Melbourne Victory FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Melbourne Victory FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — A League .
- Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
- Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alex King
- Referee Isabella Cooper (Australia)
19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Last 5 meetings2026-03-21 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2026-02-01 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-03-08 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-10-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-05-25 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FCRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC H 4–1 W 15 Mar Macarthur FC H 4–1 W 07 Mar Sydney FC A 2–2 D 27 Feb Adelaide United FC H 1–1 D 21 Feb Melbourne City FC A 3–1 W 14 Feb Brisbane Roar FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 22 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 3–2 W 07 Feb Brisbane Roar FC A 2–1 W Season Stats
Melbourne Victory FC Central Coast Mariners FC #4 Position #9 40 Points 32 26 Played 26 11 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 8 / 10 44 Scored 35 33 Conceded 42 +11 GD -7 1.54 PPG 1.23 42% Win % 31% Key Stats
68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this seasonMelbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Melbourne Victory FC0-15–/–16-301/131-452/146-601/–61-751/–76+1/3■ Scored ■ ConcededCentral Coast Mariners FC0-15–/216-301/431-451/146-602/–61-751/176+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Melbourne Victory FCNikolaos Vergos 7 G 1 A Clarismario 6 G Mata 5 G 12 A Keegan Jelacic 5 G 2 A Charles Nduka 5 G 2 A Central Coast Mariners FCSabit 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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Melbourne Victory FC and Central Coast Mariners FC.
- With this win, Melbourne Victory FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Melbourne Victory FC Lineups
Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Nishan Velupillay 3 Matt Simon 3 Jason Cummings 3 Bruno Fornaroli 3 Dylan Ruiz-Diaz 2 Ben Kennedy 2 Callum McManaman 2 Andrew Hoole 2 Head to Head
2026-03-21 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2026-02-01 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2025-03-08 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-10-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC 2024-05-25 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory FCMelbourne Victory FC Form
2026-03-21 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-03-15 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W 2026-03-07 Sydney FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2026-02-27 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2026-02-21 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC W 2026-02-14 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC DCentral Coast Mariners FC Form
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 2026-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-02-07 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.26 Melbourne Victory FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.23 Central Coast Mariners FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Melbourne Victory FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.49Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 86% 14% ± 2.5 67% 33% ± 3.5 45% 55% ± 4.5 27% 73% Double Chance
Melbourne Victory FC or Draw 79%Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC 43%Melbourne Victory FC or Central Coast Mariners FC 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Central Coast Mariners FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.3%2 – 1 9.3%2 – 0 7.8%3 – 1 6.9%1 – 0 6.4%3 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 5.7%1 – 2 5.1%0 – 0 4.4%3 – 2 4.3%4 – 1 Actual4 – 0 3.2%Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC
Handicap Melbourne Victory FC covers Push Central Coast Mariners FC covers -2.5 20% — 80% -2 20% 18% 62% -1.5 38% — 62% -1 38% 21% 41% -0.5 59% — 41% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 11% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 5% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓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.