Adelaide United FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Adelaide United FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Central Coast Mariners FC

Fri 20 Oct 2023 · 08:45 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Mikael Doka

Y 44' Noah Smith

Musa Toure 74' Y

Y 77' Jacob Farrell

YR 79' Jacob Farrell

Overview

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Adelaide United FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — A League at Coopers Stadium.

Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Alex King

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Adelaide United FC 24 games · Avg 3.0 goals Central Coast Mariners FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-20 Adelaide United FC 3–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2023-05-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC 2023-05-13 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2023-04-28 Adelaide United FC 1–4 Central Coast Mariners FC 2023-01-07 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–0 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	3–0	W
20 May	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–2	L
13 May	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–2	L
05 May	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–0	W
28 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–4	L
23 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	4–4	D

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Adelaide United FC	A	0–3	L
20 May	Adelaide United FC	H	2–0	W
13 May	Adelaide United FC	A	2–1	W
28 Apr	Adelaide United FC	A	4–1	W
22 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	3–1	W
15 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Adelaide United FC		Central Coast Mariners FC
#2	Position	#9
43	Points	32
26	Played	26
12 / 7 / 7	W / D / L	8 / 8 / 10
46	Scored	35
36	Conceded	42
+10	GD	-7
1.65	PPG	1.23
46%	Win %	31%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

Adelaide United FC are 2nd (43 pts). Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

4/–

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Central Coast Mariners FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/4

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Adelaide United FC

Luka Jovanovic	11 G	3 A
Johnny Yull	4 G	5 A
Ethan Alagich	4 G	4 A
Ryan Kitto	3 G	1 A

Central Coast Mariners FC

Sabit James	6 G	2 A
Ali Auglah	5 G
Bailey Brandtman	4 G	2 A
Alfie McCalmont	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Adelaide United FC and Central Coast Mariners FC is underway.
5' Central Coast Mariners FC is showing some good football. However, Central Coast Mariners FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Adelaide United FC in their trying to find a way past Central Coast Mariners FC's compact .
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
23' Brian Kaltak makes way for Noah Smith at the 23 minute mark. A tactical switch from Central Coast Mariners FC.
27' Mikael Doka has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 27.
32' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Adelaide United FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
34' A change in the Central Coast Mariners FC ranks — Alou Kuol exits the field as Dylan Wenzel-Halls enters on 34.
38' Goal! Ben Halloran scores his 26 goal in 233 matches.
43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Adelaide United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
44' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Noah Smith on 44 minutes.
49' It’s high time Mark Jackson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
54' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
64' Zach Clough adds to his 0 season tally! Adelaide United FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
66' Fresh legs for Central Coast Mariners FC! Harrison Steele comes on to replace William Wilson.
67' Musa Toure is replacing Hiroshi Ibusuki for the Adelaide United FC side.
72' Mikael Doka has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
74' That looks like a foul for a card for Musa Toure.
75' The Adelaide United FC bench stirs into life. Nestor Irankunda is withdrawn and Ryan Tunnicliffe gets his opportunity.
76' Bernardo Oliveira is replacing Zach Clough for the Adelaide United FC side.
77' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jacob Farrell on 77 minutes.
79' It’s a booking for Central Coast Mariners FC player. Jacob Farrell gets a card.
80' What a moment for Nick Ansell! That strike on 80 puts his side firmly in control.
85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Central Coast Mariners FC that had 208 games and scored 311 goals.
86' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Luke Duzel on, Johnny Yull off on 86 minutes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Adelaide United FC take all three points.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Zach Clough ↓ Bernardo Oliveira 76'
4
Nick Ansell
46
Joe Gauci
7
Ryan Kitto
26
Ben Halloran
9
Hiroshi Ibusuki ↓ Musa Toure 67'
66
Nestor Irankunda ↓ Ryan Tunnicliffe 75'
8
Isaias Sanchez
41
Alexandar Popovic
36
Panashe Madanha
37
Johnny Yull ↓ Luke Duzel 86'

Bench

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Jackson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Samuel Silvera	4
Marco Tulio	4
Tomi Juric	3
Ben Halloran	3
Craig Goodwin	3
Beni Nkololo	3
Ryan Kitto	3
George Blackwood	3

Head to Head

Adelaide United FC Form

2023-10-20 Adelaide United FC 3–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-05-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC L 2023-05-13 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2023-05-05 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-04-28 Adelaide United FC 1–4 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2023-04-23 Perth Glory FC 4–4 Adelaide United FC D

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2023-10-20 Adelaide United FC 3–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2023-05-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC W 2023-05-13 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-04-28 Adelaide United FC 1–4 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-04-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-04-15 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.92 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.62 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Adelaide United FC or Central Coast Mariners FC 74% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC41% Draw26% Central Coast Mariners FC33%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

59%

Adelaide United FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC34% Draw40% Central Coast Mariners FC26%

Actual: Adelaide United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

5.3%

1 – 0

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 0

4.3%

0 – 1

4.1%

0 – 2

3.8%

1 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	13%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.