Melbourne Victory vs Central Coast MarinersLive Score, Lineups & H2H

A-League Men

2025/2026

Melbourne Victory

Velupillay50'

Mata54'

Davidson90+4'

Vergos90+1'

-FT

Mar 21, 2026

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Juan Mata

Melbourne Victory

Goals

Assists

9.7

Goal!

4-1

Jason Davidson

90'+4·Melbourne Victory

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90'+3Substitution

Jason Davidson· In

F. Lino· Out

Melbourne Victory

90'+3Substitution

Reno Piscopo· In

Juan Mata· Out

Melbourne Victory

Goal!

3-1

Nikos Vergos

90'+1·Melbourne Victory

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78'Substitution

Keegan Jelacic· In

Nishan Velupillay· Out

Melbourne Victory

76'Substitution

Jacob Nasso· In

Storm Roux· Out

Central Coast Mariners

76'Substitution

Kaito Taniguchi· In

H. Eames· Out

Central Coast Mariners

69'Substitution

Nikos Vergos· In

Charles Nduka· Out

Melbourne Victory

62'Substitution

B. Brandtman· In

Chris Donnell· Out

Central Coast Mariners

62'Substitution

Oliver Lavale· In

Nathanael Blair· Out

Central Coast Mariners

Goal!

2-1

Juan Mata

54'·Melbourne Victory

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Goal!

1-1

Nishan Velupillay

50'·Melbourne Victory

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46'Substitution

Matthew Grimaldi· In

Clarismario· Out

Melbourne Victory

29'Yellow Card

H. Eames

Central Coast Mariners

Goal!

0-1

S. Ngor

7'·Central Coast Mariners

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Statistics of the Game

Melbourne Victory

Central Coast Mariners

57%Ball Possession43%

34Shots Total13

12Shots On Target5

8Corners4

5Fouls10

0Yellow Cards1

3Offsides3

2Saves6

482Passes371

9Shots Off Target5

Melbourne Victory

Manager: Arthur Diles

Starting XI

6.2

6.9

7.4

7.9

6.3

8.0

7.5

7.0

9.7

7.4

7.1

Substitutes

7.3

7.3

6.6

6.9

Central Coast Mariners

Manager: Warren Moon

Starting XI

6.7

7.5

7.9

7.0

6.2

6.7

6.6

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.4

Substitutes

6.3

6.7

6.3

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Juan Mata MF	9.7	90'	1	1	3/5	52(85%)	-	2/3
Denis Genreau MF	8.0	90'	0	1	1/6	63(86%)	2	8/9
Roderick Miranda DF	7.9	90'	0	1	-	64(88%)	1	5/9
Jordi Valadon MF	7.5	90'	0	0	1/4	57(93%)	1	1/4
Sebastian Esposito DF	7.4	90'	0	0	-	65(86%)	3	6/11
Nishan Velupillay MF	7.4	78'	1	0	3/5	22(82%)	1	3/14
Nikos Vergos FW	7.3	21'	1	0	1/2	6(50%)	-	2/5
Jason Davidson DF	7.3	3'	1	0	1/1	1(100%)	-	-
Charles Nduka FW	7.1	69'	0	0	1/3	9(56%)	1	3/6
Clarismario MF	7.0	46'	0	0	0/2	21(90%)	3	5/8
Joshua Rawlins DF	6.9	90'	0	0	0/1	39(82%)	3	6/6
Keegan Jelacic FW	6.9	12'	0	0	1/1	12(42%)	1	3/4
Matthew Grimaldi FW	6.6	44'	0	0	0/4	15(80%)	1	4/7
F. Lino DF	6.3	90'	0	0	-	29(79%)	1	4/10
J. Warshawsky GK	6.2	90'	0	0	-	27(67%)	-	0/1
Reno Piscopo FW	-	1'	0	0	-	-	-	-

Melbourne Victory vs Central Coast Mariners — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Melbourne Victory	W1	6	0	6	7	9/15	11-6
Central Coast Mariners	D1	8	1	2	2	11/15	9-5

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Melbourne Victory — last 5 games

