Central Coast Mariners FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Central Coast Mariners FC

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Wellington Phoenix FC

Fri 24 Feb 2023 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 34' Bozhidar Kraev

Y 35' Bozhidar Kraev

Brian Kaltak 58' R

Brian Kaltak 59' R

Nick Montgomery 60' Y

Nick Montgomery 61' Y

Y 65' Benjamin Old

Y 70' David Ball

Jacob Farrell 90' Y

Moresche 90' R

Y 90' Scott Wootton

Nick Montgomery 90' R

Overview

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Central Coast Mariners FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — A League .

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

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

2023-02-24 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-01-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2022-10-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2022-04-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC 2022-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 5–0 Central Coast Mariners FC

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–1	D
18 Feb	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
10 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–1	W
04 Feb	Sydney FC	A	2–3	L
28 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
22 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–2	L

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–1	D
17 Feb	Western United FC	A	3–0	W
12 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	1–2	L
03 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–3	L
28 Jan	Perth Glory FC	H	2–2	D
22 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–1	W

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' What a night it is going to be! Central Coast Mariners FC welcome Wellington Phoenix FC for this crunch clash at .
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' James McGarry has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 165 appearances.
12' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. James McGarry makes it 1-0.
17' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
22' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nick Montgomery might look to freshen things up shortly.
27' Both keepers have barely been tested. Central Coast Mariners FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joshua Laws, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
34' Bozhidar Kraev has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 34.
35' Controversy at the stadium! Bozhidar Kraev argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
50' Alex Rufer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
58' Brian Kaltak catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 58.
59' Poor challenge from Brian Kaltak. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
60' It’s a booking for Central Coast Mariners FC player. Nick Montgomery gets a Yellow card.
61' A moment of madness from Nick Montgomery on 61 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Central Coast Mariners FC will be frustrated.
64' The whistle greets Jason Cummings as he departs to be replaced by Moresche.
65' Benjamin Old picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
70' A meaty challenge results in booking for David Ball on 70.
75' A change in the Central Coast Mariners FC ranks — Beni Nkololo exits the field as Christian Theoharous enters on 75.
80' The travelling Wellington Phoenix FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
84' Another substitution for Central Coast Mariners FC to replace James McGarry by Cameron Windust on 84 minute.
89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Oskar Zawada made 209 appearances and scored 34 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
90' Central Coast Mariners FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

98
Marco Tulio ↓ Daniel Hall 64'
9
Jason Cummings ↓ Moresche 64'
5
James McGarry ↓ Cameron Windust 84'
11
Beni Nkololo ↓ Christian Theoharous 75'
15
Storm Roux
20
Danny Vukovic
4
Joshua Nisbet
7
Samuel Silvera
6
Maximilien Balard ↓ Harrison Steele 64'
18
Jacob Farrell
3
Brian Kaltak

Bench

10
Moresche ↑ 64'
31
Christian Theoharous ↑ 75'
23
Daniel Hall ↑ 64'
24
Yaren Sozer
13
Harrison Steele ↑ 64'
28
James Bayliss
22
Cameron Windust ↑ 84'

Coach Nick Montgomery

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
Oskar Zawada	2

Head to Head

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2023-02-24 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-02-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2023-02-10 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-02-04 Sydney FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2023-01-28 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-01-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2023-02-24 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2023-02-17 Western United FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2023-02-12 Macarthur FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-02-03 Melbourne Victory FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2023-01-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Perth Glory FC D 2023-01-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.79 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Wellington Phoenix FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC41% Draw25% Wellington Phoenix FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

59%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC31% Draw41% Wellington Phoenix FC28%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 0

5.1%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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