Melbourne Victory FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Melbourne Victory FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Central Coast Mariners FC

Sun 19 Mar 2023 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 15' Cameron Windust

Fernando Romero 64' Y

Fernando Romero 64' R

Fernando Romero 66' R

Y 82' Marco Tulio

Cadete 90' 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

2023-03-19 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2022-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-03-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2022-02-19 Melbourne Victory FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-05-02 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–0	W
13 Mar	Western United FC	H	1–2	L
04 Mar	Sydney FC	A	0–1	L
26 Feb	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D
18 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	3–2	W
12 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–2	L

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–2	L
11 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	4–1	W
04 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
24 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–1	D
18 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
10 Feb	Brisbane Roar 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' What a night it is going to be! Melbourne Victory FC welcome Central Coast Mariners FC for this crunch clash at .
5' Central Coast Mariners FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Central Coast Mariners FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Cameron Windust was booked on 15.
16' The Australia Bruno Fornaroli breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 1-0!
21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Storm Roux is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
26' Samuel Silvera, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joshua Nisbet made 212 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
36' Jason Cummings needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
41' Damien da Silva has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
46' A change in the Central Coast Mariners FC ranks — Christian Theoharous exits the field as Moresche enters on 46.
51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' What a strike from Fernando Romero! The score is 2-0.
57' The crowd applauds Cameron Windust as he leaves the pitch. Nectarios Triantis steps in for Central Coast Mariners FC.
58' Another substitution for Central Coast Mariners FC to replace James McGarry by Joshua Nisbet on 58 minute.
63' Over 63 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
64' Fernando Romero has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
66' It’s gonna be a Red card for Fernando Romero.
71' The home supporters are growing impatient. Melbourne Victory FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
75' Another change for Central Coast Mariners FC made on 75 minute. Storm Roux leaves to be changed by James Bayliss.
77' Leigh Broxham has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jason Geria on 77 minute.
82' Marco Tulio is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
86' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Ben Folami trudges off to be replaced by Nishan Velupillay on 86 minutes.
90' It’s a booking for Melbourne Victory FC player. Cadete gets a Yellow card.
90' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Lleyton Brooks comes on to replace Bruno Fornaroli.
It finishes all square. Melbourne Victory FC and Central Coast Mariners FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Popovic

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

98
Marco Tulio
9
Jason Cummings
5
James McGarry ↓ Joshua Nisbet 57'
15
Storm Roux ↓ James Bayliss 75'
20
Danny Vukovic
7
Samuel Silvera
31
Christian Theoharous ↓ Moresche 46'
23
Daniel Hall ↓ Brian Kaltak 46'
6
Maximilien Balard
13
Harrison Steele
22
Cameron Windust ↓ Nectarios Triantis 57'

Bench

10
Moresche ↑ 46'
4
Joshua Nisbet ↑ 57'
24
Yaren Sozer
28
James Bayliss ↑ 75'
25
Nectarios Triantis ↑ 57'
3
Brian Kaltak ↑ 46'
41
Nicholas Duarte

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

2023-03-19 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-03-13 Melbourne Victory FC 1–2 Western United FC L 2023-03-04 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-02-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2023-02-18 Melbourne Victory FC 3–2 Melbourne City FC W 2023-02-12 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC L

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2023-03-19 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2023-03-11 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W 2023-03-04 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2023-02-24 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-02-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2023-02-10 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.94 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC57% Draw24% Central Coast Mariners FC19%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

43%

Melbourne Victory FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC43% Draw43% Central Coast Mariners FC14%

Actual: Melbourne Victory FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.5%

3 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

4.5%

0 – 1

4.4%

2 – 2

4.4%

4 – 0

3.3%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	19%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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