Week 15 features a match on Saturday Feb 19th, where Central Coast Mariners will travel to Melbourne to battle Melbourne Victory in a clash of these two closely matched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Melbourne Victory sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Newcastle Jets. Jake Brimmer scored the first goal for Melbourne Victory in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, but Valentino Yuel got the equalizer for Newcastle Jets in the 57th minute But luckily in the 70th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a penalty goal by Beka Mikeltadze. Melbourne Victory is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Central Coast Mariners, recorded a 1-1 draw against Perth Glory. Jason Cummings struck first for Central Coast Mariners in the 58th minute, then Stynes tied it up for Perth Glory in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Adam Zimarino earning Perth Glory a comeback draw. Central Coast Mariners is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Central Coast Mariners’s top weapon lately has been Oliver Božanić, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Melbourne Victory’s most prolific scorer has been Nicholas D’Agostino. The Australian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches.