Melbourne Victory FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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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)
18 games this season 🟨 1.6/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 -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Melbourne Victory FC to score. At the same time, Central Coast Mariners FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Melbourne Victory FC players.
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Melbourne Victory FC Lineups
Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups
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H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Nishan Velupillay 3 Matt Simon 3 Jason Cummings 3 Bruno Fornaroli 3 Callum McManaman 2 Andrew Hoole 2 Ryan Edmondson 2 James Troisi 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 -
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.