Central Coast Mariners FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2019-20

Central Coast Mariners FC

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Sun 8 Mar 2020 · 05:00 UTC Grahame Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Y 82' Matti Steinmann

Kim Eunsun 83' Y

Y 90' Liberato Cacace

Overview

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Central Coast Mariners FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League at Grahame Park.

Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2025/26)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Anton Shchetinin
Referee Adam Kersey
Referee Lance Greenshields
Referee Kate Jacewicz

23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

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

Central Coast Mariners FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Wellington Phoenix FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-03-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2020-01-04 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2019-03-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–8 Wellington Phoenix FC 2019-01-12 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2018-12-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–3	L
01 Mar	Western United FC	A	2–6	L
23 Feb	Sydney FC	H	0–3	L
14 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	0–2	L
09 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	3–4	L
02 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–3	L

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	3–1	W
21 Feb	Western United FC	H	2–0	W
15 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	1–0	W
07 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	2–4	L
24 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–1	W
18 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Central Coast Mariners FC		Wellington Phoenix FC
#9	Position	#8
32	Points	33
26	Played	26
8 / 8 / 10	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 11
35	Scored	36
42	Conceded	48
-7	GD	-12
1.23	PPG	1.27
31%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 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

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ 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

Wellington Phoenix FC

Ifeanyi Eze	10 G	1 A
Carlo Armiento	5 G	2 A
Corban Piper	4 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Grahame Park will turn into a battlefield for Central Coast Mariners FC and Wellington Phoenix FC.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Joshua Nisbet has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 208 appearances.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
18' GOAL! Liberato Cacace scores on 18. Assisted by Ulises Davila
23' 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 Danny DeSilva suffering a number of foals already.
28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Milan Duric, as he is very good at scoring at Grahame Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
30' Against the run of play, Gary Hooper has scored! This game has turned on its head.
35' Central Coast Mariners FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gianni Stensness made 209 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' Wellington Phoenix FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ufuk Talay will be considering his options from the bench.
55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
60' Central Coast Mariners FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Wellington Phoenix FC backline.
64' Central Coast Mariners FC make a change. Chris Harold trudges off to be replaced by Matt Simon on 64 minutes.
69' Jaushua Sotirio gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Reno Piscopo and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wellington Phoenix FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
76' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Cameron Devlin departs to be replaced by Alex Rufer.
78' Jaushua Sotirio does the damage! The net is bulging and Wellington Phoenix FC surge ahead!
79' Fresh legs for Central Coast Mariners FC! Samuel Silvera comes on to replace Danny DeSilva.
80' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Ulises Davila by Callum McCowatt on 80 minute.
82' Matti Steinmann picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
83' Kim Eunsun picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
88' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
89' What a strike from Jair! The score is 1-3.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Liberato Cacace argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
With this win, Wellington Phoenix FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Adam Pearce
8
Michael McGlinchey
19
Matt Simon ↑ 64'
10
Tommy Oar
9
Jordan Murray
29
Jair ↑ 64'
17
Samuel Silvera ↑ 79'

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Roy Krishna	4
Sarpreet Singh	3
Jason Cummings	3
Beni Nkololo	3
Marcos Urena	2
Gary Hooper	2
Beni Nkololo	2
Louis Fenton	2

Head to Head

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2020-03-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-03-01 Western United FC 6–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2020-02-23 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–3 Sydney FC L 2020-02-14 Adelaide United FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2020-02-09 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2020-02-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2020-03-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2020-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western United FC W 2020-02-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC W 2020-02-07 Perth Glory FC 4–2 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2020-01-24 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2020-01-18 Brisbane Roar FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.65 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.27 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC27% Draw22% Wellington Phoenix FC51%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

49%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

73%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC23% Draw38% Wellington Phoenix FC39%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 3

0 – 1

4.1%

0 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

3.7%

1 – 4

3.5%

3 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	14%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	19%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	15%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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