Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

A League · 2023-24
Sydney FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Central Coast Mariners FC
Sat 30 Mar 2024 · 08:45 UTC Sydney Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 32' Christian Theoharous
Jaiden Kucharski 33' Y
Joe Lolley 37' Y
Luke Brattan 43' Y
Y 78' Danny Vukovic

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)
18 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 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

12
3
3
Sydney FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Central Coast Mariners FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-30 Sydney FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-02-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Sydney FC 2023-02-04 Sydney FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2022-12-17 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Sydney FC 2022-04-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–5 Sydney FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–0 W
16 Mar Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–2 L
10 Mar Brisbane Roar FC H 1–1 D
02 Mar Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 4–1 W
24 Feb Melbourne City FC H 1–1 D
17 Feb Adelaide United FC H 2–1 W
Central Coast Mariners FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Sydney FC A 0–2 L
10 Mar Macarthur FC A 3–0 W
02 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC A 1–0 W
25 Feb Melbourne Victory FC A 1–0 W
18 Feb Western Sydney Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
10 Feb Sydney FC H 1–3 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sydney FC and Central Coast Mariners FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Sydney FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' It’s high time Ufuk Talay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Robert Mak is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sydney FC.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Central Coast Mariners FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Corey Hollman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sydney FC so far.
  • 32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Christian Theoharous.
  • 33' The referee shows Sydney FC player a card on 33.
  • 37' The referee shows Sydney FC player a card on 37.
  • 42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 43' Luke Brattan picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Sydney FC make a change. Jaiden Kucharski trudges off to be replaced by Fabio on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ufuk Talay might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nathan Paull made 208 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 58' Alou Kuol is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryan Edmondson at the 58 minute mark.
  • 59' Harrison Steele is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bradley Tapp at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Nathan Paull. He replaces Storm Roux on 64 minute.
  • 68' Another change for Sydney FC made on 68 minute. Jordan Courtney-Perkins leaves to be changed by Joel King.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 74' Anthony Caceres makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Sydney FC are in front.
  • 77' Brilliant from the ! Joel King makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 77.
  • 78' Danny Vukovic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' Another substitution for Sydney FC to replace Robert Mak by Max Burgess on 79 minute.
  • 84' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ufuk Talay will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 88' Sydney FC ring the changes. Joe Lolley has done his job and it is now time for Nathan Amanatidis to step up.
  • 89' Another change for Central Coast Mariners FC made on 89 minute. Miguel Angel Torres leaves to be changed by Jing Reec.
  • The points are shared — Sydney FC 2-0 Central Coast Mariners FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Sydney FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Jackson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Le Fondre 9
Anthony Caceres 5
Jason Cummings 4
Adrian Segecic 3
Bobo 3
Alex Brosque 3
Alou Kuol 2
Aiden O'Neill 2

Head to Head

2024-03-30 Sydney FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-02-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Sydney FC 2023-02-04 Sydney FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2022-12-17 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Sydney FC 2022-04-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–5 Sydney FC

Sydney FC Form

2024-03-30 Sydney FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-03-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Sydney FC L 2024-03-10 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2024-03-02 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–4 Sydney FC W 2024-02-24 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-02-17 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2024-03-30 Sydney FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2024-03-10 Macarthur FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-03-02 Newcastle United Jets FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-02-25 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.73 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Central Coast Mariners FC xG
I would bet for: Sydney FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC56% Draw25% Central Coast Mariners FC19%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC
44%
Sydney FC or Central Coast Mariners FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC38% Draw46% Central Coast Mariners FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
11.3%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.9%
3 – 0
5.8%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 24% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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