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Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

A-League Men2025/20262025/2026
2
-FT
1
Apr 07, 2026
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Match Timeline

Goal!
2-1
Ali Auglah
Ali Auglah
90'+4·Central Coast Mariners
⚽
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
73'Substitution
Jacob Nasso
Jacob Nasso· Out
Central Coast Mariners
Goal!
2-0
Andrew Nabbout
Andrew Nabbout
67'·Melbourne City
⚽
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
62'Yellow Card
Melbourne City
57'Yellow Card
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners
Goal!
1-0
Andreas Kuen
Andreas Kuen
22'·Melbourne City
⚽

Team Lineups

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
90'000/2
89(89%)
3
4/8
80'012/3
51(84%)
3
7/11
90'101/2
60(83%)
-
5/11
90'001/3
42(74%)
2
4/9
24'101/2
11(82%)
-
0/2
90'000/2
66(75%)
1
13/16
66'001/3
12(50%)
2
3/6
90'00-
74(85%)
3
4/9
90'001/1
37(79%)
2
3/5
80'01-
58(76%)
1
2/9
James Nieuwenhuizen
James Nieuwenhuizen
GK
90'00-
32(69%)
-
1/1
10'00-
12(100%)
-
-
10'00-
10(90%)
1
1/2
24'000/1
3(33%)
1
3/4
66'00-
16(69%)
-
1/8
-1'00-
3(100%)
-
-

Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Melbourne City15W150309/156-2
Central Coast Mariners15D113446/157-8
Melbourne City — last 5 games
  1. D1-1 vs Buriram United2026-03-03
  2. D0-0 @ Buriram United2026-03-10
  3. W1-0 @ Sydney2026-03-17
  4. D1-1 @ Perth Glory2026-03-22
  5. W3-0 vs Western Sydney Wanderers2026-04-04
Central Coast Mariners — last 5 games
  1. D0-0 vs Newcastle Jets2026-02-28
  2. W3-1 @ Macarthur2026-03-04
  3. D1-1 vs Adelaide United2026-03-14
  4. L1-4 @ Melbourne Victory2026-03-21
  5. D2-2 vs Perth Glory2026-04-04
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Melbourne City152.4767%47%20%53%33%27%
Central Coast Mariners153.1387%73%47%73%20%13%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
Melbourne CityHome73228-61.5743%43%
Central Coast MarinersAway731313-141.43100%14%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Melbourne City157-810-1259%67%4-6-5
Central Coast Mariners1512-1011-1448%80%4-8-3
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
13
Period covered
2014-01-05 – 2025-11-29
Melbourne City wins
4
Draws
5
Central Coast Mariners wins
4
Avg goals per meeting
3
Over 2.5 goals
62%
Both teams scored
69%
Home side won
46%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
1W 2D 2L (Melbourne City view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
1.8 vs 3
Most recent meetings (5 of 13)
DateHomeScoreAway
2025-11-29Central Coast Mariners0-0Melbourne City
2025-04-05Melbourne City1-0Central Coast Mariners
2024-12-31Central Coast Mariners1-1Melbourne City
2024-04-02Central Coast Mariners2-1Melbourne City
2024-01-21Central Coast Mariners2-1Melbourne City
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 137 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Melbourne City82229-3LLWDW4+4
Central Coast Mariners92228-3DWDLD7+2
Table context
Points gap
1 ptsMelbourne City 29 · Central Coast Mariners 28
Positions
#8 vs #9
Goals per game
1.14/1.27 vs 1.41/1.55scored/conceded per game · league average 1.42

How we calculate this

A-League Men Standings

A-League Men · 2025/2026

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
126+1648
226+1043
326+1342
426+1140
526+839
626038
726-734
826-1233
926-732
1026-731
1126-926
1226-1621

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

A-League Men
#6Position#9
38Points32
10Wins8
8Draws8
8Losses10
33Goals35
1.27Goals per game1.35
33Goals conceded42
1.27Goals per game conceded1.62

Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (26 vs 26 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityMelbourne City 44% · X · Draw 25% · Central Coast Mariners 31%
1 · Home Win
44%
X · Draw
25%
2 · Away Win
31%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.54 vs 1.26
Projected Total: 2.80
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
56%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
28% / 22%
Melbourne City / Central Coast Mariners
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(11.8%)1 - 0(9.4%)2 - 1(9.1%)
Last Matches

Recent matches

Apr 4
3-0
Western Sydney Wanderers
vs Western Sydney Wanderers
Home
Mar 22
1-1
Perth Glory
@ Perth Glory
Away
Mar 17
1-0
Sydney
@ Sydney
Away
Mar 10
0-0
Buriram United
@ Buriram United
Away
Mar 3
1-1
Buriram United
vs Buriram United
Home
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners — Head to Head

Match summary

Melbourne City beat Central Coast Mariners 2-1 in the A-League Men.

Before kickoff, Melbourne City sat 8th on 29 points, while Central Coast Mariners were 9th on 28 points. Across 13 previous meetings on record, Melbourne City won 4 and Central Coast Mariners won 4, with 5 draws (3 goals per game).

Goals came from Andreas Kuen (22') and Andrew Nabbout (67') for Melbourne City and Ali Auglah (90') for Central Coast Mariners.