Wellington Phoenix FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — A League .
- Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
- Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ben Abraham
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23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Last 5 meetings2025-12-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2025-11-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2025-01-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-11-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-04-06 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FCRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC H 3–1 W 14 Dec Newcastle United Jets FC H 1–3 L 06 Dec Auckland FC A 1–3 L 29 Nov Adelaide United FC H 2–1 W 22 Nov Macarthur FC H 0–1 L 08 Nov Auckland FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Dec Wellington Phoenix FC A 1–3 L 12 Dec Auckland FC H 1–2 L 06 Dec Sydney FC H 1–2 L 29 Nov Melbourne City FC H 0–0 D 22 Nov Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–3 L 07 Nov Perth Glory FC A 1–0 W Season Stats
Wellington Phoenix FC Central Coast Mariners FC #8 Position #9 33 Points 32 26 Played 26 9 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 8 / 8 / 10 36 Scored 35 48 Conceded 42 -12 GD -7 1.27 PPG 1.23 35% Win % 31% Key Stats
61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this seasonWellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts). Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Wellington Phoenix FC0-15–/116-301/231-45–/246-601/–61-75–/–76+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededCentral Coast Mariners FC0-15–/216-301/431-451/146-602/–61-751/176+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Wellington Phoenix FCIfeanyi Eze 10 G 1 A Carlo Armiento 5 G 2 A Corban Piper 4 G 4 A Central Coast Mariners FCSabit 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' KICK OFF: Central Coast Mariners FC gets underway.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Central Coast Mariners FC.
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Lineups
Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups
Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Roy Krishna 4 Jason Cummings 3 Beni Nkololo 3 Sarpreet Singh 3 David Williams 2 Matt Simon 2 Liberato Cacace 2 Marcos Urena 2 Head to Head
2025-12-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2025-11-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2025-01-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-11-10 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2024-04-06 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FCWellington Phoenix FC Form
2025-12-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2025-12-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–3 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2025-12-06 Auckland FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2025-11-29 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC W 2025-11-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–1 Macarthur FC L 2025-11-08 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Auckland FC LCentral Coast Mariners FC Form
2025-12-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 3–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2025-12-12 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Auckland FC L 2025-12-06 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Sydney FC L 2025-11-29 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–0 Melbourne City FC D 2025-11-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2025-11-07 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.84 Wellington Phoenix FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.46 Central Coast Mariners FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Wellington Phoenix FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.3Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 84% 16% ± 2.5 63% 37% ± 3.5 42% 58% ± 4.5 24% 76% Double Chance
Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw 73%Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC 51%Wellington Phoenix FC or Central Coast Mariners FC 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.8%2 – 1 8.8%1 – 2 7%2 – 2 6.4%2 – 0 6.3%1 – 0 6.1%3 – 1 Actual0 – 0 5.2%0 – 1 4.7%3 – 2 4%0 – 2 3.9%3 – 0 3.8%Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC
Handicap Wellington Phoenix FC covers Push Central Coast Mariners FC covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 14% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 20% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 16% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.