Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

A League · 2025
Central Coast Mariners FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Adelaide United FC
Thu 16 Nov 2017 · 08:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Antony Golec 37' Y
Y 38' Ersan Adem Gulum
Andrew Hoole 42' Y
Y 53' Jordan Elsey
Y 74' George Blackwood
Liam Rose 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kurt Ams
  • Referee James Cleal
  • Referee Matt Conger
  • Referee Simon Lount

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

10
3
11
Central Coast Mariners FC 24 games · Avg 3.0 goals Adelaide United FC
Last 5 meetings
2017-11-16 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Nov Adelaide United FC H 1–2 L
Adelaide United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Nov Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–1 W
11 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC H 1–2 L
04 Nov Perth Glory FC A 0–1 L
28 Oct Melbourne City FC H 0–2 L
20 Oct Melbourne Victory FC H 2–2 D
13 Oct Brisbane Roar FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Adelaide United FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
4/–
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Central Coast Mariners FC have kicked off against Adelaide United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Netherlands international Tom Hiariej has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Adelaide United FC that had 233 games and scored 368 goals.
  • 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' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Adelaide United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ben Garuccio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Adelaide United FC.
  • 37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Antony Golec.
  • 38' Ersan Adem Gulum catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 38.
  • 40' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Wout Brama makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 42' A moment of madness from Andrew Hoole on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Central Coast Mariners FC will be frustrated.
  • 47' Karim Matmour is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Central Coast Mariners FC so far.
  • 52' Central Coast Mariners FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Adelaide United FC's shape.
  • 53' Jordan Elsey picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ben Kennedy suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' What composure from Daniel Adlung! The international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for George Blackwood. He replaces Papa Babacar Diawara on 64 minute.
  • 67' Adelaide United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Warland is hanging Ersan Adem Gulum on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Adelaide United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 74' George Blackwood has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
  • 76' Controversy at the stadium! Liam Rose argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 79' Central Coast Mariners FC make a change. Kwabena Appiah-Kubi trudges off to be replaced by Josh Bingham on 79 minutes.
  • 82' Mark Ochieng is replacing Nikola Mileusnic for the Adelaide United FC side.
  • 86' Andrew Hoole makes way for Trent Buhagiar at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Central Coast Mariners FC.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Okon

Adelaide United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Kurz

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.27 Central Coast Mariners FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 Adelaide United FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Central Coast Mariners FC28% Draw26% Adelaide United FC46%
Actual: Adelaide United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw
54%
Draw or Adelaide United FC
72%
Central Coast Mariners FC or Adelaide United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Central Coast Mariners FC20% Draw42% Adelaide United FC38%
Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
7.5%
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.9%
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 3
4.6%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap Central Coast Mariners FC covers Push Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 14% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 21% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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