Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Melbourne City - Central Coast Mariners!
- Melbourne City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Central Coast Mariners have the most scored goals (22) in A-League
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Melbourne City form and stats
Melbourne City have played 4 A-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-1 (wins-draws-losses). The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Melbourne has won their last four matches. Two home wins in a row for Melbourne City bring valid hopes of a third.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Tom Glover not having conceded a league goal in 270 minutes.
The Melbourne supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Macarthur in A-League and win 3-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Melbourne Victory and winning 6-0.
Melbourne decided the match against Macarthur in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Melbourne as they have a new game in only four days, a A-League match thankfully also at home. Western Sydney Wanderers are visiting.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (9 in 4 games), Melbourne's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Melbourne City defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Central Coast Mariners form and stats
As the visiting team in A-League matches, Central Coast Mariners, who have the most scored goals (22) in A-League, have produced an overall stat of 4-0-1 so far.
Central Coast Mariners delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Perth Glory (placed 9th) in their previous match; a A-League game. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Macarthur.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Central Coast Mariners are regular goalscorers on their travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Melbourne and Central Coast Mariners have met before this season: Central Coast Mariners - Melbourne City 3-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Melbourne wins - draws - Central Coast Mariners wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. MacLaren 10 goals |   M. Simon 6 goals |  A. Kuol 6 goals |
Melbourne City missing players
Central Coast Mariners missing players
| Melbourne City | Central Coast Mariners | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 50% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 20% | 33% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 20% | 25% |
| 40% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 50% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 42% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.1 | 17.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 12.4 | 14.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 44% | 47% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 34% | 35% |
- All of Central Coast Mariners's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Melbourne City's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Central Coast Mariners have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Central Coast Mariners have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Central Coast Mariners have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners have the most clean sheets (5) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners have the most points from losing position (7) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners have the most scored goals (22) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners have the the best goal difference (+6) away in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners have the the best goal difference (+9) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Central Coast Mariners is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Melbourne City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melbourne City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Melbourne City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 19 |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | Sydney | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Macarthur | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Western United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Wellington Phoenix | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -15 | 7 |