A total of 26 rounds of matches have been played and both Melbourne City and Central Coast Mariners are doing great. Bring it on!
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (61) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners is in the best form (5-1-0) in A-League
Central Coast Mariners have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
This looks to be an exciting match with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!
Melbourne City form and stats
10-3-0 is the performance here at Commbank Stadium so far in the A-League, giving Melbourne City a total of 33 from their 13 games here. Outstanding results! days ago.
A nice win for Melbourne last time playing, versus Sydney. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-0 with der Venne, Tilio and Good scoring for the victors. As mentioned above, Melbourne City "killed" Sydney in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Good, defender, was given a rating of 8.15/10 in that game, top of the team. Good scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 6 of 6 duels.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Sydney the opponent.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Melbourne City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 2 and lost 2.
Some stats: A review of the 16 most recent league matches reveals that 15 of them had at least one goal from each side.
Goals are plentiful at Commbank Stadium in the league this season as Melbourne has scored 37 goals here in 13 home games. Melbourne City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Central Coast Mariners form and stats
6-2-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Central Coast Mariners in their A-League matches away. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Mariners hope to make it five in this match.
Central Coast Mariners go into this game after a win, the home game against Adelaide United that ended 2-0. Central Coast Mariners goalie Vukovic was high and low in the Adelaide United game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Vukovic was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.24. The agile goalkeeper Vukovic topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Adelaide United at their stadium, the result 2-1.Mariners are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
Observe that 22 of this side's 28 latest league matches have ended with three goals or more.
Central Coast Mariners has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 24 goals from 13 games. Mariners have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Melbourne City have managed a streak of 6 consecutive games without losing (5-1-0) when playing Central Coast Mariners.The two teams in this fixture also encountered each other earlier this campaign: Central Coast Mariners - Melbourne 1-1. Maclaren likes to meet Central Coast Mariners and have scored 8 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  J. MacLaren 24 goals |   J. Cummings 17 goals |  M. Tilio 10 goals |
Melbourne City missing players
Central Coast Mariners missing players
| Melbourne City | Central Coast Mariners | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 17 | 11 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 66 | 41 | 6 | Scored | S | 9 | 26 | 59 |
| 33 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 36 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 96% |
| 68% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| 50% | 64% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 39% |
| 29% | 36% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 21% |
| 75% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 71% |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 14% | 18% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 21% | 11% |
| 6.5 | 6.9 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 5.5 | 6.2 |
| 4 | 3.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 16.9 | 17.4 | 24 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 14.6 | 15.5 |
| 6.3 | 7.1 | 8.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| 37% | 41% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| 10.1 | 7.9 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5 | 4.9 |
- Central Coast Mariners have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners have the most matches over the total-line (22) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Central Coast Mariners is in the best form (5-1-0) in A-League
- Melbourne City have not yet lost a game at home.
- Melbourne City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melbourne City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Melbourne City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Melbourne City have the most points (33) at home in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (37) at home in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals (61) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in A-League
- Melbourne City have the the best goal difference (+22) at home in A-League
- Melbourne City have the the best goal difference (+29) in A-League
- Melbourne City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Melbourne City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 29 | 55 |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 41 |
| 5 | Sydney | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 38 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -6 | 35 |
| 7 | Western United | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -13 | 32 |
| 8 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -10 | 29 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -15 | 29 |
| 11 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 28 |
| 12 | Macarthur | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -17 | 26 |
