Melbourne Victory vs Central Coast Mariners

Melbourne Victory

3 - 0

Central Coast Mariners

🕒 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 08:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Shaun Evans 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Melbourne Victory 5 · Central Coast Mariners 10

Referee Stats

Shaun Evans

22 matches · 3.73 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.73
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.23
Over 4.5 cards	23%
Home wins	36%
Draws	32%
Away wins	32%

Team Overview

Melbourne Victory (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-3

Goals For / Against

26 / 17

Avg: 1.86 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Central Coast Mariners (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-6-4

Goals For / Against

16 / 24

Avg: 1.23 / 1.85

Points

Avg: 1.15

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.79

PPG

1.15

1.86

1.23

1.21

1.85

46%

O2.5

62%

54%

BTTS

69%

62%

Score 1st

League-position context

Melbourne Victory rank5th

Central Coast Mariners rank10th

Melbourne Victory points43

Central Coast Mariners points26

Melbourne Victory: #5 · 43 pts · GD +8

5 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Central Coast Mariners: #10 · 26 pts · GD -22

22 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.

17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Melbourne Victory last 5 home

D L W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index47

Goals11-8

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Central Coast Mariners last 5 away

L L D L D

Points2/15

Weighted index9

Goals3-13

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Melbourne Victory trend breakdown

Over 2.546%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 31%

Central Coast Mariners trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.585%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 85% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne Victory score at home92%

Melbourne Victory clean sheet at home38%

Central Coast Mariners score away69%

Central Coast Mariners clean sheet away8%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne Victory score first62%

Melbourne Victory win after scoring first63%

Central Coast Mariners score first8%

Central Coast Mariners win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne Victory 80% · Central Coast Mariners 64%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne Victory 27.0' · Central Coast Mariners 14.0'

Vs league average

Melbourne Victory score at home1.86 vs 1.66

Melbourne Victory concede at home1.21 vs 1.63

Central Coast Mariners score away1.23 vs 1.63

Central Coast Mariners concede away1.85 vs 1.66

Melbourne Victory score 12% above league average, while Central Coast Mariners score 25% below league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne Victory are 26% below league average at home, and Central Coast Mariners are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Melbourne Victory goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

31-45 5

61-75 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

Central Coast Mariners goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

Match Statistics

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ⚽

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9' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. Velupillay

Normal Goal

41' ⚽

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41' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

B. Fornaroli

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Hamill

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Roux

1st substitution · For: S. Kuzevski

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Vitor Feijão

2nd substitution · For: N. Duarte

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Di Pizio

3rd substitution · For: C. Theoharous

55'

55' N. Velupillay

56'

56' C. Theoharous

58'

58' N. Duarte

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Roderick Miranda

1st substitution · For: L. Jackson

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ D. Arzani

2nd substitution · For: A. Badolato

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ T. Sainsbury

4th substitution · For: Samuel Dikoš

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ L. Mauragis

5th substitution · For: A. Faisal

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ N. Velupillay

3rd substitution · For: Z. Machach

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ R. Piscopo

4th substitution · For: Clarismario Rodrigues

85'

85' J. Rawlins

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ B. Fornaroli

5th substitution · For: N. Vergos

90+2' ⚽

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90+2' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Z. Machach

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Valadon

Melbourne Victory vs Central Coast Mariners 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne Victory beat Central Coast Mariners 3-0 on Saturday, 08 March 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Shaun Evans. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: Melbourne Victory took an early lead at 9' when N. Velupillay scored, making the score 1-0. Melbourne Victory extended the lead at 41' when B. Fornaroli scored, with the assist credited to B. Hamill, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Central Coast Mariners made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Roux replacing S. Kuzevski. Central Coast Mariners made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Vitor Feijão replacing N. Duarte. Central Coast Mariners made their 3rd substitution at 46', with M. Di Pizio replacing C. Theoharous. N. Velupillay received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 55'. C. Theoharous received a yellow card for Central Coast Mariners at 56'. N. Duarte received a yellow card for Central Coast Mariners at 58'. Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 64', with Roderick Miranda replacing L. Jackson. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 65', with D. Arzani replacing A. Badolato. Central Coast Mariners made their 4th substitution at 73', with T. Sainsbury replacing Samuel Dikoš. Central Coast Mariners made their 5th substitution at 73', with L. Mauragis replacing A. Faisal. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 75', with N. Velupillay replacing Z. Machach. Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 75', with R. Piscopo replacing Clarismario Rodrigues. J. Rawlins received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 85'. Melbourne Victory made their 5th substitution at 85', with B. Fornaroli replacing N. Vergos. Melbourne Victory added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+2' when Z. Machach scored, with the assist credited to J. Valadon, making the score 3-0.

Melbourne Victory used 5 substitutions while Central Coast Mariners used 5 substitutions. Melbourne Victory got 2 yellow cards, while Central Coast Mariners got 2 yellow cards.