Thursday , 2 July 2026

Central Coast Mariners FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2023-24
Central Coast Mariners FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Wellington Phoenix FC
Sat 6 Apr 2024 · 06:30 UTC Central Coast Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Youstin Salas
Brian Kaltak 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alex King
  • Referee Kate Jacewicz
19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 6.1 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

4
5
9
Central Coast Mariners FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Wellington Phoenix FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-06 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 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

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 2–1 W
02 Apr Melbourne City FC H 2–1 W
30 Mar Sydney FC A 0–2 L
10 Mar Macarthur FC A 3–0 W
02 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–0 W
25 Feb Melbourne Victory FC A 1–0 W
Wellington Phoenix FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC A 1–2 L
31 Mar Brisbane Roar FC H 1–0 W
16 Mar Sydney FC H 2–1 W
09 Mar Melbourne City FC A 0–1 L
03 Mar Adelaide United FC H 3–2 W
24 Feb Perth Glory FC A 0–0 D

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' And we are off! Central Coast Mariners FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Central Coast Mariners FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Wellington Phoenix FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 24' The referee calls foul for Youstin Salas. He receives a card.
  • 29' Matt Sheridan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 34' The 24-year-old Oskar van Hattum has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 39' Wellington Phoenix FC have won 296 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 44' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Old made 209 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 59' Wellington Phoenix FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC. Youstin Salas is replaced by Mohamed Al-Taay.
  • 61' Miguel Angel Torres has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 61 minutes.
  • 66' It is a cagey affair so far. Central Coast Mariners FC in their trying to find a way past Wellington Phoenix FC's compact .
  • 71' Fin Conchie is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicholas Pennington at the 71 minute mark.
  • 72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Brian Kaltak.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Central Coast Mariners FC! Jing Reec comes on to replace Alou Kuol.
  • 76' Another substitution for Central Coast Mariners FC to replace Storm Roux by Christian Theoharous on 76 minute.
  • 78' What composure from Ben Old! The New Zealand international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giancarlo Italiano will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Bradley Tapp as he leaves the pitch. Miguel Di Pizio steps in for Central Coast Mariners FC.
  • 89' Tim Payne, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Jackson

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Roy Krishna 4
Jason Cummings 3
Beni Nkololo 3
Sarpreet Singh 3
Garang Kuol 2
David Williams 2
Matt Simon 2
Liberato Cacace 2

Head to Head

2024-04-06 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 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

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2024-04-06 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-04-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2024-03-30 Sydney FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2024-03-10 Macarthur FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-03-02 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-02-25 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2024-04-06 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-03-31 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-03-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Sydney FC W 2024-03-09 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-03-03 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–2 Adelaide United FC W 2024-02-24 Perth Glory FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.76 Central Coast Mariners FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Wellington Phoenix FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Central Coast Mariners FC51% Draw25% Wellington Phoenix FC24%
Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC
49%
Central Coast Mariners FC or Wellington Phoenix FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Central Coast Mariners FC35% Draw44% Wellington Phoenix FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap Central Coast Mariners FC covers Push Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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