Melbourne Victory FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Melbourne Victory FC

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Central Coast Mariners FC

Sun 25 Feb 2024 · 06:00 UTC AAMI Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Jason Geria 21' Y

Daniel Arzani 47' Y

Y 56' Alou Kuol

Roderick Miranda 59' Y

Y 65' Miguel Angel Torres

Roderick Miranda 80' YR

Jordi Valadon 90' R

R 90' Ronald Barcellos

Y 90' Storm Roux

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 Kearney Robinson
Referee

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 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

2024-02-25 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-01-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-12-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC 2023-03-19 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2022-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–1	L
20 Feb	Western United FC	H	2–1	W
17 Feb	Melbourne City FC	A	0–0	D
10 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	0–1	L
03 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–1	D
26 Jan	Sydney FC	H	1–1	D

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–0	W
18 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
10 Feb	Sydney FC	H	1–3	L
06 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–0	D
03 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	4–0	W
27 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–0	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Melbourne Victory FC launch into their encounter with Central Coast Mariners FC.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bruno Fornaroli is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Melbourne Victory FC.
10' Melbourne Victory FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
21' The referee calls foul for Jason Geria. He receives a card.
26' The 33-year-old Storm Roux has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
31' Central Coast Mariners FC is showing some good football. However, Central Coast Mariners FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
36' The travelling Central Coast Mariners FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Miguel Di Pizio made 208 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' Fresh legs for Melbourne Victory FC! Jake Brimmer comes on to replace Fabian Monge.
47' Daniel Arzani picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
48' GOAL! Ryan Teague scores on 48.
53' Central Coast Mariners FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' It’s gonna be a card for Alou Kuol.
59' It’s gonna be a card for Roderick Miranda.
64' Central Coast Mariners FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
65' Central Coast Mariners FC player sees a card in front of him.
67' The crowd applauds Salim Khelifi as he leaves the pitch. Ben Folami steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
72' Daniel Arzani, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
76' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Ryan Teague trudges off to be replaced by Jordi Valadon on 76 minutes.
77' Time for substitution for Melbourne Victory FC. Daniel Arzani is replaced by Chris Ikonomidis.
79' Central Coast Mariners FC ring the changes. Bradley Tapp has done his job and it is now time for Miguel Di Pizio to step up.
80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Roderick Miranda.
85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
90' Jordi Valadon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
90' Central Coast Mariners FC ring the changes. Miguel Angel Torres has done his job and it is now time for Ronald Barcellos to step up.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Ben Folami ↑ 67'
6
Leigh Broxham
22
Jake Brimmer ↑ 46'
7
Chris Ikonomidis ↑ 77'
40
Christian Siciliano
27
Jordi Valadon ↑ 76'
37
Kasey Bos

Coach Tony Popović

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

99
Ryan Edmondson ↓ Alou Kuol 46'
15
Storm Roux
20
Danny Vukovic
4
Joshua Nisbet
23
Daniel Hall
33
Nathan Paull
2
Mikael Doka
3
Brian Kaltak
26
Bradley Tapp ↓ Miguel Di Pizio 79'
6
Max Balard
11
Miguel Angel Torres ↓ Ronald Barcellos 90'

Bench

Coach Mark Jackson

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

2024-02-25 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2024-02-20 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Western United FC W 2024-02-17 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-02-10 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Macarthur FC L 2024-02-03 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-26 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Sydney FC D

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2024-02-25 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-02-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-02-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Sydney FC L 2024-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2024-02-03 Adelaide United FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-01-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.46 Melbourne Victory FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne Victory FC or Central Coast Mariners FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne Victory FC39% Draw29% Central Coast Mariners FC32%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Melbourne Victory FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

61%

Melbourne Victory FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Melbourne Victory FC30% Draw47% Central Coast Mariners FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

1 – 0

9.2%

0 – 0

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Melbourne Victory FC

Handicap	Melbourne Victory FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

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