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Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City betting prediction

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Central Coast vs Melbourne City
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Betting suggestion:

The most likely scenario for this match will be the occurrence of a few goals. None of the teams display a great offensive power and only 2 of the 7 home matches of the Central Coast this season ended with more than 2 goals on the final scoreboard. Given these factors, we believe in a match without great emotions, with low offensive volume and slight goals.
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Preview
Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne City face at Central Coast Stadium, in a match for the 16th round of the A‑League. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 10‑12‑2017, Melbourne City got a home win by (1‑0). The head‑to‑head history at this stadium, favours the home team, since in the last 7 head‑to‑heads they won 3, tied 2 and lost 2. Nevertheless, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the A‑League, on 05‑03‑2017, Melbourne City won by (2‑3). Fábio Ferreira (45' ) and R. Tongyik (47' Autogolo) scored for Central Coast Mariners and B. Fornaroli (4' and 64' ) and N. Montgomery (16' Autogolo) for Melbourne City. The home/away factor is worth special atention, since although this is a match between 8th and 3rd of the league table, it’s also a match between the 5th best team in home matches and the 5th best in away matches.

Analysis Central Coast

After 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, the home team is in the 8th position, havinf won 14 points so far. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Newcastle Jets by (2‑0), after in the previous match they have tied (1‑1) an away match against Melbourne Victory. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since they have won 6 points in away matches, with 8 goals scored and 10 conceded, against 8 points won at their stadium, with 6 goals scored and 10 conceded. For the league, Central Coast Mariners won 8 points out of 21 possible points, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 7 home matches. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 0‑0 (3 out of 7 matches). They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. They have conceded the first goal in 5 of their 15 matches for this competition, and have never been able to turn the score around.

Central Coast confirmed the bad moment they’re going through the season, losing away against Newcastle Jets, by 2-0. We recall that the home team hasn’t won for six consecutive matches, having recorded three consecutive defeats in that time frame. It’s expectable the team led by the coach Paul Okon will adopt a more defensive playing posture, betting on the long balls for the attack. Asdrúbal, Andrew Hoole, Daniel De Silva, Blake Powell and Wout Brama are the best scorers of the team, each having scored two goals.

Confirmed Lineup: Ben Kennedy, Baró, Antony Golec, Storm Roux, Jake McGing, Tom Hiariej, Jacob Melling, Lachlan Wales, Kwabena Appiah-Kubi, Asdrúbal, Blake Powell.
Coach: N. Montgomery.

Analysis Melbourne City

The away team is currently in the 3rd position of the league, with 25 points won, after 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Wellington Phoenix, by (2‑1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Perth Glory, by (0‑2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, with 8 goals scored and 7 goals conceded at home, against 11 goals scored and 10 conceded in away matches. In the last 7 away league matches Melbourne City has a record of 4 wins and 3 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 21 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 18 of the last 18 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 15 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around in 2. In the last 11 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

Melbourne City comes motivated for this match after a 0-2 victory against Perth Glory: Ross McCormack scored twice in the match and remains the team's best scorer with 12 scored goals. The 4-4-2 should be the tactical scheme chosen by English coach Warren Joyce for this match.

Confirmed Lineup: Dean Bouzanis, Scott Jamieson, Bart Schenkeveld, Harrison Delbridge, Michael Jakobsen, Luke Brattan, Daniel Arzani, Osama Malik, Nathaniel Atkinson, Ross McCormack.
Coach: D. Vidošić, P. Kisnorbo.

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Frequently asked questions
👉 Which is the recommended bet for the Central Coast Melbourne City match?

The tip and bet suggestion for the Central Coast vs Melbourne City match, on 14 January 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Under 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on betfair.

👉 In which stadium will the Central Coast Melbourne City be played?

The Central Coast vs Melbourne City on 14 January 2018 will be played at Gosford, Central Coast Stadium.

👉 Which is the most voted bet for this match?

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Central Coast Melbourne City match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Melbourne City at with 73% of the tips.

 

A-League - 2017/2018

  • 100% 140 / 140 Games

  • Home team wins 44.29%
  • Draws 19.29%
  • Away team wins 36.43%
  • Over 1.5 82.14%
  • Over 2.5 63.57%
  • Over 3.5 32.86%
  • Goals 421
  • Goals /match 3.01
  • Goals /match home 1.61
  • Goals /match away 1.4
  • Both teams score 60.71%
  • Goals after 80' 16.86%
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