After facing in-form Auckland a few days ago, Central Coast Mariners will face Hearts on the 31st of December. Both teams want to wrap 2024 with a bang, so it will be very interesting to see if our primary Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City betting tips will succeed. Stay tuned for more information regarding this match.
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Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City prediction: Close clash between equals ahead
Key Stats
- Seven of the last 12 Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne Victory head-to-heads resulted in under 2.5 goals.
- Melbourne City haven’t beaten the Mariners since the 27th of December, 2022.
- We saw goals galore in five consecutive meetings.
Correct score prediction: Central Coast Mariners 1-1 Melbourne City
A key reason behind our top Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City prediction is the fact that on matchday #9, both teams recorded 1-1 ties. We believe the chances for another similar result are looking very good, as it’s hard to pick a favourite here.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Mariners are not favoured by experts
- HOME: 9/5 (2.80) – 34.6%
- DRAW: 14/5 (3.80) – 23.0%
- AWAY: 33/25 (2.32) – 42.4%
*These Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City odds are subject to change
After checking the odds, we found out that BTTS – Yes priced at 7/10 (1.70) gives our primary Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City prediction a solid 58.82% chance of success.
If you are wondering who the expected winner here is, you should know that the visitors’ odds are priced at 33/25 (2.32). This gives Hearts a massive 42.4% win probability before the start of the game.
Last five H2Hs: One-sided battle
The charts below contain valuable information regarding the key Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne Victory statistics.
Australia A-League 02/04/24
Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne City
Australia A-League 17/03/24
Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne City
Australia A-League 21/01/24
Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne City
Australia A-League 17/12/23
Melbourne City
Central Coast Mariners
Australia A-League 03/06/23
Melbourne City
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners team news and form: Jackson’s experience vital
The Mariners’ manager has never lost a game against this opponent. With a 2-1-0 record against Hearts, the 47-year-old manager undoubtedly wants to maintain his unbeaten status versus this opponent.
Predicted lineup: Peraic-Cullen (GK), Kaltack, Roux, Paull, Smith, Steele, Eames, McCalmont, Doka, Kuzevski & Kuol
Australia A-League 16/03/25
D
Auckland FC
2
Central Coast Mariners
2
Australia A-League 08/03/25
L
Melbourne Victory
3
Central Coast Mariners
0
Australia A-League 28/02/25
L
Western United FC
3
Central Coast Mariners
1
Australia A-League 22/02/25
L
Western Sydney Wanderers
4
Central Coast Mariners
0
AFC Champions League Elite 18/02/25
L
Kawasaki Frontale
2
Central Coast Mariners
0
Melbourne City team news and form: Can City succeed without key performers?
Coach Aurelio Vidmar won’t be able to count on youngster Jayden Necovski, James Jeggo, Alessandro Lopane, Marco Tilio, Andrew Nabbout, and Max Caputo. This will surely give the Mariners a huge chance to chip points away from the Melbourne club.
Predicted lineup: Beach (GK), Behich, Souprayen, Trewin, Atkinson, Ugarkovic, Schreiber, Politidis, Kuen, Cohen & Memeti
Australia A-League 12/03/25
L
Newcastle Jets
1
Melbourne City
0
Australia A-League 07/03/25
W
Macarthur FC
0
Melbourne City
2
Australia A-League 28/02/25
W
Wellington Phoenix
0
Melbourne City
1
Australia A-League 22/02/25
D
Melbourne Victory
2
Melbourne City
2
Australia A-League 15/02/25
W
Perth Glory
0
Melbourne City
1
Player to watch: Alou Kuol
Kuol is the key player to watch in our primary Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne Victory prediction, as he’s the finest Mariners finisher right now. Sure, with a two-goal tally, Kuol is hardly impressing anyone. However, he still has a big role to play for his team this season and we are sure he’ll score plenty more goals.
Second player to watch: Yonathan Cohen
Cohen puts Kuol to shame. The former scored four goals since the start of the 2024/25 A-League campaign, he scored four goals. We are sure he will do even better against the Mariners.
