Melbourne City FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Melbourne City FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Central Coast Mariners FC

Tue 7 Apr 2026 · 09:00 UTC AAMI Park 3,211 HT 45' · FT 45'

Andreas Kuen 22' 1–0

Andrew Nabbout 67' 2–0

2–1 90+4' Ali Auglah

Y 57' Oliver Lavale

Zane Schreiber 62' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Melbourne City FC 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Central Coast Mariners FC 4 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Kearney Robinson
Referee Daniel Elder
Assistant 1 Andrew Meimarakis
Assistant 2 Luke Gennimatas (Australia)
4th Official Jonathon Barreiro

3 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Melbourne City FC 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Central Coast Mariners FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2025-11-29 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC 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

Recent Form

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–1	W
04 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–0	W
22 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	1–1	D
17 Mar	Sydney FC	A	1–0	W
28 Feb	Auckland FC	A	0–3	L
21 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–3	L

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	1–2	L
04 Apr	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
21 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–4	L
14 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D
04 Mar	Macarthur FC	A	3–1	W
28 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–0	D

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' Welcome to AAMI Park that hosts another battle between Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC.
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' Melbourne City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Central Coast Mariners FC backline.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
22' Goal! Andreas Kuen scores his 5 goal in 147 matches.
27' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Central Coast Mariners FC's compact 4-1-3-2.
32' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne City FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
37' Max Caputo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
42' Melbourne City FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
47' The energy levels are beginning to show. Warren Moon might look to freshen things up shortly.
52' Harrison Delbridge needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
54' Another change for Central Coast Mariners FC made on 54 minute. Nathanael Blair leaves to be changed by Oliver Lavale.
57' That looks like a foul for a card for Oliver Lavale.
62' The referee shows Melbourne City FC player a card on 62.
66' Medin Memeti has so much to prove this time. He replaces Elbasan Rashani on 66 minute.
67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andrew Nabbout makes it 2-0.
72' Central Coast Mariners FC have won 313 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
73' Storm Roux gets the nod from Central Coast Mariners FC. He replaces Daniel Arzani and will look to change the dynamic.
78' It’s high time Warren Moon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
80' The supporters are chanting for Benjamin Mazzeo. He replaces Zane Schreiber on 80 minute.
85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
90' It looks surprising Central Coast Mariners FC does not make any changes. Nathan Paull has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Vidmar

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

4-1-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Warren Moon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Melbourne City FC Form

2026-04-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-04-04 Melbourne City FC 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-03-22 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2026-03-17 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City FC W 2026-02-28 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L 2026-02-21 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC L

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2026-04-07 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2026-04-04 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2026-03-21 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2026-03-14 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2026-03-04 Macarthur FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-02-28 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.31 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Melbourne City FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC62% Draw21% Central Coast Mariners FC17%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Melbourne City FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

38%

Melbourne City FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne City FC47% Draw39% Central Coast Mariners FC14%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

9.1%

1 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

7.2%

3 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

0 – 0

4.8%

1 – 2

4.4%

4 – 1

4.2%

4 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC

Handicap	Melbourne City FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	19%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	22%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+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

35% ✓

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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