Central Coast Mariners FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2022-23

Central Coast Mariners FC

2 – 2

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sat 28 Jan 2023 · 08:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Gabriel Cleur

Y 90' Adama Traore

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)

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

2023-01-28 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-11-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC 2022-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-04-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2020-07-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
22 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	1–2	L
13 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	2–1	W
07 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	4–0	W
31 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–1	W
27 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	0–1	L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–2	D
22 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–1	D
15 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D
06 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	0–1	L
01 Jan	Macarthur FC	H	4–0	W
23 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–1	D

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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Central Coast Mariners FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
5' The 28-year-old Marco Tulio has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Central Coast Mariners FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western Sydney Wanderers FC's shape.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' Lawrence Thomas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Central Coast Mariners FC tonight.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Rudan will be considering his options from the bench.
30' GOAL! Samuel Silvera fires home to make it 1-0!
35' Yeni N'Gbakoto doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' A moment of madness from Gabriel Cleur on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Western Sydney Wanderers FC winning 50% of all matches.
55' Another substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC to replace Daniel Wilmering by Aidan Simmons on 55 minute.
60' GOAL! Brandon Borrello fires home to make it 1-2!
61' The crowd applauds Daniel Hall as he leaves the pitch. Harrison Steele steps in for Central Coast Mariners FC.
62' Another change for Central Coast Mariners FC made on 62 minute. Michael Ruhs leaves to be changed by Jason Cummings.
65' The Central Coast Mariners FC bench stirs into life. Samuel Silvera is withdrawn and Christian Theoharous gets his opportunity.
68' Western Sydney Wanderers FC make a change. Oliver Bozanic trudges off to be replaced by Alexander Badolato on 68 minutes.
73' GOAL! Nectarios Triantis scores on 73.
78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
80' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Romain Amalfitano has done his job and it is now time for Alessandro Lopane to step up.
85' The supporters are chanting for James Bayliss. He replaces Maximilien Balard on 85 minute.
90' It’s a booking for Western Sydney Wanderers FC player. Adama Traore gets a Yellow card.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

98
Marco Tulio
90
Paul Ayongo ↓ Sasha Kuzevski 61'
20
Danny Vukovic
4
Joshua Nisbet
7
Samuel Silvera ↓ Christian Theoharous 65'
23
Daniel Hall ↓ Harrison Steele 61'
6
Maximilien Balard ↓ James Bayliss 85'
21
Michael Ruhs ↓ Jason Cummings 61'
2
Thomas Aquilina
25
Nectarios Triantis
3
Brian Kaltak

Bench

9
Jason Cummings ↑ 61'
31
Christian Theoharous ↑ 65'
24
Yaren Sozer
13
Harrison Steele ↑ 61'
28
James Bayliss ↑ 85'
22
Cameron Windust
27
Sasha Kuzevski ↑ 61'

Coach Nick Montgomery

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur
23
Yeni N'Gbakoto ↓ Milos Ninkovic 80'
6
Marcelo
26
Brandon Borrello
20
Lawrence Thomas
5
Tomislav Mrcela
8
Oliver Bozanic ↓ Alexander Badolato 68'
19
Daniel Wilmering ↓ Aidan Simmons 55'
3
Adama Traore
28
Calem Nieuwenhof
17
Romain Amalfitano ↓ Alessandro Lopane 80'

Bench

Coach Mark Rudan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matt Simon	4
Mitch Duke	3
Brandon Borrello	3
Samuel Silvera	3
Michael Ruhs	3
Simon Cox	2
Jaushua Sotirio	2
Bruce Kamau	2

Head to Head

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2023-01-28 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-01-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2023-01-13 Macarthur FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-01-07 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–0 Adelaide United FC W 2022-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory FC W 2022-12-27 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2023-01-28 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-01-22 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2023-01-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2023-01-06 Perth Glory FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2023-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–0 Macarthur FC W 2022-12-23 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.92 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC52% Draw24% Western Sydney Wanderers FC24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

48%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC38% Draw42% Western Sydney Wanderers FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

1 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

0 – 0

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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