Wellington Phoenix FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2021-22

Wellington Phoenix FC

5 – 0

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Central Coast Mariners FC

Tue 5 Apr 2022 · 09:05 UTC Sky Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 89' Louis Fenton

Y 90' Scott Wootton

Overview

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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — A League at Sky Stadium.

Wellington Phoenix FC 26 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2025/26)

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

Wellington Phoenix FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Central Coast Mariners FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 5–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-11-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2021-02-14 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2020-03-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix FC 2020-01-04 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	5–0	W
02 Apr	Melbourne City FC	H	0–6	L
30 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	3–0	W
26 Mar	Perth Glory FC	H	2–1	W
18 Mar	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	0–4	L
12 Mar	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–2	L

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–5	L
02 Apr	Western United FC	A	2–2	D
26 Mar	Adelaide United FC	H	3–0	W
19 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	4–2	W
15 Mar	Perth Glory FC	A	0–0	D
09 Mar	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D

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 history

15% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

Wellington Phoenix FC are 8th (33 pts). Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ 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)

Wellington Phoenix FC

Ifeanyi Eze	10 G	1 A
Carlo Armiento	5 G	2 A
Corban Piper	4 G	4 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' And we are off! Wellington Phoenix FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — let the football do the talking.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
8' The deadlock is broken! Marcos Urena gets on the scoresheet on 8 minutes.
13' The 30-year-old Jason Cummings has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
18' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
23' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Jacob Farrell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
24' The deadlock is broken! Beni Nkololo gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
25' What a strike from Beni Nkololo! The score is 3-0.
30' Australia international Mark Birighitti has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
34' A tactical swap from Wellington Phoenix FC — Matthew Hatch on, Noah Smith off on 34 minutes.
39' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
44' The travelling Central Coast Mariners FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
49' Wellington Phoenix FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Riley Bidois made 208 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
55' Jason Cummings adds to his 0 season tally! Wellington Phoenix FC lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
60' Moresche needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
62' Central Coast Mariners FC make a change. Nicholas Pennington trudges off to be replaced by Jaushua Sotirio on 62 minutes.
63' Another substitution for Wellington Phoenix FC to replace Jason Cummings by Nicolai Muller on 63 minute.
68' Goal! Garang Kuol scores his 9 goal in 209 matches.
69' Garang Kuol does the damage! The net is bulging and Wellington Phoenix FC surge ahead!
74' Wellington Phoenix FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Central Coast Mariners FC backline.
75' Central Coast Mariners FC ring the changes. David Ball has done his job and it is now time for Riley Bidois to step up.
80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
82' The crowd applauds Maximilien Balard as he leaves the pitch. Harrison Steele steps in for Wellington Phoenix FC.
87' Jaushua Sotirio has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 205 appearances.
89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Louis Fenton.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Scott Wootton argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Jason Cummings ↓ Nicolai Muller 63'
11
Beni Nkololo ↓ Garang Kuol 63'
14
Kye Rowles
12
Marcos Urena ↓ Moresche 62'
1
Mark Birighitti
4
Joshua Nisbet
3
Lewis Miller
5
Noah Smith ↓ Matthew Hatch 34'
23
Daniel Hall
16
Maximilien Balard ↓ Harrison Steele 82'
18
Jacob Farrell

Bench

10
Moresche ↑ 62'
27
Nicolai Muller ↑ 63'
15
Storm Roux
25
Matthew Hatch ↑ 34'
24
Yaren Sozer
34
Harrison Steele ↑ 82'
36
Garang Kuol ↑ 63'

Coach Nick Montgomery

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
David Ball ↓ Riley Bidois 75'
4
Scott Wootton
20
Oliver Sail
16
Louis Fenton
17
Callan Elliot
18
Ben Waine
6
Tim Payne
19
Sam Sutton
8
Benjamin Old ↓ Reno Piscopo 62'
13
Nicholas Pennington ↓ Jaushua Sotirio 62'
7
Walter Sandoval

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Roy Krishna	4
Sarpreet Singh	3
Jason Cummings	3
Beni Nkololo	3
Liberato Cacace	2
Marcos Urena	2
Gary Hooper	2
Beni Nkololo	2

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2022-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 5–0 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2022-04-02 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–6 Melbourne City FC L 2022-03-30 Brisbane Roar FC 0–3 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-03-26 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Perth Glory FC W 2022-03-18 Newcastle United Jets FC 4–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2022-03-12 Brisbane Roar FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2022-04-05 Wellington Phoenix FC 5–0 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2022-04-02 Western United FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2022-03-26 Central Coast Mariners FC 3–0 Adelaide United FC W 2022-03-19 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–2 Macarthur FC W 2022-03-15 Perth Glory FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2022-03-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.19 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC51% Draw23% Central Coast Mariners FC26%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

49%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC39% Draw39% Central Coast Mariners FC22%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted

5 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

8.9%

2 – 1

8.5%

2 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

5.7%

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 0

3.6%

2 – 3

3.4%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	15%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	20%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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