Central Coast Mariners FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Central Coast Mariners FC

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Sun 22 Feb 2026 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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 Shane Skinner
Referee

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.3 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

2026-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2025-11-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 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

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	H	3–2	W
07 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–1	W
01 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–0	W
24 Jan	Auckland FC	A	2–2	D
18 Jan	Macarthur FC	H	1–1	D
10 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	0–3	L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–3	L
13 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–2	D
07 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D
31 Jan	Sydney FC	A	1–4	L
25 Jan	Perth Glory FC	H	1–0	W
17 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–2	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

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Central Coast Mariners FC is hosting Western Sydney Wanderers FC for another epic battle.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Central Coast Mariners FC players.

Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2026-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2026-02-07 Brisbane Roar FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-02-01 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2026-01-24 Auckland FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2026-01-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Macarthur FC D 2026-01-10 Perth Glory FC 3–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2026-02-22 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-02-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2026-02-07 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2026-01-31 Sydney FC 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2026-01-25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Perth Glory FC W 2026-01-17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.1 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Central Coast Mariners FC55% Draw22% Western Sydney Wanderers FC23%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

45%

Central Coast Mariners FC or Western Sydney Wanderers FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Central Coast Mariners FC39% Draw40% Western Sydney Wanderers FC21%

Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 2

1 – 0

5.8%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

3.6%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap	Central Coast Mariners FC covers	Push	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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