In week 22 of the 2025-2026 A-League Men, Melbourne Victory face Central Coast Mariners on 2026-03-21 (kick-off 06:10 GMT) at AAMI Park.
In the last meeting, W. Moon has beaten 1 time A. Diles, with no draws and no victories for A. Diles.
The current standings see Melbourne Victory hold 4th place with 32 points, while Central Coast Mariners occupy 6th with 27 points.
Melbourne Victory have 3 players sidelined: L. D'Arrigo (Leg Injury), J. Davidson (Inactive), B. Hamill (Knee Injury) while Central Coast Mariners face 4 absences: S. Clark (Injury), M. Di Pizio (Injury), T. Sainsbury (Achilles Tendon Injury), C. Theoharous (Injury).
Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Melbourne Victory should be met by Central Coast Mariners's expected 4-4-2.
In their last outing, Melbourne Victory's highest-rated performer was S. Esposito (9), while Central Coast Mariners's standout was S. Roux (6.5).
Mixed fortunes: Melbourne Victory prevailed 4-1 against Macarthur, whereas Central Coast Mariners were held to a 1-1 draw vs. Adelaide United.
Melbourne Victory (2-3-0) and Central Coast Mariners (3-2-0) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
Dominance for Melbourne Victory: across 59 clashes, they've won 27 games and only lost 15 games to Central Coast Mariners, with 17 stalemates.
With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (5-3-2 vs 4-1-4) and scoring roughly 2.00-1.18 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
Melbourne Victory is going head to head with Central Coast Mariners on 21/3/2026 06:10 GMT at AAMI Park for the Australia A-League Men. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners H2H statistics!