Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

A League · 2024-25
Sydney FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Central Coast Mariners FC
Sat 11 Jan 2025 · 08:35 UTC Sydney Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Anas Ouahim 37' Y
Y 76' Trent Sainsbury
Y 81' Alou Kuol
Adrian Segecic 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)
24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.3 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

12
3
3
Sydney FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Central Coast Mariners FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-11 Sydney FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Sydney FC 2024-05-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Sydney FC 2024-05-10 Sydney FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-03-30 Sydney FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC

Recent Form

Sydney FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jan Central Coast Mariners FC H 4–1 W
08 Jan Perth Glory FC H 3–0 W
04 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–2 D
28 Dec Melbourne Victory FC H 3–0 W
20 Dec Adelaide United FC A 3–3 D
14 Dec Western United FC H 3–4 L
Central Coast Mariners FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jan Sydney FC A 1–4 L
03 Jan Brisbane Roar FC A 3–1 W
31 Dec Melbourne City FC H 1–1 D
28 Dec Auckland FC H 1–4 L
23 Dec Macarthur FC A 1–1 D
13 Dec Adelaide United FC H 0–4 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' Three points are at stake. Sydney FC host Central Coast Mariners FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harrison Steele, as he is very good at scoring at Sydney Football Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 11' Patryk Klimala doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 16' Sydney FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
  • 21' Sydney FC have won 341 goals from 215 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 26' The travelling Central Coast Mariners FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sydney FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 36' Brian Kaltak, a Vanuatu , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 37' The referee has no hesitation. Anas Ouahim is booked for Sydney FC — card on 37.
  • 40' GOAL! Harrison Steele scores on 40.
  • 45' Anas Ouahim needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' Another change for Sydney FC made on 55 minute. Anas Ouahim leaves to be changed by Adrian Segecic.
  • 60' Dylan Peraic-Cullen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' Bailey Brandtman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Christian Theoharous at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sydney FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 71' Another change for Central Coast Mariners FC made on 71 minute. Arthur De Lima leaves to be changed by Sabit James.
  • 72' Adrian Segecic doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 72' William Wilson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vitor Feijao at the 72 minute mark.
  • 76' Trent Sainsbury picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' That looks like a foul for a card for Alou Kuol.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Sydney FC — Patrick Wood on, Patryk Klimala off on 82 minutes.
  • 83' Adrian Segecic with the second goal in the match!
  • 88' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adrian Segecic on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Sydney FC. Joe Lolley is replaced by Tiago Quintal.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Paulo Retre 2
Marco Tulio 2

Head to Head

2025-01-11 Sydney FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Sydney FC 2024-05-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Sydney FC 2024-05-10 Sydney FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-03-30 Sydney FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC

Sydney FC Form

2025-01-11 Sydney FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2025-01-08 Sydney FC 3–0 Perth Glory FC W 2025-01-04 Newcastle United Jets FC 2–2 Sydney FC D 2024-12-28 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne Victory FC W 2024-12-20 Adelaide United FC 3–3 Sydney FC D 2024-12-14 Sydney FC 3–4 Western United FC L

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2025-01-11 Sydney FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2025-01-03 Brisbane Roar FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2024-12-28 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–4 Auckland FC L 2024-12-23 Macarthur FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2024-12-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–4 Adelaide United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.04 Sydney FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Central Coast Mariners FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Sydney FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sydney FC58% Draw23% Central Coast Mariners FC19%
Actual: Sydney FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Sydney FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC
42%
Sydney FC or Central Coast Mariners FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sydney FC42% Draw42% Central Coast Mariners FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
8.6%
3 – 1
6.5%
3 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — Sydney FC

Handicap Sydney FC covers Push Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 22% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sydney FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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