Melbourne City Vs Central Coast Mariners (7 April 2026)

Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners

Melbourne City secured a 2-1 victory over Central Coast Mariners in A-League action. A. Kuen opened the scoring for Melbourne City in the 22th minute. Melbourne City dominated with 2 goals to 1.

Goal Timeline

22' - A. Kuen (assist: Z. Schreiber)
67' - A. Nabbout (assist: D. Arzani)
90+4' - A. Auglah (assist: S. James Ngor)

Match Activity

Substitutions: Melbourne City (5), Central Coast Mariners (5)
Discipline: 2 card(s) shown

O. Lavale received a Yellow Card in the 57th minute; Z. Schreiber received a Yellow Card in the 62th minute

Match Events

90+4'

Central Coast Mariners

A. Auglah

Substitution: S. James Ngor

Normal Goal

90'

Melbourne City

K. Rahmani

Substitution: H. Shillington

Substitution 5

80'

Melbourne City

Z. Schreiber

Substitution: E. Durakovic

Substitution 4

80'

Melbourne City

D. Arzani

Substitution: B. Mazzeo

Substitution 3

73'

Central Coast Mariners

J. Nasso

Substitution: S. Roux

Substitution 5

67'

Central Coast Mariners

C. Donnell

Substitution: J. Mantell

Substitution 4

67'

Melbourne City

A. Nabbout

Substitution: D. Arzani

Normal Goal

66'

Melbourne City

M. Caputo

Substitution: A. Nabbout

Substitution 2

66'

Melbourne City

E. Rashani

Substitution: M. Memeti

Substitution 1

62'

Melbourne City

Z. Schreiber

Yellow Card

57'

Central Coast Mariners

O. Lavale

Yellow Card

54'

Central Coast Mariners

N. Paull

Substitution: J. Donachie

Substitution 3

54'

Central Coast Mariners

N. Blair

Substitution: O. Lavale

Substitution 2

54'

Central Coast Mariners

B. Brandtman

Substitution: S. James Ngor

Substitution 1

22'

Melbourne City

A. Kuen

Substitution: Z. Schreiber

Normal Goal

90+4'

A. Auglah

Central Coast Mariners

Normal Goal • Assist: S. James Ngor

90'

K. Rahmani

Melbourne City

Substitution 5 • Assist: H. Shillington

80'

Z. Schreiber

Melbourne City

Substitution 4 • Assist: E. Durakovic

80'

D. Arzani

Melbourne City

Substitution 3 • Assist: B. Mazzeo

73'

J. Nasso

Central Coast Mariners

Substitution 5 • Assist: S. Roux

67'

C. Donnell

Central Coast Mariners

Substitution 4 • Assist: J. Mantell

67'

A. Nabbout

Melbourne City

Normal Goal • Assist: D. Arzani

66'

M. Caputo

Melbourne City

Substitution 2 • Assist: A. Nabbout

66'

E. Rashani

Melbourne City

Substitution 1 • Assist: M. Memeti

62'

Z. Schreiber

Melbourne City

Yellow Card

57'

O. Lavale

Central Coast Mariners

Yellow Card

54'

N. Paull

Central Coast Mariners

Substitution 3 • Assist: J. Donachie

54'

N. Blair

Central Coast Mariners

Substitution 2 • Assist: O. Lavale

54'

B. Brandtman

Central Coast Mariners

Substitution 1 • Assist: S. James Ngor

22'

A. Kuen

Melbourne City

Normal Goal • Assist: Z. Schreiber

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

Total Shots

Blocked Shots

Shots insidebox

Shots outsidebox

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

40%

Ball Possession

60%

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

381

Total passes

581

270

Passes accurate

466

71%

Passes %

80%

Last 5 Results

Melbourne City

vs Western Sydney Wanderers 3-0

vs Perth Glory 1-1

vs Sydney 1-0

vs Buriram United 0-0

vs Buriram United 1-1

Central Coast Mariners

vs Melbourne City 1-2

vs Perth Glory 2-2

vs Melbourne Victory 1-4

vs Adelaide United 1-1

vs Macarthur 3-1

Player Stats

Melbourne City Formation

6.6

Max Caputo

6.9

Zane Schreiber

7.6

Kavian Rahmani

7.6

Daniel Arzani

8.2

Andreas Kuen

6.3

Elbasan Rashani

8.6

Nathaniel Atkinson

7.0

Germán Ferreyra

7.3

Harrison Delbridge

6.9

Aziz Behich

6.9

James Nieuwenhuizen

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	A	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
James NieuwenhuizenG	G	6.9	90'	0	0	0	69%	1 / 1
Nathaniel AtkinsonD	D	8.6	90'	0	0	2	89%	4 / 8
Germán FerreyraD	D	7.0	90'	0	0	0	85%	4 / 9
Harrison DelbridgeD	D	7.3	90'	0	0	1	75%	13 / 15
Aziz BehichD	D	6.9	90'	0	0	1	79%	3 / 5
Zane SchreiberM	M	6.9	80'	0	1	0	76%	2 / 8
Kavian RahmaniM	M	7.6	89'	0	0	2	74%	4 / 9
Daniel ArzaniM	M	7.6	80'	0	1	3	84%	7 / 11
Andreas KuenM	M	8.2	90'	1	0	1	83%	5 / 10
Elbasan RashaniM	M	6.3	66'	0	0	0	69%	1 / 8
Max CaputoF	F	6.6	66'	0	0	1	50%	3 / 6

