Adelaide United FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Adelaide United FC

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Central Coast Mariners FC

Sun 4 Jan 2026 · 08:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Adelaide United FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — A League .

Adelaide United FC 26 games · 43 pts (2026/27)
Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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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

2026-01-04 Adelaide United FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-12-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–4 Adelaide United FC 2024-10-26 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-05-01 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Adelaide United FC 2024-02-03 Adelaide United FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC

Recent Form

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–4	L
27 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–2	W
20 Dec	Perth Glory FC	A	1–0	W
13 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–2	L
07 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	0–1	L
29 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–2	L

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Adelaide United FC	A	4–0	W
31 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	1–2	L
21 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–3	L
12 Dec	Auckland FC	H	1–2	L
06 Dec	Sydney FC	H	1–2	L
29 Nov	Melbourne City FC	H	0–0	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

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

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Adelaide United FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — let the football do the talking.
Adelaide United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Central Coast Mariners FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Adelaide United FC Form

2026-01-04 Adelaide United FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2025-12-27 Adelaide United FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2025-12-20 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC W 2025-12-13 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L 2025-12-07 Adelaide United FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar FC L 2025-11-29 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC L

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2026-01-04 Adelaide United FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2025-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar FC L 2025-12-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2025-12-12 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Auckland FC L 2025-12-06 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Sydney FC L 2025-11-29 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.72 Adelaide United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.92 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Adelaide United FC or Central Coast Mariners FC 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Adelaide United FC36% Draw25% Central Coast Mariners FC39%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.64

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Adelaide United FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

64%

Adelaide United FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Adelaide United FC28% Draw40% Central Coast Mariners FC32%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

9.5%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 2

4.9%

0 – 1

4.5%

2 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 0

1 – 0

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Adelaide United FC

Handicap	Adelaide United FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	10%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	18%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

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