Melbourne Victory

A-League

Melbourne Victory LWDWWD

4:1

Finished

Kick-off was 21 Mar, 06:10 UTC

Central Coast Mariners DWLDLL

Venue: AAMI Park City: Melbourne

In the A-League game on 21 March 2026, Melbourne Victory beat Central Coast Mariners 4:1. Match numbers: shots on target 12:5, corners 8:4.

Key numbers

Possession, % 57.00 – 43

Shots on target 12 – 5

Shots off target 9 – 5

Big chances 5 – 4

⚽ 7' S. James Ngor — Goal 🟨 29' H. Eames — Yellow card ⇄ 46' Clarismario — Substitution ⚽ 50' N. Velupillay — Goal ⚽ 54' J. Mata — Goal ⇄ 62' N. Blair — Substitution ⇄ 62' C. Donnell — Substitution ⇄ 68' C. Nduka — Substitution ⇄ 76' H. Eames — Substitution ⇄ 76' S. Roux — Substitution ⇄ 78' N. Velupillay — Substitution ⚽ 90+1' N. Vergos — Goal ⇄ 90+3' F. Lino — Substitution ⇄ 90+3' J. Mata — Substitution ⚽ 90+4' J. Davidson — Goal

Match events

7' 0:1 Central Coast Mariners Goal S. James Ngor
29' 0:1 Central Coast Mariners Yellow card H. Eames
46' 0:1 Melbourne Victory Substitution Clarismario off: M. Grimaldi
50' 1:1 Melbourne Victory Goal N. Velupillay assist: Roderick
54' 2:1 Melbourne Victory Goal J. Mata
62' 2:1 Central Coast Mariners Substitution N. Blair off: O. Lavale
62' 2:1 Central Coast Mariners Substitution C. Donnell off: B. Brandtman
68' 2:1 Melbourne Victory Substitution C. Nduka off: N. Vergos
76' 2:1 Central Coast Mariners Substitution H. Eames off: K. Taniguchi
76' 2:1 Central Coast Mariners Substitution S. Roux off: J. Nasso
78' 2:1 Melbourne Victory Substitution N. Velupillay off: K. Jelacic
90+1' 3:1 Melbourne Victory Goal N. Vergos assist: J. Mata
90+3' 3:1 Melbourne Victory Substitution F. Lino off: J. Davidson
90+3' 3:1 Melbourne Victory Substitution J. Mata off: R. Piscopo
90+4' 4:1 Melbourne Victory Goal J. Davidson assist: D. Genreau

Statistics

57.00 Possession, % 43

12 Shots on target 5

9 Shots off target 5

5 Big chances 4

81 Attacks 40

8 Corners 4

5 Fouls 10

9 Free kicks 5

3 Offsides 3

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 9

30 Throw-ins 12

All statistics

16/3644% Aerial duels 20/3656%

77 Backward passes 52

13 Blocked shots 3

17 Clearances 41

6/2722% Crosses 2/1217%

9/1464% Dribbles 5/1533%

83 Failed passes 71

2 Goalkeeper saves 6

7 Interceptions 15

25 Key passes 8

17/4141% Long passes 16/5629%

172 Passes into the final third 41

383 Passes in the opposition half 154

126 Passes in own half 229

0.35 Shot accuracy 0.38

12 Shots from outside the box 5

22 Shots inside the box 8

10/1856% Tackles 8/1553%

482 Total passes 371

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
40	Jack Warshawsky	40
15	Sebastian Esposito	15
18	Franco Lino	18
21	Roderick Miranda	21
22	Joshua James Rawlins	22
8	Jordi Valadon	8
10	Denis Genreau	10
11	Clarismario	11
17	Nishan Velupillay	17
64	Juan Manuel Mata García	64
44	Charles Boniface Nduka	44

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	Jack Duncan	25
2	Jason Davidson	2
34	Xavier Stella	34
7	Reno Piscopo	7
9	Nikolaos Vergos	9
14	Matthew Grimaldi	14
23	Keegan Jelacic	23

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Central Coast Mariners

Starting XI
#	Player	number
30	Andrew Redmayne	30
2	James Donachie	2
5	Lucas Mauragis	5
15	Storm Roux	15
26	B. Tapp	26
6	H. Eames	6
8	Alfie McCalmont	8
11	Sabit Ngor James	11
48	Chris Donnell	48
72	Ali Auglah	72
18	Nathanael Blair	18

Substitutes
#	Player	number
40	Dylan Peraić-Cullen	40
3	Nathan Paull	3
43	Ž. Nasso	43
16	Harrison Steele	16
17	Kaito Taniguchi	17
23	O. Lavale	23
37	Bailey Brandtman	37

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