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 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Matthew McOrist
Referee Scott Edeling
Referee

19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Melbourne Victory FC and Central Coast Mariners FC get this one started.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio, as he is very good at scoring at AAMI Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' The 27-year-old Joshua Nisbet has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne Victory FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
22' Goal! Marco Rojas scores his 16 goal in 369 matches.
27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
36' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Storm Roux departs to be replaced by Migjen Basha.
39' Samuel Silvera was booked on 39.
44' Jay Barnett has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
48' Brilliant from the ! Dylan Fox makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 48.
51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tommy Oar.
56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
57' Dylan Ruiz-Diaz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Samuel Silvera on 57 minute.
62' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Birkan Kirdar by Josh Hope on 62 minute.
65' Marco Rojas makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Melbourne Victory FC are in front.
70' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
72' Melbourne Victory FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
77' Both keepers have barely been tested. Melbourne Victory FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Matt Simon.
83' Matt Simon makes way for Jair at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Central Coast Mariners FC.
85' A goal from the Australia international Dylan Ruiz-Diaz! He fires home on 85 to make it 2-2!
86' The Melbourne Victory FC manager makes a substitution. Marco Rojas departs to be replaced by Kenny Athiu.
89' What composure from Dylan Ruiz-Diaz! The Australia international strokes it home. 2-3.
90' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Kenny Athiu gets a Yellow card.
90' Another change for Central Coast Mariners FC made on 90 minute. Tommy Oar leaves to be changed by Louis Khoury.
Melbourne Victory FC will have plenty to reflect on. Central Coast Mariners FC were simply the better side today.

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
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

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

2.08 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.59 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Central Coast Mariners FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC44% Draw25% Central Coast Mariners FC31%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.67

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	31%	69%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

56%

Melbourne Victory FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC37% Draw39% Central Coast Mariners FC24%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

8.5%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

5.8%

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.6%

0 – 0

3.8%

3 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	20%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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.