Sunday , 15 November 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Wellington Phoenix FC 4 10
2 Sydney FC 4 7
3 Brisbane Roar FC 3 7
4 Melbourne City FC 4 7
5 Perth Glory FC 4 6
6 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4 5
7 Macarthur FC 4 5
8 Auckland FC 4 5
9 Melbourne Victory FC 4 3
10 Newcastle United Jets FC 4 2
11 Central Coast Mariners FC 4 2
12 Adelaide United FC 3 1

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
#4 Position #11
7 Points 2
4 Played 4
2 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 2
6 Scored 4
6 Conceded 9
+0 GD -5
1.75 PPG 0.50
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 pts). Central Coast Mariners FC are 11th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Central Coast Mariners FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne City FC
Andrew Nabbout 2 G
Emiliano Marcondes 1 G 2 A
Matheus Rossetto 1 G
Awer Mabil 1 G
Quinn MacNicol 1 G
Central Coast Mariners FC
Oliver Lavale 4 G
Ali Auglah 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Central Coast Mariners FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 6' It’s gonna be a card for Alou Kuol.
  • 7' German Ferreyra catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 7.
  • 12' Over 12 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 17' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne City FC that had 212 games and scored 392 goals.
  • 29' What a strike from Medin Memeti! The score is 1-0.
  • 34' Lucas Scicluna is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Central Coast Mariners FC tonight.
  • 39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 44' It looks surprising Melbourne City FC does not make any changes. German Ferreyra has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Christian Theoharous on 45.
  • 50' Central Coast Mariners FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' Central Coast Mariners FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 61' Miguel Di Pizio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vitor Feijao on 61 minute.
  • 66' Mikael Doka has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Andreas Kuen as he leaves the pitch. Lawrence Wong steps in for Melbourne City FC.
  • 72' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Melbourne City FC — Kavian Rahmani on, Medin Memeti off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 83' Central Coast Mariners FC ring the changes. Trent Sainsbury has done his job and it is now time for Abdelelah Faisal to step up.
  • 85' Kai Trewin picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Aziz Behich on 89 minutes.
  • 90' The whistle greets Marco Tilio as he departs to be replaced by Yonatan Cohen.
  • It finishes all square. Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC share the spoils 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
Jamie MacLaren 5
Miguel Angel Torres 5
Jordan Murray 3
Shayon Harrison 2
Dario Vidosic 2
Tolgay Arslan 2
Florin Berenguer 1
Steven Ugarkovic 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
2.1 Melbourne City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Central Coast Mariners FC xG
I would bet for: Melbourne City FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Melbourne City FC61% Draw22% Central Coast Mariners FC17%
Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC
39%
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
10.2%
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 2
4.5%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 0
3.6%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 19% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 23% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
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.