Melbourne Victory FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Melbourne Victory FC

1 – 0

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Central Coast Mariners FC

Sat 19 Feb 2022 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 52' Jacob Farrell

Leigh Broxham 73' Y

Jason Davidson 89' Y

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)

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

2022-02-19 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-05-02 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-03-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2020-08-03 Melbourne Victory FC 2–3 Central Coast Mariners FC 2020-01-12 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–0	W
16 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
12 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–2	L
09 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L
28 Nov	Brisbane Roar FC	H	3–0	W
20 Nov	Western United FC	A	1–0	W

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–1	L
13 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	1–1	D
10 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	3–3	D
30 Jan	Sydney FC	A	2–3	L
27 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–1	W
21 Nov	Newcastle United Jets 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 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' Three points are at stake. Melbourne Victory FC host Central Coast Mariners FC — let the battle begin!
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Leigh Broxham has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 210 appearances.
20' Jason Davidson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Melbourne Victory FC so far.
25' Central Coast Mariners FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
40' Marcos Urena, a Costa Rica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Matthew Spiranovic trudges off to be replaced by Birkan Kirdar on 45 minutes.
50' Melbourne Victory FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Central Coast Mariners FC's shape.
52' Jacob Farrell picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
53' Maximilien Balard is replacing Harrison Steele for the Central Coast Mariners FC side.
54' The whistle greets Harrison Steele as he departs to be replaced by Maximilien Balard.
59' Nicholas D'Agostino has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
64' Central Coast Mariners FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
67' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Ben Folami trudges off to be replaced by Chris Ikonomidis on 67 minutes.
68' Nicolai Muller gets the nod from Central Coast Mariners FC. He replaces Cy Goddard and will look to change the dynamic.
73' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Leigh Broxham.
78' It’s high time Nick Montgomery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
81' Robbie Kruse has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jake Brimmer on 81 minute.
86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Central Coast Mariners FC that had 208 games and scored 311 goals.
89' Melbourne Victory FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moresche is hanging Jason Cummings on the field on 90 minute.
The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Ben Folami ↓ Chris Ikonomidis 67'
23
Marco Rojas ↓ Nishan Velupillay 81'
18
Nicholas D'Agostino ↓ Francesco Margiotta 67'
16
Stefan Nigro
6
Leigh Broxham
22
Jake Brimmer ↓ Robbie Kruse 81'
3
Jason Davidson
5
Matthew Spiranovic ↓ Birkan Kirdar 45'
21
Roderick Miranda
20
Ivan Kelava
8
Joshua Brillante

Bench

10
Robbie Kruse ↑ 81'
1
Matt Acton
13
Birkan Kirdar ↑ 45'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 67'
9
Francesco Margiotta ↑ 67'
24
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 81'

Coach Anthony Popovic

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Jason Cummings ↓ Moresche 90'
7
Cy Goddard ↓ Nicolai Muller 68'
14
Kye Rowles
12
Marcos Urena
8
Oliver Bozanic ↓ Ruon Tongyik 90'
1
Mark Birighitti
4
Joshua Nisbet
3
Lewis Miller
23
Daniel Hall
18
Jacob Farrell
34
Harrison Steele ↓ Maximilien Balard 54'

Bench

10
Moresche ↑ 90'
11
Beni Nkololo
27
Nicolai Muller ↑ 68'
15
Storm Roux
21
Ruon Tongyik ↑ 90'
16
Maximilien Balard ↑ 54'
50
Lawrence Caruso

Coach Nick Montgomery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Melbourne Victory FC Form

2022-02-19 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2022-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2022-02-12 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2022-02-09 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2021-11-28 Melbourne Victory FC 3–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2021-11-20 Western United FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory FC W

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2022-02-19 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2022-02-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Perth Glory FC D 2022-02-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–3 Macarthur FC D 2022-01-30 Sydney FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2021-11-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2021-11-21 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.87 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC52% Draw25% Central Coast Mariners FC23%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

48%

Melbourne Victory FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC38% Draw43% Central Coast Mariners FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.3%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

5.9%

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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