Melbourne Victory FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

Melbourne Victory FC

2 – 3

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Central Coast Mariners FC

Mon 3 Aug 2020 · 09:30 UTC AAMI Park HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 39' Samuel Silvera

Y 51' Tommy Oar

Jay Barnett 72' Y

Y 80' Matt Simon

Kenny Athiu 90' Y

Overview

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

Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Central Coast Mariners FC 4 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Matthew McOrist
Referee Scott Edeling
Referee

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 Victory FC 20 games · Avg 2.9 goals Central Coast Mariners FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-03 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Central Coast Mariners FC 2020-01-12 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC 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
03 Aug	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–3	L
29 Jul	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–2	L
25 Jul	Western United FC	H	1–2	L
15 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–3	L
07 Mar	Sydney FC	H	1–4	L
29 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	2–1	W

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Aug	Melbourne Victory FC	A	3–2	W
27 Jul	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D
24 Jul	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	0–0	D
18 Jul	Perth Glory FC	A	0–1	L
20 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	2–4	L
13 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Melbourne Victory FC		Central Coast Mariners FC
#9	Position	#11
3	Points	2
4	Played	4
0 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 2 / 2
5	Scored	4
6	Conceded	9
-1	GD	-5
0.75	PPG	0.50
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 pts). Central Coast Mariners FC are 11th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/1

76+

–/2

■ 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 Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

Central Coast Mariners FC

Oliver Lavale	4 G
Ali Auglah	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Melbourne Victory FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Melbourne Victory FC have won 299 goals from 210 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Central Coast Mariners FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Central Coast Mariners FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
22' Goal! Marco Rojas scores his 16 goal in 377 matches.
27' Central Coast Mariners FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
36' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Storm Roux exits the field as Migjen Basha enters on 36.
39' Central Coast Mariners FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
44' Birkan Kirdar has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
48' Assisted by Matt Simon with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dylan Fox makes no mistake. 1-1!
51' The referee has no hesitation. Tommy Oar is booked for Central Coast Mariners FC — Yellow card on 51.
56' Mark Birighitti has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
57' The Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes a substitution. Samuel Silvera departs to be replaced by Dylan Ruiz-Diaz.
62' It is a substitution in Melbourne Victory FC team. Birkan Kirdar is replaced by Josh Hope on 62 minute.
65' Marco Rojas is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
72' Controversy at the stadium! Jay Barnett argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
77' The travelling Central Coast Mariners FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Matt Simon.
83' A change in the Central Coast Mariners FC ranks — Matt Simon exits the field as Jair enters on 83.
85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dylan Ruiz-Diaz makes it 2-2.
86' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kenny Athiu is hanging Marco Rojas on the field on 86 minute.
89' A stunning finish from Dylan Ruiz-Diaz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
90' The referee calls foul for Kenny Athiu. He receives a Yellow card.
90' Tommy Oar makes way for Louis Khoury at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Central Coast Mariners FC.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

30
Matthew Sutton
16
Josh Hope ↑ 62'
7
Kenny Athiu ↑ 86'
18
Migjen Basha ↑ 36'
31
Aaron Anderson
25
Brandon Lauton ↑ 62'
38
So Nishikawa

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Adam Pearce
22
Jacob Melling
29
Jair ↑ 83'
27
Lewis Miller
30
Dylan Ruiz-Diaz ↑ 57'
44
Alou Kuol
33
Louis Khoury ↑ 90'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2020-08-03 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2020-07-29 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2020-07-25 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western United FC L 2020-03-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2020-03-07 Melbourne Victory FC 1–4 Sydney FC L 2020-02-29 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2020-08-03 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2020-07-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2020-07-24 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2020-07-18 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2020-03-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–4 Melbourne City FC L 2020-03-13 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.13 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.53 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC46% Draw25% Central Coast Mariners FC29%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

54%

Melbourne Victory FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC38% Draw39% Central Coast Mariners FC23%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

6.1%

2 – 0

5.9%

1 – 0

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 0

3.9%

0 – 1

3.4%

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	20%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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