Melbourne City vs Central Coast Mariners Match Preveiw

In today's match at the AAMI Park, Melbourne City face the Central Coast Mariners for the fifth round of the Australian A-League.

After their lost Cup final to Adelaide United, Melbourne City made two consecutive victories in the A-League, returning in winning ways. Melbourne City won 1-2 over Western United, while in their previous game they prevailed 3-2 against Wellington Phoenix. They are currently first-placed in the rankings with a total of 10 points, having three wins and one draw so far. The injured Jamie Maclaren was left out of the squad for today's game and this is a big problem for the team, as he is their main striker and goal scorer.

On the other hand, Central Coast Mariners come from a big away victory, 1-2 over Perth Glory. They were playing defensively during the whole game, trying to find openings to score and then they kept their lead. That was their first win in the league for this season. Central Coast Mariners have four points in the rankings and their target is to enter the playoffs. Without any missings or suspensions, Central Coast Mariners will be lined up for today's games aiming to a positive result. Their upcoming game is against Adelaide United at their home.

Melbourne City got past their defeat at the Cup final and have the home advantage on today's match, although they have a significant missing of their first scorer. The away team is very ambitious after their great victory in Perth, and today they will try to get a positive result again. I expect Melbourne City to prevail in this one. Home to win at 1,74.