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

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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 (2026/27)
Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Kate Jacewicz

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

Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts). Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Central Coast Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jacob Farrell suffering a number of foals already.
15' Central Coast Mariners FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' Nicholas Pennington, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
24' Controversy at the stadium! Youstin Salas argues furiously but the card stands.
29' Central Coast Mariners FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wellington Phoenix FC's shape.
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Wellington Phoenix FC that had 209 games and scored 296 goals.
39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Central Coast Mariners FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
44' Central Coast Mariners FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
49' Ben Old is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Central Coast Mariners FC tonight.
54' Wellington Phoenix FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
59' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giancarlo Italiano might look to freshen things up shortly.
60' Wellington Phoenix FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mohamed Al-Taay is hanging Youstin Salas on the field on 60 minute.
61' Miguel Angel Torres puts Central Coast Mariners FC on the lead.
66' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
71' Fin Conchie is replacing Nicholas Pennington for the Wellington Phoenix FC side.
72' It’s a booking for Central Coast Mariners FC player. Brian Kaltak gets a card.
75' Jing Reec is replacing Alou Kuol for the Central Coast Mariners FC side.
76' Storm Roux makes way for Christian Theoharous at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Central Coast Mariners FC.
78' Assisted by Oskar van Hattum with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ben Old makes no mistake. 1-1!
83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Wellington Phoenix FC winning 50% of all matches.
84' The Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes a substitution. Bradley Tapp departs to be replaced by Miguel Di Pizio.
89' Wellington Phoenix FC have won 296 goals from 209 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Central Coast Mariners FC players.

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
Louis Fenton	2
Oskar Zawada	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.