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' That's the starting whistle at AAMI Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Melbourne Victory FC and Central Coast Mariners FC.
5' 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.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Popović might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Central Coast Mariners FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
21' That is a card for Melbourne Victory FC. Jason Geria will be fuming at that decision.
26' 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.
31' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
36' Melbourne Victory FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
41' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Melbourne Victory FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' A change in the Melbourne Victory FC ranks — Fabian Monge exits the field as Jake Brimmer enters on 46.
47' Poor challenge from Daniel Arzani. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
48' Ryan Teague is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Melbourne Victory FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
56' That looks like a foul for a card for Alou Kuol.
59' Controversy at the stadium! Roderick Miranda argues furiously but the card stands.
64' It is a cagey affair so far. Melbourne Victory FC in their trying to find a way past Central Coast Mariners FC's compact .
65' Miguel Angel Torres was booked on 65.
67' A tactical swap from Melbourne Victory FC — Ben Folami on, Salim Khelifi off on 67 minutes.
72' Central Coast Mariners FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
76' Jordi Valadon is replacing Ryan Teague for the Melbourne Victory FC side.
77' Melbourne Victory FC make a change. Daniel Arzani trudges off to be replaced by Chris Ikonomidis on 77 minutes.
79' The Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes a substitution. Bradley Tapp departs to be replaced by Miguel Di Pizio.
80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Roderick Miranda on 80.
85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
90' The referee shows Melbourne Victory FC player a card on 90.
90' Ronald Barcellos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Miguel Angel Torres on 90 minute.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Central Coast Mariners FC players.

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
Ryan Edmondson	2
James Troisi	2
Kye Rowles	2
Marco Rojas	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.