Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne Victory Prediction: Both sides will aim to see the net

The 2024/2025 opening matchup in the Australia A-League will host the match between Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Victory at Central Coast Stadium. Central Coast Mariners' last season's champion will aim to commerce a winning record on their home soil, while Melbourne Victory will aim to prevent a defeat on the road. Make your betting decision in the information listed below.

Central Coast Mariners were last season's champion, and as they kick off in the opening matchup on their home soil, they will aim to secure a win. Meanwhile, during their previous five games before the commencement of this round, they suffered defeats in three consecutive games against Buriram and Shandong Taishan in the AFC Champions League and Heidelberg in the Australia Cup. However, they were victorious against Melbourne Victory in the A-League play-off final, and they tied against Sydney in the semi-final A-League play-offs.

Melbourne Victory in their previous matchup against Macarthur FC in the Australia Cup final, Melbourne Victory halted their winning streak of four in the match that ended in a 0-1 loss. Meanwhile, before the match, they were victorious in four successive games against Adelaide United, Moreton City Excelsior, NWS Spirit in the Australia Cup, and Altona Magic in the World Club friendly matchup. As they will kick off in the opening matchup on the road, they will aim to secure a win and bounce back to their previous winning form.

Since 2022, Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Victory have met in nine games, in which both teams have scored against one another in six games, and more than two goals were recorded in four. Meanwhile, Central Coast Mariners won three, while Melbourne Victory won three, and both teams tied in three.

Both teams are expected to perform in front of the net in this match. Therefore, we expect both teams to face minor difficulties in front of the net while we expect both teams to display a class in their attacking play. Hence, we expect both teams to score and record more than two goals. Since we expect both teams to display an ability to score in this match, we can expect an early goal to be recorded.