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

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A League · 2023-24

Central Coast Mariners FC

2 – 1

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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

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

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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' The game is set. Wellington Phoenix FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Wellington Phoenix FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Central Coast Mariners FC in their trying to find a way past Wellington Phoenix FC's compact .
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giancarlo Italiano will be considering his options from the bench.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
24' Youstin Salas picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
29' Fin Conchie is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
34' Central Coast Mariners FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
39' Max Balard has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
49' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Wellington Phoenix FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
59' Kosta Barbarouses has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
60' The whistle greets Youstin Salas as he departs to be replaced by Mohamed Al-Taay.
61' The Colombia Miguel Angel Torres breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 1-0!
66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
71' The Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes a substitution. Nicholas Pennington departs to be replaced by Fin Conchie.
72' Brian Kaltak is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
75' The crowd applauds Alou Kuol as he leaves the pitch. Jing Reec steps in for Central Coast Mariners FC.
76' The whistle greets Storm Roux as he departs to be replaced by Christian Theoharous.
78' Ben Old makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Wellington Phoenix FC are in front.
83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
84' Another substitution for Central Coast Mariners FC to replace Bradley Tapp by Miguel Di Pizio on 84 minute.
89' Brian Kaltak has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 208 appearances.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Central Coast Mariners FC 2-1 Wellington Phoenix FC.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Storm Roux ↓ Christian Theoharous 76'
20
Danny Vukovic
4
Joshua Nisbet
9
Alou Kuol ↓ Jing Reec 75'
23
Daniel Hall
18
Jacob Farrell
2
Mikael Doka
3
Brian Kaltak
26
Bradley Tapp ↓ Miguel Di Pizio 84'
6
Max Balard
11
Miguel Angel Torres

Bench

Coach Mark Jackson

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Scott Wootton
7
Kosta Barbarouses
11
Bozhidar Kraev
19
Sam Sutton
40
Alex Paulsen
3
Finn Surman
15
Nicholas Pennington ↓ Fin Conchie 71'
8
Ben Old
17
Youstin Salas ↓ Mohamed Al-Taay 60'
18
Lukas Kelly-Heald ↓ Oskar van Hattum 71'
43
Matt Sheridan ↓ Tim Payne 60'

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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.