
22 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 0–4 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at AAMI Park!
  • 5' Central Coast Mariners FC have won 311 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 6' Poor challenge from Alou Kuol. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 7' Controversy at the stadium! German Ferreyra argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 12' Vitor Feijao is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
  • 17' Central Coast Mariners FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harrison Steele made 208 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 29' What composure from Medin Memeti! The Australia international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 39' Australia international Alou Kuol has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 44' Melbourne City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' Central Coast Mariners FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 50' Mikael Doka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' Central Coast Mariners FC ring the changes. Vitor Feijao has done his job and it is now time for Miguel Di Pizio to step up.
  • 66' 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.
  • 67' Lawrence Wong has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andreas Kuen on 67 minute.
  • 72' 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 Trent Sainsbury suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Kavian Rahmani. He replaces Medin Memeti on 75 minute.
  • 80' German Ferreyra has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Trent Sainsbury as he leaves the pitch. Abdelelah Faisal steps in for Central Coast Mariners FC.
  • 85' Controversy at the stadium! Kai Trewin argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 89' That is a card for Melbourne City FC. Aziz Behich will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' The Melbourne City FC manager makes a substitution. Marco Tilio departs to be replaced by Yonatan Cohen.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Jackson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-04-05 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-04-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2024-01-21 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC 2023-12-17 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners FC

Melbourne City FC Form

2025-04-05 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2025-03-29 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC W 2025-03-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2025-03-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Macarthur FC W 2025-02-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2025-02-22 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2025-04-05 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2025-03-30 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Perth Glory FC W 2025-03-16 Auckland FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2025-03-08 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2025-02-28 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Western United FC L 2025-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.55 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Central Coast Mariners FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC51% Draw26% Central Coast Mariners FC23%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC
49%
Melbourne City FC or Central Coast Mariners FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Melbourne City FC34% Draw47% Central Coast Mariners FC19%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.8%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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