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

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

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
#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' The ball is rolling at . Melbourne Victory FC are looking to make home advantage count against Central Coast Mariners FC.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne Victory FC in their trying to find a way past Central Coast Mariners FC's compact .
20' A quiet spell here at . Melbourne Victory FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
30' Central Coast Mariners FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' Central Coast Mariners FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
40' It looks surprising Melbourne Victory FC does not make any changes. Marcos Urena has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' Melbourne Victory FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Birkan Kirdar is hanging Matthew Spiranovic on the field on 45 minute.
50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Anthony Popovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
52' Central Coast Mariners FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
53' Central Coast Mariners FC make a change. Harrison Steele trudges off to be replaced by Maximilien Balard on 53 minutes.
54' It is a substitution in Central Coast Mariners FC team. Harrison Steele is replaced by Maximilien Balard on 54 minute.
59' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 210 games and scored 299 goals.
64' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
67' The supporters are chanting for Chris Ikonomidis. He replaces Ben Folami on 67 minute.
68' Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolai Muller is hanging Cy Goddard on the field on 68 minute.
73' Leigh Broxham was booked on 73.
78' Lewis Miller, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
81' Jake Brimmer makes way for Robbie Kruse at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Melbourne Victory FC.
86' 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.
89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jason Davidson.
90' Moresche is replacing Jason Cummings for the Central Coast Mariners FC side.
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
Jason Cummings	3
Bruno Fornaroli	3
Nishan Velupillay	3
Matt Simon	3
James Troisi	2
Kye Rowles	2
Marco Rojas	2
Dylan Ruiz-Diaz	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

1.92 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC53% Draw24% Central Coast Mariners FC23%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

47%

Melbourne Victory FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC40% Draw43% Central Coast Mariners FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

6.6%

3 – 1

6.1%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

3.4%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	22%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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.