An important duel in the bottom section of the A-League, with both Melbourne Victory and Central Coast Mariners experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 10th and the visitors in 11th place.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
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 Victory form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the A-League this season. Melbourne Victory have only managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Melbourne Victory with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Adelaide United game, 156 days ago, have they avoided a loss. Game days at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Melbourne as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
Melbourne Victory's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Brisbane Roar (placed 4th). Preceding that match was the home game against Western United that was lost 1-2.
The Melbourne fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Melbourne defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Central Coast Mariners form and stats
There's been little loot from Central Coast Mariners's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 12 away games in the A-League. Central Coast Mariners, who have the most conceded goals (53) in A-League, only have 1 win to counter their 11 defeats and 0 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Mariners have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Perth Glory game. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Central Coast Mariners, who have now gone 13 games without a victory. The Melbourne Victory game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Central Coast Mariners's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Western Sydney Wanderers that finished 1-1. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Newcastle Jets.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mariners as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. For Mariners, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Central Coast Mariners - Melbourne 3-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Melbourne Victory won seven, Central Coast Mariners won one and two draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Nabbout 6 goals |   M. Đurić 5 goals | J. Murray 4 goals |
Melbourne Victory missing players
Central Coast Mariners missing players
| Melbourne Victory | Central Coast Mariners | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 26 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 39 | 18 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 28 | 53 |
| 91% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 76% |
| 70% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 58% | 60% |
| 30% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 32% |
| 13% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 16% |
| 65% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 22% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 5.7 | 6.6 | 10.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 301 | 177 | 34 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 155 | 324 |
| 91 | 49 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 47 | 98 |
| 29% | 29% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 21% | 23% |
- Central Coast Mariners has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- Central Coast Mariners has the fewest clean sheets (2)
- Central Coast Mariners has the fewest points (3) away
- Central Coast Mariners has the fewest scored goals (23)
- Central Coast Mariners has the fewest scored goals in the second half (10)
- Central Coast Mariners has the most conceded goals (28) away
- Central Coast Mariners has the most conceded goals (53)
- Central Coast Mariners has the most conceded goals in the first half (28)
- Central Coast Mariners has the most conceded goals in the second half (25)
- Central Coast Mariners has the the worst goal difference (-18) away
- Central Coast Mariners has the the worst goal difference (-30)
- Central Coast Mariners have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Central Coast Mariners have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Central Coast Mariners haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Central Coast Mariners is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Melbourne Victory has the most dropped points from leading position (19)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sydney | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 27 | 51 |
| 2 | Wellington Phoenix | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 40 |
| 3 | Melbourne City | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 38 |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -7 | 31 |
| 7 | Western United | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 30 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -12 | 28 |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Melbourne Victory | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -13 | 20 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 28 | -30 | 15 |