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 4 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Central Coast Mariners FC 19 games · Avg 3.2 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
#11	Position	#1
2	Points	10
4	Played	4
0 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 0
4	Scored	7
9	Conceded	1
-5	GD	+6
0.50	PPG	2.50
0%	Win %	75%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

Central Coast Mariners FC are 11th (2 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Central Coast Mariners FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Central Coast Mariners FC

Oliver Lavale	4 G
Ali Auglah	1 G	1 A

Wellington Phoenix FC

Corban Piper	3 G
Riley Bidois	2 G
Nathan Walker	1 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	1 G

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' Matti Steinmann has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 279 appearances.
10' Central Coast Mariners FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Liberato Cacace has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
18' Liberato Cacace puts Wellington Phoenix FC on the lead.
23' 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.
28' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Gary Hooper makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Wellington Phoenix FC are in front.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Central Coast Mariners FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' Wellington Phoenix FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' Wellington Phoenix FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Corban Piper scoring 1 goals.
50' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
64' Another substitution for Central Coast Mariners FC to replace Chris Harold by Matt Simon on 64 minute.
69' Fresh legs for Wellington Phoenix FC! Jaushua Sotirio comes on to replace Reno Piscopo.
74' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
76' Wellington Phoenix FC ring the changes. Cameron Devlin has done his job and it is now time for Alex Rufer to step up.
78' Jaushua Sotirio has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 78 minutes.
79' Samuel Silvera is replacing Danny DeSilva for the Central Coast Mariners FC side.
80' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Ulises Davila by Callum McCowatt on 80 minute.
82' Controversy at the stadium! Matti Steinmann argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
83' Kim Eunsun was booked on 83.
88' It’s high time Ufuk Talay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
89' A goal from the Brazil international Jair! He fires home on 89 to make it 1-3!
90' Liberato Cacace catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Central Coast Mariners FC.

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
Jason Cummings	3
Beni Nkololo	3
Sarpreet Singh	3
David Williams	2
Matt Simon	2
Liberato Cacace	2
Marcos Urena	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

3 / 4

0.75 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.86 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC12% Draw17% Wellington Phoenix FC71%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

29%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

88%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC8% Draw33% Wellington Phoenix FC59%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

11.2%

0 – 3

10.3%

1 – 2

8.1%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 4

7.3%

1 – 1

6.5%

1 – 4

5.5%

0 – 5

4.2%

0 – 0

3.8%

1 – 5

3.2%

2 – 2

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	5%	93%
-0.5	7%	—	93%
+0.5	21%	—	79%
+1	21%	19%	60%
+1.5	40%	—	60%
+2	40%	21%	38%
+2.5	62%	—	38%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✓

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