Australia - A-LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Melbourne City and Central Coast Mariners, taking place on Tuesday, 27 December 2022, at AAMI Park in Melbourne.
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Melbourne City, Recent FormAny Melbourne City pre-match expectations for their last outing were misplaced, after an unexpected 2-1 away defeat by Sydney FC. During that encounter they had 55% possession and had 13 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 8 of their 16 shots on goal.
Manager Rado Vidošić will be delighted with his team's performances in front of goal, with them having scored 13 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 5 goals conceded in the same period. His back line has certainly underperformed, only making 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home matches.
They have been performing well at AAMI Park recently and are unbeaten in their last 10 home games.
On an individual basis, Jamie Maclaren is on a hot scoring streak recently having scored in each of Melbourne City's last 8 league games.
Central Coast Mariners, Recent FormIn their last match Central Coast Mariners enforced their superiority over Newcastle United Jets with a 3-0 home win. They came away from that fixture with a 40% share of the possession and clocked up 19 attempts on goal with 12 on target, in comparison to Newcastle United Jets, who managed 12 attempts on goal, 3 of which were on target.
It's been a rewarding period in front of goal for them with 15 goals scored in their last 6 matches; that said, boss Nick Montgomery will be less happy with his defence, who have conceded 8 goals in the same period. They are consistently finding a way through on goal, scoring in each of their last 14 games. They have shown some resilient performances away from home of late with 3 clean sheets in their last 6 matches away from home.
Their unbeaten run away from home now sits at 8 games in a row.
With 4 goals from the last 6 away outings in the league, Jason Cummings has given the travelling Central Coast Mariners support something to shout about on the road.
When these two teams last met in the league it was a 3-2 win for Melbourne City.
Goals should be on the cards for Melb City in this one, given they have found the net, with at least 1 goal, against Mariners in their last 19 meetings together.
CC Mariners will be desperate to get some points from this game, having lost the last 10 times they've visited Melb City in the league and also not managed a win against them at AAMI Park in any of their last 11 league games.
Melb City player Jamie Maclaren will be looking to get on the scoresheet again against CC Mariners, having scored 7 goals in the last 5 league meetings between the teams.
With no real injury worries, Melb City manager Rado Vidošić will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
CC Mariners manager Nick Montgomery has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Melbourne City Playing at home | Central Coast Mariners Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | Goals scored | 2.5 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 34' | Time first goal scored | 63' |
| 86' | Time first goal conceded | 57' |
| 2.7 | Yellow cards | 2.5 |
| 0.3 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Subs used | 5 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| - | Biggest defeat | - |
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