Melbourne Victory FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Melbourne Victory FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Central Coast Mariners FC

Sun 14 Apr 2019 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Elvis Kamsoba 3' Y

Ola Toivonen 32' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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 Chris Beath
Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Daniel Illievski
Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Andrew Meimarakis

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 Victory FC 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Central Coast Mariners FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-04-14 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2019-02-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory FC 2018-11-11 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–1	W
06 Apr	Sydney FC	A	1–2	L
30 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	2–0	W
16 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
02 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–2	L
23 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–2	L
07 Apr	Perth Glory FC	H	0–3	L
31 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	0–1	L
16 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	3–2	W
09 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–8	L
22 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–5	L

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 history

23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts). Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Central Coast Mariners FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/4

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

Nikolaos 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 FC

Sabit 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Melbourne Victory FC launch into their encounter with Central Coast Mariners FC.
3' Elvis Kamsoba has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 3.
8' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
13' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
18' Over 18 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
21' Ola Toivonen does the damage! The net is bulging and Melbourne Victory FC surge ahead!
22' Mario Shabow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Michael McGlinchey on 22 minute.
27' Thomas Deng has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
32' Ola Toivonen was booked on 32.
37' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
42' Michael McGlinchey has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
47' Central Coast Mariners FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Troisi made 210 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
53' What a moment for Matt Simon! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
58' Storm Roux gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Thomas Deng and will look to change the dynamic.
63' Anthony Lesiotis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Elvis Kamsoba on 63 minute.
68' It’s high time Kevin Muscat made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
69' Central Coast Mariners FC make a change. Connor Pain trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Murray on 69 minutes.
74' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Connor Pain has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
78' Stephen Mallon has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andrew Hoole on 78 minute.
79' Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with the perfectly-timed delivery and Georg Niedermeier makes no mistake. 2-1!
84' Jacob Melling needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
89' Melbourne Victory FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
It finishes all square. Melbourne Victory FC and Central Coast Mariners FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kevin Muscat

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Mario Shabow ↑ 22'
12
Adam Pearce
25
Jordan Murray ↑ 69'
29
Stephen Mallon ↑ 78'
33
Lewis Miller

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nishan Velupillay	3
Matt Simon	3
Jason Cummings	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Ryan Edmondson	2
James Troisi	2
Kye Rowles	2
Marco Rojas	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.24 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC59% Draw21% Central Coast Mariners FC20%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.56

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

41%

Melbourne Victory FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC42% Draw39% Central Coast Mariners FC19%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 0

5.9%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

4.2%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	21%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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.

Melbourne Victory FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Clean Sheet