Central Coast Mariners FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2018-19

Central Coast Mariners FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 20 Apr 2019 · 09:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Jack Clisby 27' Y

Y 32' Brendan Hamill

Jem Karacan 42' Y

Y 51' Jack Greenwood

Kye Rowles 71' R

Overview

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Central Coast Mariners FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — A League .

Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2025/26)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Adam Kersey
Referee Stephen Lucas
Referee Lance Greenshields
Referee James Cleal
Referee Adrian Arndt

18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game

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 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-04-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-02-09 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2018-12-07 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–1	W
14 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	A	1–2	L
07 Apr	Perth Glory FC	H	0–3	L
31 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	0–1	L
16 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	3–2	W
09 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–8	L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	1–3	L
13 Apr	Sydney FC	H	1–1	D
06 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–3	L
30 Mar	Melbourne City FC	H	3–0	W
17 Mar	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–3	L
08 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	4–1	W

Season Stats

Central Coast Mariners FC		Western Sydney Wanderers FC
#9	Position	#12
32	Points	21
26	Played	26
8 / 8 / 10	W / D / L	5 / 6 / 15
35	Scored	27
42	Conceded	43
-7	GD	-16
1.23	PPG	0.81
31%	Win %	19%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season

Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts). Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

–/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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Bozhidar Kraev	5 G	2 A
Ryan Fraser	4 G	3 A
Brandon Borrello	4 G	2 A
Kosta Barbarouses	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Central Coast Mariners FC have kicked off against Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Central Coast Mariners FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Western Sydney Wanderers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
20' 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 Rashid Mahazi suffering a number of foals already.
25' Central Coast Mariners FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
27' Central Coast Mariners FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Brendan Hamill.
34' Matt Simon is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western Sydney Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
42' A moment of madness from Jem Karacan on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Central Coast Mariners FC will be frustrated.
47' Central Coast Mariners FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
51' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Jack Greenwood gets a Yellow card.
52' GOAL! Matt Simon scores on 52.
56' Kye Rowles doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
61' Mathew Millar has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 208 appearances.
63' The Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Tarek Elrich departs to be replaced by Keanu Baccus.
67' Brilliant from the ! Mark Bridge makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 67.
68' Fresh legs for Central Coast Mariners FC! Tom Hiariej comes on to replace Jem Karacan.
71' Kye Rowles is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
81' Keanu Baccus needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
86' Central Coast Mariners FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
90' The Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes a substitution. Andrew Hoole departs to be replaced by Peter Kekeris.
With this win, Central Coast Mariners FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Ben Kennedy
6
Tom Hiariej ↑ 68'
17
Peter Kekeris ↑ 90'
33
Lewis Miller
36
Dylan Ruiz-Diaz ↑ 90'

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Keanu Baccus ↑ 63'
49
Abraham Majok ↑ 63'
19
Mark Bridge ↑ 63'
13
Tass Mourdoukoutas
60
Oliver Kalac

Coach Markus Babbel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matt Simon	4
Samuel Silvera	3
Michael Ruhs	3
Mitch Duke	3
Brandon Borrello	3
Mikael Doka	2
Milan Duric	2
Simon Cox	2

Head to Head

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2019-04-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2019-04-14 Melbourne Victory FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2019-04-07 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–3 Perth Glory FC L 2019-03-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–1 Adelaide United FC L 2019-03-16 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2019-03-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–8 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2019-04-20 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Sydney FC D 2019-04-06 Newcastle United Jets FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-03-30 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC W 2019-03-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2019-03-08 Brisbane Roar FC 1–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.74 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC42% Draw25% Western Sydney Wanderers FC33%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

58%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC31% Draw42% Western Sydney Wanderers FC27%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

5.4%

2 – 0

5.3%

0 – 0

0 – 1

4.9%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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