Central Coast Mariners FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

Central Coast Mariners FC

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sun 18 Feb 2024 · 06:00 UTC Central Coast Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jacob Farrell 31' Y

Daniel Hall 49' Y

Christian Theoharous 58' Y

Danny Vukovic 90' Y

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Kearney Robinson
Referee Daniel Elder

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 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 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2024-01-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2023-03-04 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 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

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
10 Feb	Sydney FC	H	1–3	L
06 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–0	D
03 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	4–0	W
27 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–0	W
21 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	2–1	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	0–1	L
11 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	3–3	D
04 Feb	Macarthur FC	A	3–4	L
27 Jan	Western United FC	A	1–0	W
20 Jan	Perth Glory FC	H	1–2	L
12 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	1–0	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' And we are off! Central Coast Mariners FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Central Coast Mariners FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Western Sydney Wanderers FC backline.
15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
20' Western Sydney Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' Western Sydney Wanderers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
30' Central Coast Mariners FC is showing some good football. However, Central Coast Mariners FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
31' That is a card for Central Coast Mariners FC. Jacob Farrell will be fuming at that decision.
36' Brandon Borrello has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcus Antonsson on 36 minute.
41' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Central Coast Mariners FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' It looks like no one’s ball. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
49' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Daniel Hall.
54' Daniel Hall has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
58' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Christian Theoharous on 58 minutes.
62' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Nicolas Milanovic exits the field as Dylan Pierias enters on 62.
63' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 63 minute. Alex Badolato leaves to be changed by Sonny Kittel.
66' The crowd applauds Jing Reec as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Edmondson steps in for Central Coast Mariners FC.
71' Milos Ninkovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lachlan Brook on 71 minute.
73' The whistle greets Bailey Brandtman as he departs to be replaced by Ronald Barcellos.
78' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
83' GOAL! Mikael Doka fires home to make it 1-0!
87' Alou Kuol is replacing Miguel Di Pizio for the Central Coast Mariners FC side.
90' The referee calls foul for Danny Vukovic. He receives a card.
The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Storm Roux
20
Danny Vukovic
4
Joshua Nisbet
7
Christian Theoharous ↓ Mikael Doka 66'
23
Daniel Hall
18
Jacob Farrell
3
Brian Kaltak
6
Max Balard
39
Miguel Di Pizio ↓ Alou Kuol 87'
17
Jing Reec ↓ Ryan Edmondson 66'
37
Bailey Brandtman ↓ Ronald Barcellos 73'

Bench

99
Ryan Edmondson ↑ 66'
9
Alou Kuol ↑ 87'
30
Jack Warshawsky
22
Ronald Barcellos ↑ 73'
33
Nathan Paull
2
Mikael Doka ↑ 66'
28
William Wilson

Coach Mark Jackson

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur
6
Marcelo
19
Jack Clisby
1
Daniel Margush
17
Lachlan Brook ↓ Milos Ninkovic 71'
9
Marcus Antonsson ↓ Brandon Borrello 36'
14
Nicolas Milanovic ↓ Dylan Pierias 62'
25
Joshua Brillante
37
Alex Badolato ↓ Sonny Kittel 63'
36
Oscar Priestman ↓ Aydan Hammond 71'
29
Dylan Scicluna

Bench

26
Brandon Borrello ↑ 36'
5
Sonny Kittel ↑ 63'
10
Milos Ninkovic ↑ 71'
7
Dylan Pierias ↑ 62'
38
Anthony Pantazopoulos
30
Taiga Harper
28
Aydan Hammond ↑ 71'

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

2024-02-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-02-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Sydney FC L 2024-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2024-02-03 Adelaide United FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-01-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-01-21 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2024-02-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-02-11 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–3 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2024-02-04 Macarthur FC 4–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2024-01-27 Western United FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-01-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Perth Glory FC L 2024-01-12 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.61 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC52% Draw26% Western Sydney Wanderers FC22%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

48%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC34% Draw46% Western Sydney Wanderers FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 0

8.7%

2 – 0

8.6%

0 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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