Central Coast Mariners (K) 1-3 Melbourne City (K) — Result, Statistics & Match Review — Australia - W-League, 20 Feb 2026

📅20/02/2026 · 🕒11:00 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 1-2 2nd Score 2-2
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
21%
4.48
Draw
30%
3.64
Away
49%
1.68
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
47%
2.07
Over 2.5
53%
1.68
Both Teams to Score
Yes
59%
1.7
No
41%
2.03
Total Goals
0-1 Goal
23%
2-3 Goals
41%
4-5 Goals
22%
6+ Goals
14%
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
8%
1/2
11%
1/X
6%
X/1
8%
X/2
11%
X/X
18%
2/1
4%
2/2
28%
2/X
6%
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
21%
Home Win
20%
+1.1pp
30%
Draw
25%
+5.2pp
50%
Away Win
56%
-6.3pp
47%
Under 2.5
44%
+2.1pp
53%
Over 2.5
56%
-2.1pp
59%
BTTS Yes
55%
+3.7pp
41%
BTTS No
45%
-3.7pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME Central Coast Mariners (K) EU Bookmakers 22%
Head to Head
AWAY Melbourne City (K) EU Bookmakers 60%
+2% / +2% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations -14% / -13%
0.63/1.16 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 1.94/0.95
-21% / +25% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) -16% / +22%
45% Ball Possession 55%
11 Total Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 6
275 · 73% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 384 · 81%
11.3 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 26.3
11.3 Crosses 12.5
1.1 Yellow Cards 1.3
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME Central Coast Mariners (K)
0W-3D-2L
AWAY Melbourne City (K)
0.60 Avg Goals (FT) 2.00
1.11 xG 2.15
42% Ball Possession 58%
11 Total Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 6
284 Passes 388
76% Pass Accuracy 80%
18 Box Touches 27
10 Crosses 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
08.11.2025 Melbourne City (K) Melbourne City (K) 4-0 HT 2-0 Central Coast Mariners (K) Central Coast Mariners (K) AVUSTW
31.12.2024 Central Coast Mariners (K) Central Coast Mariners (K) 0-0 HT 0-0 Melbourne City (K) Melbourne City (K) AVUSTW
16.11.2024 Melbourne City (K) Melbourne City (K) 2-2 HT 2-1 Central Coast Mariners (K) Central Coast Mariners (K) AVUSTW
23.03.2024 Melbourne City (K) Melbourne City (K) 3-0 HT 2-0 Central Coast Mariners (K) Central Coast Mariners (K) AVUSTW
15.12.2023 Central Coast Mariners (K) Central Coast Mariners (K) 1-1 HT 0-0 Melbourne City (K) Melbourne City (K) AVUSTW
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME Central Coast Mariners (K)
1-3
AWAY Melbourne City (K)
1.16 xG 0.90
43% Ball Possession 57%
12 Total Shots 9
2 Shots on Target 4
1 Corners 6
257 Passes 367
79% Pass Accuracy 83%
11 Box Touches 25
16 Crosses 19
2 Yellow Cards 3
POST-MATCH Central Coast Mariners (K) vs Melbourne City (K)
iddaakolik Post-Match Analysis — what we said & what happened

Melbourne City (K) saw off Central Coast Mariners (K) 3-1 away from home. The game was level at 0-0 at the break, so the decisive goals came after it.

As we highlighted before kick-off, our model had Melbourne City (K) as the likeliest winner at 50%, and the 3-1 landed on that lead. The goals side of the card held up too — both teams to score (59%) came in.

On the day, Central Coast Mariners (K) had 43% of the ball to Melbourne City (K)'s 57%, shots finished 12-9, expected goals 1.16 to 0.90.

Coming into the game, across their last 5 meetings in our records, Melbourne City (K) led the recent series with 2 wins, 3 drawn. Those games averaged 0.60 goals for Central Coast Mariners (K) and 2.00 for Melbourne City (K).

What was the final score of Central Coast Mariners (K) vs Melbourne City (K)?

Central Coast Mariners (K) 1-3 Melbourne City (K) in the Australia - W-League on 20/02/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for Central Coast Mariners (K) vs Melbourne City (K)?

Before kick-off our model rated an Melbourne City (K) win the most likely single outcome at about 50%, with the full match-result split Central Coast Mariners (K) 21%, draw 30%, Melbourne City (K) 50%. The final score 1-3 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Melbourne City (K)), Over 2.5, BTTS Yes — a clean sweep of the main markets.

✓ Match Result (Melbourne City (K)) ✓ Over 2.5 ✓ BTTS Yes
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