Thursday , 2 July 2026

Central Coast Mariners FC vs Sydney FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2024-25
Central Coast Mariners FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Sydney FC
Sun 8 Dec 2024 · 07:00 UTC Central Coast Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Lucas Mauragis 28' Y
Harrison Steele 32' Y
R 42' Harrison Devenish-Meares
Y 45' Rhyan Grant
Alfie McCalmont 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Central Coast Mariners FC vs Sydney FC — A League at Central Coast Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kearney Robinson
  • Referee Adam Kersey
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

3
3
12
Central Coast Mariners FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Sydney FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Sydney FC 2024-05-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Sydney FC 2024-05-10 Sydney FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-03-30 Sydney FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-02-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Sydney FC H 2–1 W
22 Nov Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–1 W
10 Nov Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–3 L
02 Nov Perth Glory FC H 0–0 D
26 Oct Adelaide United FC A 1–1 D
18 Oct Melbourne Victory FC H 0–0 D
Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–2 L
23 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 4–2 W
10 Nov Macarthur FC H 1–2 L
01 Nov Brisbane Roar FC A 3–2 W
27 Oct Auckland FC A 0–1 L
19 Oct Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Central Coast Mariners FC Sydney FC
#9 Position #5
32 Points 39
26 Played 26
8 / 8 / 10 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 9
35 Scored 33
42 Conceded 25
-7 GD +8
1.23 PPG 1.50
31% Win % 42%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts). Sydney FC are 5th (39 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
Sydney FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/1
76+
2/2
■ 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
Sydney FC
Tiago Quintal 5 G 3 A
Al Hassan Toure 5 G 1 A
Campuzano 4 G 3 A
Joe Lolley 4 G 2 A
Patrick Wood 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Central Coast Mariners FC welcome Sydney FC for this crunch clash at Central Coast Stadium.
  • 5' 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 Rhyan Grant suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Central Coast Mariners FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sydney FC's shape.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Central Coast Mariners FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sydney FC that had 215 games and scored 341 goals.
  • 28' The referee shows Central Coast Mariners FC player a card on 28.
  • 32' Harrison Steele is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
  • 37' Patryk Klimala has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 42' The referee has no hesitation. Harrison Devenish-Meares is booked for Sydney FC — card on 42.
  • 45' Sydney FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 45' Sydney FC make a change. Anas Ouahim trudges off to be replaced by Andrew Redmayne on 45 minutes.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 53' Sydney FC ring the changes. Douglas Costa has done his job and it is now time for Adrian Segecic to step up.
  • 58' Alou Kuol makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Central Coast Mariners FC are in front.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Vitor Feijao. He replaces Christian Theoharous on 63 minute.
  • 65' Brilliant from the ! Patryk Klimala makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 65.
  • 70' Alou Kuol makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Central Coast Mariners FC are in front.
  • 75' Haine Eames has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sasha Kuzevski on 75 minute.
  • 78' Jaiden Kucharski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Courtney-Perkins on 78 minute.
  • 79' A change in the Sydney FC ranks — Hayden Matthews exits the field as Joel King enters on 79.
  • 80' It’s gonna be a card for Alfie McCalmont.
  • 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. Central Coast Mariners FC and Sydney FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' The Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes a substitution. Alou Kuol departs to be replaced by Sabit James.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Jackson

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Le Fondre 9
Anthony Caceres 5
Jason Cummings 4
Bobo 3
Alex Brosque 3
Adrian Segecic 3
Joel King 2
Matt Simon 2

Head to Head

2024-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Sydney FC 2024-05-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Sydney FC 2024-05-10 Sydney FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-03-30 Sydney FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-02-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Sydney FC

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2024-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Sydney FC W 2024-11-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-11-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-11-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Perth Glory FC D 2024-10-26 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2024-10-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC D

Sydney FC Form

2024-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Sydney FC L 2024-11-23 Sydney FC 4–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-11-10 Sydney FC 1–2 Macarthur FC L 2024-11-01 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Sydney FC W 2024-10-27 Auckland FC 1–0 Sydney FC L 2024-10-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Sydney FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.09 Central Coast Mariners FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Sydney FC xG
I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Sydney FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Central Coast Mariners FC35% Draw28% Sydney FC37%
Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Sydney FC
65%
Central Coast Mariners FC or Sydney FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Central Coast Mariners FC21% Draw49% Sydney FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 1
10.6%
0 – 0
10.6%
1 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap Central Coast Mariners FC covers Push Sydney FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 22% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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