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

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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 (2026/27)
Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Adam Kersey
Referee Lachlan Keevers

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

Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds AAMI Park will turn into a battlefield for Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC.
5' Central Coast Mariners FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
6' The referee shows Central Coast Mariners FC player a card on 6.
7' German Ferreyra picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
12' Melbourne City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
17' 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.
22' It’s high time Mark Jackson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
27' Melbourne City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Central Coast Mariners FC's shape.
29' Medin Memeti does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne City FC surge ahead!
34' Central Coast Mariners FC have won 311 goals from 208 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
39' Melbourne City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Central Coast Mariners FC backline.
44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Christian Theoharous.
50' Central Coast Mariners 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.
55' Melbourne City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lucas Scicluna, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
61' Fresh legs for Central Coast Mariners FC! Miguel Di Pizio comes on to replace Vitor Feijao.
66' Nathaniel Atkinson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne City FC so far.
67' Fresh legs for Melbourne City FC! Lawrence Wong comes on to replace Andreas Kuen.
72' The 26-year-old Alfie McCalmont has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' Kavian Rahmani gets the nod from Melbourne City FC. He replaces Medin Memeti and will look to change the dynamic.
80' 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.
83' Central Coast Mariners FC make a change. Trent Sainsbury trudges off to be replaced by Abdelelah Faisal on 83 minutes.
85' Kai Trewin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 85.
89' Melbourne City FC player sees a card in front of him.
90' Melbourne City FC ring the changes. Marco Tilio has done his job and it is now time for Yonatan Cohen to step up.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Melbourne City FC take all three points.

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
Rostyn Griffiths	1
Jordan Bos	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.