Football Bet of the Day: Mariners defence is all at sea

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners
Thursday 09:00

Denmark 2 Sweden 2 in Copenhagen last night. Which takes us out of the red for this week,

It's a long journey from Scandinavia to Australia, but we'll get there just in time for the big game in Melbourne tomorrow morning (UK time).

Waiting for us, there's a clue in the name: Melbourne Victory have won their last five A-League home matches, scoring three times every time.

Boss Kevin Muscat still has some work to do, however. Since the start of 2014, Victoria's finest have conceded in 18/25 at Allianz Stadium. In total, 19/25 have produced Over 2.5 Goals.

In the last 12 months, Tony Walmsley's Central Coast Mariners have scored in 12/14 A-League away games. Despite that highly respectable record, they've won none of those matches. Defence has been a serious problem: they've conceded at least twice in 9/14, including 7/8 since March. Those seven have all delivered Over 2.5 Goals in total.

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