Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

A League · 2018-19

Sydney FC

5 – 2

Full Time

Central Coast Mariners FC

Fri 4 Jan 2019 · 08:50 UTC WIN Jubilee Oval HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' Kalifa Cisse

R 26' Kalifa Cisse

Y 42' Matt Simon

Y 80' Aiden O'Neill

Overview

Match Preview

Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — A League at WIN Jubilee Oval.

Sydney FC 26 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Kristian Griffiths-Jones
Referee Nathan MacDonald
Referee Jonathon Barreiro
Referee Andrej Giev
Referee Adrian Arndt

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

Sydney FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Central Coast Mariners FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-01-04 Sydney FC 5–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2018-12-01 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	5–2	W
29 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–1	W
21 Dec	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W
15 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	3–1	W
08 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	1–3	L
01 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	2–1	W

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jan	Sydney FC	A	2–5	L
31 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	1–4	L
23 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	1–2	L
15 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–2	L
07 Dec	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
01 Dec	Sydney FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Sydney FC		Central Coast Mariners FC
#5	Position	#9
39	Points	32
26	Played	26
11 / 6 / 9	W / D / L	8 / 8 / 10
33	Scored	35
25	Conceded	42
+8	GD	-7
1.50	PPG	1.23
42%	Win %	31%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Sydney FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

Sydney FC are 5th (39 pts). Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sydney FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/1

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Sydney FC

Tiago Quintal	5 G	3 A
Al Hassan Toure	5 G	1 A
Campuzano	4 G	3 A
Joe Lolley	4 G	2 A
Patrick Wood	4 G	1 A

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' In just a few seconds WIN Jubilee Oval will turn into a battlefield for Sydney FC and Central Coast Mariners FC.
5' Jake McGing has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Tommy Oar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' Ben Kennedy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
17' GOAL! Connor Pain fires home to make it 0-1!
22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Siem de Jong, as he is very good at scoring at WIN Jubilee Oval with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
23' The referee shows Central Coast Mariners FC player a Yellow card on 23.
26' Central Coast Mariners FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
31' 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.
36' It’s high time Mike Mulvey made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
42' The referee shows Central Coast Mariners FC player a Yellow card on 42.
47' Sydney FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
49' The deadlock is broken! Alex Brosque gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
52' Magnificent from Adam Le Fondre! That is 67 goals in 215 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
57' Time for substitution for Central Coast Mariners FC. Matt Simon is replaced by Mario Shabow.
58' Alex Brosque makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Sydney FC are in front.
61' The Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes a substitution. Connor Pain departs to be replaced by Tommy Oar.
64' Alex Brosque makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and Sydney FC are in front.
66' Aiden O'Neill makes no mistake. The score reads 4-2 and Central Coast Mariners FC are in front.
71' Josh Brillante is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Central Coast Mariners FC so far.
72' Another change for Sydney FC made on 72 minute. Siem de Jong leaves to be changed by Anthony Caceres.
76' Another change for Central Coast Mariners FC made on 76 minute. Andrew Hoole leaves to be changed by Tom Hiariej.
80' Central Coast Mariners FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
81' The Sydney FC bench stirs into life. Alex Brosque is withdrawn and Luke Ivanovic gets his opportunity.
86' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sydney FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
90' Assisted by Josh Brillante with the perfectly-timed delivery and Aaron Calver makes no mistake. 5-2!
It finishes all square. Sydney FC and Central Coast Mariners FC share the spoils 5-2.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Alex Cisak
24
Cameron Devlin
17
Anthony Caceres ↑ 72'
18
Jacob Tratt ↑ 72'
31
Luke Ivanovic ↑ 81'

Coach Steve Corica

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Mario Shabow ↑ 57'
12
Adam Pearce
6
Tom Hiariej ↑ 76'
8
Michael McGlinchey
10
Tommy Oar ↑ 61'

Coach Mike Mulvey

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Le Fondre	9
Anthony Caceres	5
Jason Cummings	4
Bobo	3
Alex Brosque	3
Adrian Segecic	3
Joel King	2
Matt Simon	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.55 Sydney FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Sydney FC to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sydney FC67% Draw19% Central Coast Mariners FC14%

Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

33%

Sydney FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sydney FC49% Draw36% Central Coast Mariners FC15%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 1

2 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

6.5%

1 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.2%

4 – 1

4.8%

3 – 2

4.4%

1 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

4.1%

0 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap	Sydney FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	19%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	21%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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

Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sydney FC Form

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Clean Sheet