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

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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

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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 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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' Temperatures are rising at AAMI Park as Melbourne City FC face off against Central Coast Mariners FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 208 games and scored 386 goals.
6' Alou Kuol catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 6.
7' Controversy at the stadium! German Ferreyra argues furiously but the card stands.
12' Dylan Peraic-Cullen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
17' Central Coast Mariners FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
22' German Ferreyra is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Central Coast Mariners FC tonight.
27' Central Coast Mariners FC is showing some good football. However, Central Coast Mariners FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
29' Magnificent from Medin Memeti! That is 6 goals in 208 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
39' Central Coast Mariners FC have won 311 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
44' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' The referee shows Central Coast Mariners FC player a card on 45.
50' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Central Coast Mariners FC's shape.
55' Melbourne City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Aurelio Vidmar might look to freshen things up shortly.
61' The Central Coast Mariners FC bench stirs into life. Vitor Feijao is withdrawn and Miguel Di Pizio gets his opportunity.
66' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their trying to find a way past Central Coast Mariners FC's compact .
67' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Andreas Kuen has done his job and it is now time for Lawrence Wong to step up.
72' It’s high time Aurelio Vidmar made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
75' Kavian Rahmani is ready to make an impact after coming on for Medin Memeti at the 75 minute mark.
80' A quiet spell here at AAMI Park. Melbourne City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
83' Another substitution for Central Coast Mariners FC to replace Trent Sainsbury by Abdelelah Faisal on 83 minute.
85' Kai Trewin picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Aziz Behich.
90' Marco Tilio makes way for Yonatan Cohen at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne City FC.
Full Time. Melbourne City FC beats Central Coast Mariners FC

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Aziz Behich
13
Nathaniel Atkinson
23
Marco Tilio ↓ Yonatan Cohen 90'
27
Kai Trewin
30
Andreas Kuen ↓ Lawrence Wong 67'
21
Alessandro Lopane ↓ Steven Ugarkovic 67'
33
Patrick Beach
26
Samuel Souprayen ↓ Callum Talbot 75'
17
Max Caputo
35
Medin Memeti ↓ Kavian Rahmani 75'
22
German Ferreyra

Bench

6
Steven Ugarkovic ↑ 67'
10
Yonatan Cohen ↑ 90'
2
Callum Talbot ↑ 75'
38
Harry Politidis
60
Lachlan Charles
41
Lawrence Wong ↑ 67'
47
Kavian Rahmani ↑ 75'

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Trent Sainsbury ↓ Abdelelah Faisal 83'
8
Alfie McCalmont
7
Christian Theoharous ↓ Storm Roux 67'
9
Alou Kuol ↓ Nicolas Duarte 67'
12
Lucas Mauragis
16
Harrison Steele ↓ Lucas Scicluna 83'
40
Dylan Peraic-Cullen
33
Nathan Paull
10
Mikael Doka
3
Brian Kaltak
11
Vitor Feijao ↓ Miguel Di Pizio 61'

Bench

15
Storm Roux ↑ 67'
30
Jack Warshawsky
24
Diesel Herrington
23
Miguel Di Pizio ↑ 61'
29
Nicolas Duarte ↑ 67'
44
Lucas Scicluna ↑ 83'
21
Abdelelah Faisal ↑ 83'

Coach Mark Jackson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie MacLaren	5
Miguel Angel Torres	5
Jordan Murray	3
Dario Vidosic	2
Tolgay Arslan	2
Shayon Harrison	2
Max Balard	1
Adrian Luna	1

Head to Head

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

2 – 0

8.8%

0 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

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.