Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City Prediction and Betting Tips


Central Coast Mariners will host City of Melbourne at the Costa Central stadium on Friday in the sixth round of the 2025-26 Australia A-League Men season The home side have had a mixed start to the season under new boss Warren Moon, but they will be hoping to improve on last season's performance, which saw them finish 10th.

They suffered a 3-2 loss to Western Sydney Wanderers last time out, spending the entirety of the game playing to bounce back after conceding in the opening minute.

Melbourne City, meanwhile, headed into the international break in fine form but returned to action on a sour note as they suffered a 4-1 loss to 10-man Adelaide United in the A-League last weekend. They, however, responded well on Tuesday, beating JDT 2-0 in the AFC Champions League Elite with goals from Max Caputo and Medin Memeti.

The visitors, who sit fourth in the table, are just one point above their weekend opponents and will look to extend that gap with a win on Friday.

Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

  • There have been 31 meetings between Central Coast and City. The hosts have won seven of those matches, while the visitors have won 16 times, with their other eight matches ending in draws.
  • The visitors secured a 1-0 victory in the last match between the two sides, ending a seven-match winless streak in the fixture.
  • The hosts have not kept a clean sheet in their last 27 matches in this fixture, a run that dates back to March 2015.
  • City have the second best defensive record in Australia's top flight this season with a total of five goals conceded.

Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City Prediction

The Mariners have won just one of their last four games and two of their last 10 in all competitions. However, they have managed a win and a draw in their two league games at home this season and they were hoping for a positive result on Friday.

City, on the other hand, have won three of their last four games and lost just one of their last eight. They have had their struggles on the road this season but are still the stronger side ahead of this weekend's clash and should come out on top here.

prediction: Central Coast Mariners 1-2 Melbourne City

Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City Betting Tips

Tip 1 – Result: Melbourne

Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Over 2.5 goals (Six of the last seven games between the two teams have resulted in over 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 – Both teams score: YES