Central Coast Mariners FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 22 Feb 2025 · 06:00 UTC Central Coast Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 38' Nicolas Milanovic

Y 48' Anthony Pantazopoulos

Trent Sainsbury 56' Y

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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 (2026/27)
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Adam Kersey
Referee

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

2025-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2025-01-17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC 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

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	0–4	L
07 Feb	Perth Glory FC	A	1–1	D
01 Feb	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–2	D
29 Jan	Western United FC	A	2–2	D
25 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–0	D
17 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	3–1	W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	4–0	W
16 Feb	Macarthur FC	H	2–1	W
08 Feb	Sydney FC	A	3–3	D
31 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–0	W
26 Jan	Auckland FC	H	0–1	L
17 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–3	L

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Central Coast Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Central Coast Mariners FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
5' 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.
6' Zac Sapsford doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
11' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
13' Assisted by Zac Sapsford with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jack Clisby makes no mistake. 0-2!
18' Lucas Mauragis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
23' 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.
28' Both keepers have barely been tested. Central Coast Mariners FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
33' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
38' Nicolas Milanovic was booked on 38.
40' GOAL! Nicolas Milanovic scores on 40. Assisted by Dean Pelekanos
45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harrison Steele, as he is very good at scoring at Central Coast Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
46' Another change for Central Coast Mariners FC made on 46 minute. Haine Eames leaves to be changed by Alfie McCalmont.
48' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Anthony Pantazopoulos.
53' The supporters are chanting for Sasha Kuzevski. He replaces Storm Roux on 53 minute.
56' The referee calls foul for Trent Sainsbury. He receives a card.
61' 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.
65' Marcus Antonsson is replacing Zac Sapsford for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marcus Antonsson made 248 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
72' What composure from Marcus Antonsson! The Sweden international strokes it home. 0-4.
75' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 75 minute. Nicolas Milanovic leaves to be changed by Mata.
80' It is a cagey affair so far. Central Coast Mariners FC in their trying to find a way past Western Sydney Wanderers FC's compact .
85' Central Coast Mariners FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
88' The whistle greets Brandon Borrello as he departs to be replaced by Aydan Hammond.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Trent Sainsbury
15
Storm Roux ↓ Sasha Kuzevski 53'
1
Adam Pavlesic
9
Alou Kuol ↓ Arthur De Lima 75'
12
Lucas Mauragis
16
Harrison Steele
33
Nathan Paull ↓ Abdelelah Faisal 46'
10
Mikael Doka
3
Brian Kaltak
23
Miguel Di Pizio ↓ Christian Theoharous 46'
36
Haine Eames ↓ Alfie McCalmont 46'

Bench

Coach Mark Jackson

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gabriel Cleur
26
Brandon Borrello ↓ Aydan Hammond 88'
20
Lawrence Thomas
19
Jack Clisby ↓ Alex Gersbach 88'
23
Bozhidar Kraev
13
Dean Pelekanos
14
Nicolas Milanovic ↓ Mata 75'
4
Alex Bonetig
18
Oscar Priestman ↓ Mohamed Al-Taay 65'
22
Anthony Pantazopoulos
7
Zac Sapsford ↓ Marcus Antonsson 65'

Bench

64
Mata ↑ 75'
9
Marcus Antonsson ↑ 65'
3
Alex Gersbach ↑ 88'
30
Jordan Holmes
6
Mohamed Al-Taay ↑ 65'
17
Jarrod Carluccio
21
Aydan Hammond ↑ 88'

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

2025-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2025-02-07 Perth Glory FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2025-02-01 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Newcastle United Jets FC D 2025-01-29 Western United FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2025-01-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2025-01-17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2025-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2025-02-16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Macarthur FC W 2025-02-08 Sydney FC 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-01-31 Brisbane Roar FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2025-01-26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Auckland FC L 2025-01-17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.38 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC33% Draw26% Western Sydney Wanderers FC41%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

67%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC23% Draw43% Western Sydney Wanderers FC34%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

11.2%

1 – 2

2 – 1

6.9%

0 – 1

6.7%

0 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

5.4%

1 – 0

4.9%

0 – 3

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	15%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	20%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

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