Australia - A-LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne City, taking place on Sunday, 17 March 2024, at Industree Group Stadium in Gosford.
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Central Coast Mariners, Recent FormWhen Central Coast Mariners last played in the league they faced Macarthur FC and produced an outstanding 3-0 away win. During that encounter they had 43% possession and had 14 attempts on goal with 9 on target, while their opponents hit 3 of their 8 shots on goal.
Manager Mark Jackson will be pleased with his team's performances recently, having only conceded 3 in their last 6 games, while still managing to score a respectable 7 goals. Their goal scoring streak at home now stands at 26 games in a row, and overall, they're currently on a run of 4 consecutive clean sheets.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
On an individual basis, Ángel Torres will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 11 goals in Central Coast Mariners' 21 league games this season.
Melbourne City, Recent FormThe last league instalment for Melbourne City produced a stunning 7-0 home win over Western Sydney Wanderers. In that game they had 64% possession and managed 21 attempts on goal, with 12 on target, compared to Western Sydney Wanderers who had 12 attempts and 5 on target.
Aurelio Vidmar will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 10 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 8 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, but so far this season they have conceded at least one goal in 9 of their 10 games on the road.
They've had a bad run of form away from home recently, having lost 4 of their last 6 on the road and managing just 1 win.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Melbourne City, Tolgay Arslan will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Central Coast Mariners recorded a 2-1 win last time these two sides went head to head in the league.
City will be looking to extend their current run of scoring against CC Mariners having scored at least 1 goal in each of their previous 23 meetings.
MCFC have failed to manage a victory in their last 3 encounters in the league against CC Mariners.
MCFC player Jamie Maclaren will be looking to get on the scoresheet again against CC Mariners, having scored 3 goals in the last 5 league meetings between the teams.
With no real injury worries, CC Mariners manager Mark Jackson will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
MCFC manager Aurelio Vidmar has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Central Coast Mariners Playing at home | Melbourne City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 2.3 |
| 49' | Time first goal scored | 48' |
| 41' | Time first goal conceded | 33' |
| 2.2 | Yellow cards | 1.4 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.2 | Subs used | 4.5 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 6-0 |
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