Thursday , 2 July 2026

Central Coast Mariners FC vs Western United FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2021-22
Central Coast Mariners FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Western United FC
Sat 30 Apr 2022 · 06:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 85' Tomoki Imai

Overview

Match Preview

Central Coast Mariners FC vs Western United FC — A League .

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

8
2
4
Central Coast Mariners FC 14 games · Avg 3.4 goals Western United FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-30 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western United FC 2022-04-02 Western United FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-06-05 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Western United FC 2021-04-17 Western United FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-02-07 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Western United FC

Recent Form

Central Coast Mariners FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Western United FC H 1–0 W
23 Apr Newcastle United Jets FC A 4–2 W
17 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC A 4–0 W
13 Apr Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–2 D
09 Apr Sydney FC H 0–5 L
05 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–5 L
Western United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC A 0–1 L
19 Apr Macarthur FC H 2–0 W
16 Apr Perth Glory FC H 6–0 W
09 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 1–4 L
02 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–2 D
26 Mar Brisbane Roar FC A 3–2 W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jacob Farrell made 208 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' A tactical swap from Western United FC — Dylan Pierias on, Steven Lustica off on 10 minutes.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Jamie Young needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Western United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' Western United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' Central Coast Mariners FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at . Western United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 57' Marcos Urena gets the nod from Central Coast Mariners FC. He replaces Nicolai Muller and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 61' A stunning finish from Moresche — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 66' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steven Lustica is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western United FC.
  • 74' Another substitution for Central Coast Mariners FC to replace Beni Nkololo by Garang Kuol on 74 minute.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Western United FC team. Lachlan Wales is replaced by Dylan Wenzel-Halls on 75 minute.
  • 80' Central Coast Mariners FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Western United FC's shape.
  • 81' Garang Kuol doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tomoki Imai.
  • 90' The whistle greets Tomoki Imai as he departs to be replaced by Nicolas Milanovic.
  • 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

Coach Nick Montgomery

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jason Cummings 8
Besart Berisha 5
Max Burgess 3
Alou Kuol 3
Connor Pain 2
Noah Smith 2
Matt Simon 2
Beni Nkololo 2

Head to Head

2022-04-30 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western United FC 2022-04-02 Western United FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-06-05 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Western United FC 2021-04-17 Western United FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-02-07 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–2 Western United FC

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2022-04-30 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western United FC W 2022-04-23 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–4 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2022-04-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2022-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2022-04-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–5 Sydney FC L 2022-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 5–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L

Western United FC Form

2022-04-30 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western United FC L 2022-04-19 Western United FC 2–0 Macarthur FC W 2022-04-16 Western United FC 6–0 Perth Glory FC W 2022-04-09 Western United FC 1–4 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2022-04-02 Western United FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2022-03-26 Brisbane Roar FC 2–3 Western United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 Central Coast Mariners FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Western United FC xG
I would bet for: Central Coast Mariners FC or Western United FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Central Coast Mariners FC44% Draw28% Western United FC28%
Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Central Coast Mariners FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Western United FC
56%
Central Coast Mariners FC or Western United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Central Coast Mariners FC27% Draw49% Western United FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
10.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Central Coast Mariners FC

Handicap Central Coast Mariners FC covers Push Western United FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Western United FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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