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Medin MemetiF	F	6.3	24'	0	1	33%	3 / 4
Andrew NabboutF	F	7.2	24'	1	1	82%	0 / 2
Emin DurakovicM	M	6.3	10'	0	0	100%	0 / 0
Benjamin MazzeoF	F	6.3	10'	0	0	90%	1 / 3
Harrison ShillingtonD	D	-	1'	0	0	100%	0 / 0
Samuel SouprayenD	D	-	0'	0	0	-	0 / 0
Lachlan Jason CharlesG	G	-	0'	0	0	-	0 / 0

Central Coast Mariners Formation

7.3

Andrew Redmayne

6.2

Jacob Nasso

7.6

Brad Tapp

6.5

Nathan Paull

6.2

Lucas Mauragis

6.7

Harrison Steele

6.9

Ali Auglah

6.9

Chris Donnell

6.6

Bailey Brandtman

6.6

Arthur De Lima

6.7

Nathaniel Blair

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Andrew RedmayneG	G	7.3	90'	0	0	42%	0 / 0
Jacob NassoD	D	6.2	73'	0	0	77%	2 / 2
Brad TappD	D	7.6	90'	0	0	81%	5 / 7
Nathan PaullD	D	6.5	54'	0	0	71%	2 / 4
Lucas MauragisD	D	6.2	90'	0	0	68%	0 / 4
Harrison SteeleM	M	6.7	90'	0	0	70%	4 / 6
Ali AuglahM	M	6.9	90'	1	2	77%	2 / 6
Chris DonnellM	M	6.9	67'	0	0	63%	5 / 9
Bailey BrandtmanM	M	6.6	54'	0	0	52%	7 / 11
Arthur De LimaF	F	6.6	90'	0	1	69%	5 / 15
Nathaniel BlairF	F	6.7	54'	0	1	73%	5 / 10

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	A	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Sabit James NgorF	F	6.9	36'	1	100%	1 / 7
Oliver LavaleF	F	6.3	36'	0	62%	3 / 5
James DonachieD	D	6.5	36'	0	76%	4 / 7
Jesse MantellM	M	6.6	23'	0	100%	3 / 6
Storm RouxD	D	6.9	17'	0	88%	0 / 0
Kaito TaniguchiF	F	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0
Dylan Peraić-CullenG	G	-	0'	0	-	0 / 0

Head to Head

Season Statistics

Melbourne City

Matches (H): 10 (A): 12

Attack: 60%
Defense: 30%

Central Coast Mariners

Matches (H): 12 (A): 10

Attack: 70%
Defense: 20%

	Melbourne City	Central Coast Mariners
Goals For	1.3	1.6
Goals Against	1.0	1.9
Clean Sheets	4	2
Failed To Score	3	2
Attack Strength (%)	60	70
Defense Strength (%)	30	20

Table

A-League Australia 2025

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Newcastle Jets	24	14	2	8	49	37	12	44	DLWLW
2	Auckland	24	11	8	5	40	26	14	41	DDLWD
3	Sydney	24	11	4	9	31	23	8	37	WDLLD
4	Adelaide United	24	10	7	7	41	34	7	37	DDWDD
5	Melbourne Victory	24	10	6	8	40	31	9	36	DLWWD
6	Melbourne City	24	9	8	7	29	29	0	35	WWWDW
7	Macarthur	24	8	7	9	32	41	-9	31	LWWLL
8	Wellington Phoenix	24	8	6	10	34	43	-9	30	LWWWD
9	Central Coast Mariners	24	7	8	9	34	38	-4	29	DLDLD
10	Perth Glory	24	7	6	11	30	38	-8	27	WDDLD
11	Brisbane Roar	24	6	8	10	24	31	-7	26	DDLDD
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	24	5	6	13	26	39	-13	21	LLLDL

KICKOFFEDGE Prediction

Best Bet:

Over 1.5 Goals (78.5% Confidence)

All Predictions

Fulltime Result

Melbourne City 55.4%

Draw 6.4%

Central Coast Mariners 38.2%

Double Chance

Melbourne City or
Draw 61.8%

Central Coast Mariners or
Draw 44.6%

Melbourne City or
Central Coast Mariners 93.6%

Match Goals

Line	Over	Under
0.5	94.5%	5.5%
1.5	78.5%	21.5%
2.5	55.4%	44.6%
3.5	33.0%	67.0%
4.5	16.8%	83.2%

Both Teams To Score

Yes 58.1%

No 41.9%

No Clean Sheet

Melbourne City
To Concede 72.7%

Central Coast Mariners
To Concede 79.8%

Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners

Melbourne City

Final Score

Central Coast Mariners

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