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

0 – 4

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Central Coast Mariners FC

Sat 3 Feb 2024 · 08:45 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 41' Mikael Doka

Y 73' Miguel Angel Torres

Stefan Mauk 85' Y

Luka Jovanovic 88' Y

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 (2026/27)
Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Daniel Elder
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

2024-02-03 Adelaide United FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC 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

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–4	L
25 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	0–1	L
13 Jan	Sydney FC	H	4–3	W
08 Jan	Macarthur FC	H	1–1	D
04 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–2	D
30 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	0–2	L

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	4–0	W
27 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–0	W
21 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	2–1	W
13 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
06 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
31 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	4–2	W

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Adelaide United FC is hosting Central Coast Mariners FC for another epic battle.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Central Coast Mariners FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ronald Barcellos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Central Coast Mariners FC.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Adelaide United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Adelaide United FC is showing some good football. However, Adelaide United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' It looks surprising Central Coast Mariners FC does not make any changes. Max Balard has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Adelaide United FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
31' Christian Theoharous adds to his 0 season tally! Central Coast Mariners FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
36' Both keepers have barely been tested. Adelaide United FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mikael Doka on 41.
43' What composure from Miguel Angel Torres! The Colombia international strokes it home. 0-2.
48' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
49' Miguel Angel Torres does the damage! The net is bulging and Central Coast Mariners FC surge ahead!
54' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Stefan Mauk on, Johnny Yull off on 54 minutes.
55' Time for substitution for Adelaide United FC. Ryan Tunnicliffe is replaced by Benjamin Warland.
60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Halloran, as he is very good at scoring at Coopers Stadium with 8 goals in the last 7 games.
64' Central Coast Mariners FC ring the changes. Alou Kuol has done his job and it is now time for Miguel Di Pizio to step up.
69' It is a cagey affair so far. Adelaide United FC in their trying to find a way past Central Coast Mariners FC's compact .
70' The Adelaide United FC manager makes a substitution. Panagiotis Kikianis departs to be replaced by Luke Duzel.
73' Miguel Angel Torres catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 73.
78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
79' A tactical swap from Adelaide United FC — Luka Jovanovic on, Zach Clough off on 79 minutes.
81' The Central Coast Mariners FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Edmondson is withdrawn and Jing Reec gets his opportunity.
85' Poor challenge from Stefan Mauk. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
88' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Luka Jovanovic on 88 minutes.
88' The crowd applauds Mikael Doka as he leaves the pitch. Nathan Paull steps in for Central Coast Mariners FC.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-4.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Ryan Tunnicliffe ↓ Benjamin Warland 55'
10
Zach Clough ↓ Luka Jovanovic 79'
7
Ryan Kitto
26
Ben Halloran
1
James Delianov
9
Hiroshi Ibusuki
66
Nestor Irankunda ↓ Austin Ayoubi 70'
8
Isaias Sanchez
43
Giuseppe Bovalina
51
Panagiotis Kikianis ↓ Luke Duzel 70'
37
Johnny Yull ↓ Stefan Mauk 54'

Bench

6
Stefan Mauk ↑ 54'
27
Joshua Cavallo
23
Luke Duzel ↑ 70'
40
Ethan Cox
17
Luka Jovanovic ↑ 79'
42
Austin Ayoubi ↑ 70'
3
Benjamin Warland ↑ 55'

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

99
Ryan Edmondson ↓ Jing Reec 81'
20
Danny Vukovic
4
Joshua Nisbet
7
Christian Theoharous ↓ Ronald Barcellos 64'
9
Alou Kuol ↓ Miguel Di Pizio 64'
23
Daniel Hall
18
Jacob Farrell
2
Mikael Doka ↓ Nathan Paull 88'
3
Brian Kaltak
6
Max Balard
11
Miguel Angel Torres ↓ Bailey Brandtman 88'

Bench

30
Jack Warshawsky
22
Ronald Barcellos ↑ 64'
33
Nathan Paull ↑ 88'
28
William Wilson
39
Miguel Di Pizio ↑ 64'
17
Jing Reec ↑ 81'
37
Bailey Brandtman ↑ 88'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Adelaide United FC Form

2024-02-03 Adelaide United FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2024-01-25 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC L 2024-01-13 Adelaide United FC 4–3 Sydney FC W 2024-01-08 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Macarthur FC D 2024-01-04 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-12-30 Melbourne Victory FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC L

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2024-02-03 Adelaide United FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-01-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-01-21 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2024-01-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–2 Perth Glory FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.61 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.01 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC29% Draw24% Central Coast Mariners FC47%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.62

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

71%

Adelaide United FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC25% Draw40% Central Coast Mariners FC35%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

9.5%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 3

5.6%

0 – 2

5.5%

0 – 1

4.9%

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 0

1 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.6%

3 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	15%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	19%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	14%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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