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

0 – 4

Full Time

Central Coast Mariners FC

Sun 17 Apr 2022 · 03:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 32' Joshua Nisbet

David Ball 34' Y

James McGarry 54' Y

Y 77' Beni Nkololo

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)

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

2022-04-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC 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

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–4	L
13 Apr	Perth Glory FC	A	1–0	W
09 Apr	Western United FC	A	4–1	W
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

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	4–0	W
13 Apr	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	2–2	D
09 Apr	Sydney FC	H	0–5	L
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

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Wellington Phoenix FC and Central Coast Mariners FC has kicked off!
5' Central Coast Mariners FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nick Montgomery will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' GOAL! Beni Nkololo scores on 25.
26' Goal! Beni Nkololo scores his 18 goal in 0 matches.
31' Central Coast Mariners FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
32' Central Coast Mariners FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
34' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
39' Louis Fenton has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
44' Garang Kuol, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
49' Wellington Phoenix FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for James McGarry.
59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Central Coast Mariners FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
62' GOAL! Jason Cummings scores on 62.
64' Wellington Phoenix FC make a change. Louis Fenton trudges off to be replaced by Ben Waine on 64 minutes.
65' Magnificent from Moresche! That is 5 goals in 289 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
72' Garang Kuol is replacing Moresche for the Central Coast Mariners FC side.
77' Beni Nkololo is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
78' Time for substitution for Central Coast Mariners FC. Jason Cummings is replaced by Cy Goddard.
80' The supporters are chanting for Benjamin Old. He replaces David Ball on 80 minute.
85' It’s high time Ufuk Talay made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
90' The whistle greets Jaushua Sotirio as he departs to be replaced by Riley Bidois.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Central Coast Mariners FC players.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ufuk Talay

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Cy Goddard ↑ 78'
12
Marcos Urena ↑ 64'
25
Matthew Hatch ↑ 78'
24
Yaren Sozer
34
Harrison Steele ↑ 72'
35
Cameron Windust
36
Garang Kuol ↑ 72'

Coach Nick Montgomery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2022-04-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2022-04-13 Perth Glory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2022-04-09 Western United FC 1–4 Wellington Phoenix FC W 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

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2022-04-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2022-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2022-04-09 Central Coast Mariners FC 0–5 Sydney FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.81 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.08 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Central Coast Mariners FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC36% Draw24% Central Coast Mariners FC40%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

64%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC27% Draw38% Central Coast Mariners FC35%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted

0 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.8%

1 – 3

5.3%

2 – 3

4.8%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

0 – 1

3.8%

2 – 0

3.4%

1 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	10%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	16%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	18%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	13%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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.