Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City Prediction: Both teams are good in front of the net

Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City Prediction and Odds on 29 November 2025

The Australia A-League Round 6 matchup will host Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne City against one another at Central Coast Stadium. Central Coast Mariners will aim to secure a win and bounce back to winning ways on their home soil, while Melbourne City will aim to secure a win on the road and extend their previous win to two games. Let’s analyse previous results, overall performance, recent forms, and my betting opinion on how to place your bets.

Central Coast Mariners: Forms and Statistics

Central Coast Mariners snapped their unbeaten streak of two games during their last three games against Western Sydney FC, in a 2-3 defeat. Before the match, they were victorious against Perth Glory, while tied against Wellington Phoenix. During these games, they have scored four goals while conceding four. Central Coast Mariners have gained 7 points in 5 games, positioning them in 6th place in the league. Meanwhile, Central Coast Mariners were unbeaten in their last two games this season. In this match, Central Coast Mariners will aim to secure a win and bounce back to winning ways.

Central Coast Mariners Lineups

🔖Central Coast Mariners predicted lineup (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Andrew Redmayne

Defender players: Storm Roux, Brad Tapp, Nathan Paull, Lucas Mauragis

Midfielder players: Bailey Brandtman, Alfie McCalmont, Harrison Steele, Sabit James Ngor

Attacking players: Miguel Di Pizio, Ryan Edmondson

⛔️ Unavailable: Sainsbury (Achilles Tendon Injury), Haine Eames, Diesel Herrington, Dylan Peraic-Cullen

👤 Head Coach: Warren Moon

Melbourne City: Forms and Statistics

Melbourne City bounced back to winning ways in their last matchup against Johor DT in AFC champions league, picking a 2-0 win. Before the match, they suffered a defeat against Adelaide United, while they were victorious against Melbourne Victory and Machida in the course of their last four games. Melbourne City have gained 8 points in 5 games, positioning them 4th place in the league table. In this match, Melbourne City will aim to secure a win to bounce back to winning ways on the road in their league competition.

Melbourne City Lineups

🔖 Melbourne City predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Patrick Beach

Defender players: Kai Trewin, German Ferreyra, Aziz Behich, Nathaniel Atkinson

Midfielder players: Kai Trewin, Andreas Kuen, Takeshi Kanamori

Attacking players: Max Caputo, Benjamin Mazzeco, Kavian Rahmani

⛔️ Unavailable: James Nieuwenhuizen, Lawrence Wong, Alessandro Lopane, Elbasan Rashani, Mathew Leckie

👤 Head Coach: Aurelio Vidmar

Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City: Head-to-Head Statistics

During their last five games, Central Coast Mariners won two games, while Melbourne City won one game, and both teams tied against one another in two games. However, both teams scored against one another in four of their last five games, and more than two goals were recorded in three games.

Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City: Betting Tips & Odds

• In three of their last five games between Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne City, they have taken more than 9 corners against one another. This option is provided on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 1.72;
• In four of their last five games between Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne City, they have had BTTS against one another. This option is provided on the Betway bookmaker website for odds of 1.72;
• In three of their last five games between Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne City, they have had over 2.5 goals against one another. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.83;
• In two of their last five games between Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne City, they have had one goal at halftime against one another. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.74;
• In two of their last five games between Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne City, they ended in a draw at halftime against one another. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 2.17

Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne City match Prediction 29 November 2025

Central Coast Mariners will aim to secure a win and extend their unbeaten streak to three games on their home soil, while Melbourne City will aim to secure a win on the road and bounce back to winning ways on the road. Therefore, I expect both teams to display in front of the net, while I expect more than two goals to be recorded. However, since the home team are yet to suffer a defeat in their four last games, I expect them to perform on their home soil and secure a win or end in a tie.

Below are our predictions for this game.

Our match prediction: Over 2.5 goals for a coefficient of 1.83 in the 1XBet bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: BTTS for a coefficient of 1.72 in the Betway bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: 1X for a coefficient of 2.00 in the Bet365 bookmaker.