Where to watch Victory vs Mariners: Free live stream, free-to-air channel, start time and more A-League game

The brand new A-League men’s season begins with a rematch of last year’s Grand Final, with Melbourne Victory looking to take revenge on the victorious Central Coast Mariners.

Last season’s epic Grand Final was won by the Mariners in overtime after Ryan Edmondson scored a last-second equaliser. The England striker and Miguel Di Pizio both scored in extra time in a 3-1 win.

The Victory will be hoping to avoid late drama when they arrive in Gosford to start their 2024-25 A-League campaign and build on last season’s third-place finish.

The Sports News takes a look at the key details ahead of this A-League opener, including how to watch the game, kick-off times and the latest team news.

Win against Mariners Live stream, TV channel

Here’s how to watch this A-League men’s game in Australia.

Fans can watch this season opener both live and on-demand with a subscription to Paramount+, which is offering new customers a seven-day free trial of its streaming service.

What time does Victory vs. Mariners play? start?

This A-League Men’s clash will take place at the Industree Group Stadium in Gosford, Central Coast NSW and it starts Friday, October 18, 2024 at 7:35 p.m. local time (AEDT).

This is how this kick-off time can be applied to the different Australian time zones:

	Date	Kick-off time
Australian Eastern Summer Time	Friday, October 18th	7:35 p.m
Australian Central Summer Time	Friday, October 18th	7:05 p.m
Australian Western Standard Time	Friday, October 18th	4:35 p.m

Predicted to win against Mariners Lineups, team news

Mariners new signings Adam Pavlesic, Trent Sainsbury, Lucas Mauragis, Alfie McCalmont and Vitor Feijao could all slot straight into Mark Jackson’s starting XI Miguel Di Pizio And Ryan Edmondson After what they did in the Grand Final last season, they definitely need to get the game going.

Central Coast Mariners predicted XI (4-4-2, right to left): Pavlesic (TW) – Roux, Sainsbury, Kaltak, Mauragis – Doka, McCalmont, Tapp, Di Pizio – Edmondson, Feijao.

Injured: None
Exposed: None

The Victory have also added several new additions to their squad during the off-season, including Socceroo Mitchell Langerak And Brendan Hamill will probably go straight into the starting eleven as it is Nishan Velupillay to replace the late Salim Khelifi for Patrick Kisnorbo’s men.

Melbourne Victory predicted XI (4-2-3-1 right to left): Langerak (GK) – Geria, Hamill, Miranda, Traore – Valadon, Teague – Arzani, Machach, Velupillay – Fornaroli.

Injured: None
Exposed: None

Melbourne win against the Central Coast Mariners forecast

Given the strong performance they had in the Grand Final, scoring all three goals after the 90-minute mark, the Mariners will be hoping for a much quicker start to the season opener. With Edmondson at the helm and a string of impressive signings behind him, it’s hard to imagine anything other than a home win on Central Coast soil.

• Forecast: Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Melbourne win

A league men’s schedule this week

All times AEDT

Friday, October 18th

• Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne Victory (7:35pm)

Saturday, October 19th

• Auckland FC vs Brisbane Roar (3pm)
• Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne City (5pm)
• Western Sydney Wanderers vs Sydney FC (7:35 p.m.)

Sunday, October 20th

• Wellington Phoenix vs Western United (2:00 p.m.)
• Macarthur FC vs Perth Glory (4pm)