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

Match Details

Referee Alex King
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

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
#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' KICK OFF: Wellington Phoenix FC gets underway.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Central Coast Mariners FC that had 212 games and scored 315 goals.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Max Balard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
24' That is a card for Wellington Phoenix FC. Youstin Salas will be fuming at that decision.
29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bozhidar Kraev made 225 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
34' Matt Sheridan, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
39' Wellington Phoenix FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Corban Piper scoring 1 goals.
44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
49' Ben Old is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
54' Alou Kuol is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Central Coast Mariners FC so far.
59' Jacob Farrell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
60' Wellington Phoenix FC make a change. Youstin Salas trudges off to be replaced by Mohamed Al-Taay on 60 minutes.
61' Miguel Angel Torres adds to his 0 season tally! Central Coast Mariners FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
66' A quiet spell here at Central Coast Stadium. Wellington Phoenix FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
71' A change in the Wellington Phoenix FC ranks — Nicholas Pennington exits the field as Fin Conchie enters on 71.
72' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Brian Kaltak on 72 minutes.
75' The Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes a substitution. Alou Kuol departs to be replaced by Jing Reec.
76' The crowd applauds Storm Roux as he leaves the pitch. Christian Theoharous steps in for Central Coast Mariners FC.
78' Against the run of play, Ben Old has scored! This game has turned on its head.
83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Jackson will be considering his options from the bench.
84' Central Coast Mariners FC ring the changes. Bradley Tapp has done his job and it is now time for Miguel Di Pizio to step up.
89' Daniel Hall has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
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
Sarpreet Singh	3
Jason Cummings	3
Beni Nkololo	3
Gary Hooper	2
Beni Nkololo	2
Oskar Zawada	2
Louis Fenton	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

1 / 4

0.86 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC29% Draw24% Wellington Phoenix FC47%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Wellington Phoenix FC

71%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Wellington Phoenix FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC14% Draw45% Wellington Phoenix FC41%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

11.7%

1 – 1

11.6%

0 – 2

11.1%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 0

8.8%

0 – 3

6.6%

1 – 3

5.7%

1 – 0

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 4

1 – 4

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Wellington Phoenix FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	11%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	42%	—	58%
+1	42%	24%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	18%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

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