Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners

Final score: Melbourne City 2-1 Central Coast Mariners in the A-League, April 7, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 3 wins for Melbourne City, 4 draws, 3 wins for Central Coast Mariners.

Overview

Football: A-League · Round 17
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Form: LDWLL Melbourne City
: DWLDL Central Coast Mariners

22' A. Kuen · Z. Schreiber 1-0
HT1-0
54' ▲ O. Lavale ▼ N. Blair
54' ▲ J. Donachie ▼ N. Paull
54' ▲ S. James Ngor ▼ B. Brandtman
57' Oliver Lavale
62' Zane Schreiber
66' ▲ A. Nabbout ▼ M. Caputo
66' ▲ M. Memeti ▼ E. Rashani
67' ▲ J. Mantell ▼ C. Donnell
67' A. Nabbout · D. Arzani 2-0
73' ▲ S. Roux ▼ J. Nasso
80' ▲ E. Durakovic ▼ Z. Schreiber
80' ▲ B. Mazzeo ▼ D. Arzani
90' ▲ H. Shillington ▼ K. Rahmani
90' 2-1 A. Auglah · S. James Ngor
FT2-1

Line-ups

Melbourne City Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Aurelio Vidmar

40J. Nieuwenhuizen 6.9
13N. Atkinson 8.6
22G. Ferreyra 7.0
2H. Delbridge 7.3
16A. Behich 6.9
19Z. Schreiber ⇢ ▼ 80' 6.9
47K. Rahmani ▼ 90' 7.6
14D. Arzani ⇢ ▼ 80' 7.6
30A. Kuen ⚽ 8.2
11E. Rashani ▼ 66' 6.3
17M. Caputo ▼ 66' 6.6

Substitutes 7

60L. Charles
26S. Souprayen
15A. Nabbout ⚽ ▲ 66' 7.3
35M. Memeti ▲ 66' 6.3
39E. Durakovic ▲ 80' 6.3
36H. Shillington ▲ 90'
20B. Mazzeo ▲ 80' 6.3

Central Coast Mariners Formation: 4-1-3-2 · Coach: Warren Moon

30A. Redmayne 7.3
43J. Nasso ▼ 73' 6.2
26B. Tapp 7.6
3N. Paull ▼ 54' 6.5
5L. Mauragis 6.2
16H. Steele 6.7
72A. Auglah ⚽ 6.6
48C. Donnell ▼ 67' 6.9
37B. Brandtman ▼ 54' 6.6
22A. De Lima 6.6
18N. Blair ▼ 54' 6.7

Substitutes 7

40D. Peraic-Cullen
23O. Lavale ▲ 54' 6.3
45J. Mantell ▲ 67' 6.6
2J. Donachie ▲ 54' 6.5
15S. Roux ▲ 73' 6.9
17K. Taniguchi
11S. James Ngor ▲ 54' 7.2

Statistics

01⚑5

⚑410

60%Possession40%

19Shots11

7Shots on target2

6Shots off target2

12Shots inside box6

7Shots outside box5

6Blocked shots7

5Corners4

1Offsides1

11Fouls7

1Yellow cards1

1Saves5

581Passes381

466Accurate passes270

80%Pass accuracy71%

2.13Expected goals (xG)1.14

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Newcastle Jets	26	55 - 39	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	46 - 36	+10	43
3	Auckland	26	42 - 29	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	44 - 33	+11	40
5	Sydney	26	33 - 25	+8	39
6	Melbourne City	26	33 - 33	0	38
7	Macarthur	26	37 - 44	-7	34
8	Wellington Phoenix	26	36 - 48	-12	33
9	Central Coast Mariners	26	35 - 42	-7	32
10	Perth Glory	26	32 - 39	-7	31
11	Brisbane Roar	26	27 - 36	-9	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	27 - 43	-16	21