D1-1 vs Brisbane Roar2026-02-14
W3-1 @ Melbourne City2026-02-21
D1-1 vs Adelaide United2026-02-27
D2-2 @ Sydney2026-03-07
W4-1 vs Macarthur2026-03-15

Central Coast Mariners — last 5 games

W2-1 @ Brisbane Roar2026-02-07
W3-2 vs Western Sydney Wanderers2026-02-22
D0-0 vs Newcastle Jets2026-02-28
W3-1 @ Macarthur2026-03-04
D1-1 vs Adelaide United2026-03-14

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 16
Melbourne Victory wins: 6
Draws: 6
Central Coast Mariners wins: 4
Avg goals per meeting: 2.75
Over 2.5 goals: 44%
Both teams scored: 63%
Home side won: 50%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 1D 3L (Melbourne Victory view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 1.8 vs 2.75

Aggregated from 16 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-02-01	Central Coast Mariners	1-0	Melbourne Victory
2025-03-08	Melbourne Victory	3-0	Central Coast Mariners
2024-10-18	Central Coast Mariners	0-0	Melbourne Victory
2024-05-25	Central Coast Mariners	3-1	Melbourne Victory
2024-02-25	Melbourne Victory	0-1	Central Coast Mariners

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Melbourne Victory	4	26	40	11	WLDDW	6	-2
Central Coast Mariners	9	26	32	-7	DLDWL	9	0

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 8 ptsMelbourne Victory 40 · Central Coast Mariners 32
Positions: #4 vs #9

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-03-21

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Previous Meetings

Last 8 matches

Won 25%

(2/8)

Draw 38%

(3/8)

Won 38%

(3/8)

Goals

11-9

Total matches

Recent matches

A-League Men•Mar 21, 2026

Melbourne Victory

4-1

Central Coast Mariners

A-League Men•Feb 1, 2026

Central Coast Mariners

1-0

Melbourne Victory

A-League Men•Mar 8, 2025

Melbourne Victory

3-0

Central Coast Mariners

A-League Men•Oct 18, 2024

Central Coast Mariners

0-0

Melbourne Victory

A-League Men•May 25, 2024

Central Coast Mariners

3-1

Melbourne Victory

Head to Head

Last 17 matches

Melbourne Victory wins

Draws

Central Coast Mariners wins

Goals Scored

30 - 19

Mar 21, 2026 • A-League Men

Melbourne Victory

4-1

Central Coast Mariners

Feb 1, 2026 • A-League Men

Central Coast Mariners

1-0

Melbourne Victory

Mar 8, 2025 • A-League Men

Melbourne Victory

3-0

Central Coast Mariners

Match Report

The table read 4th (Melbourne Victory, 40 pts) against 9th (Central Coast Mariners, 32 pts), 8 points apart.

Melbourne Victory carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Central Coast Mariners were unbeaten in 8.

The sides have met 16 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Melbourne Victory, 6 draws and 4 for Central Coast Mariners, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.8 goals per game across the last five against 2.75 historically.

Goal scorers

Melbourne Victory: Nishan Velupillay (50'), Juan Mata (54'), Jason Davidson (90'), Nikos Vergos (90') · Central Coast Mariners: S. Ngor (7')

Key stats

Possession: Melbourne Victory 57% · Central Coast Mariners 43% · Total shots: 34-13 · On target: 12-5 · Corners: 8-4

More details:

Melbourne Victory — live results and schedule Central Coast Mariners — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Melbourne Victory vs Central Coast Mariners?

Melbourne Victory 4-1 Central Coast Mariners. A-League Men match played on 21 Mar 2026.

What league is Melbourne Victory vs Central Coast Mariners in?

This match is part of the A-League Men. The match takes place at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Melbourne Victory and Central Coast Mariners?

In 17 meetings between 2007 and 2026: Melbourne Victory has 7 wins, 6 draws, and 4 losses against Central Coast Mariners.

Where is Melbourne Victory vs Central Coast Mariners being played?

The match is being played at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.

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Melbourne Victory vs Central Coast Mariners — computed insights

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Previous Meetings

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