The big picture

Central Coast Mariners come in 1st on the ladder with 10 points; Melbourne City are 4th on 6. Central Coast Mariners have the higher position to protect.

Central Coast Mariners are 3–0–1 in A-League Women 2026-27, averaging 3 goals for and 1 against.

Melbourne City are 2–0 in A-League Women 2026-27, averaging 3.5 goals for and 0.5 against.

Form

Central Coast Mariners have won three of their last five and most recently drew with Newcastle Jets 1–1.

Melbourne City have won five of their last five and most recently beat Sydney 5–0.

Melbourne City arrive on a 6-game winning streak.

Head to head

These sides have met 8 times on our records since 2023: Central Coast Mariners 1, Melbourne City 3, 4 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), Melbourne City won 3–1 at Central Coast Stadium.

Biggest margin between these two: Melbourne City by 4 goals in 2025-26 (4–0).

Players to watch

For Central Coast Mariners, watch Talia Kapetanellis (1.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Skye Halmarick (0.8 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

For Melbourne City, watch Momo Hayashi (1 goals a game in 2026-27) and Melina Ayres (1 goals a game in 2026-27).

At Central Coast Stadium

Central Coast Mariners have won 6 of their last 13 at Central Coast Stadium.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.