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

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A League · 2023-24

Wellington Phoenix FC

0 – 0

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Central Coast Mariners FC

Tue 6 Feb 2024 · 03:00 UTC Wellington Regional Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 68' Christian Theoharous

Overview

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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — A League at Wellington Regional 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

2024-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2023-02-24 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC 2023-01-22 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2022-10-16 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2022-04-17 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Feb	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–0	D
02 Feb	Brisbane Roar FC	A	1–1	D
27 Jan	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	2–1	W
19 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
14 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	4–3	W
04 Jan	Adelaide United FC	A	2–2	D

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–0	D
03 Feb	Adelaide United FC	A	4–0	W
27 Jan	Brisbane Roar FC	H	2–0	W
21 Jan	Melbourne City FC	H	2–1	W
13 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–1	D
06 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers 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 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Wellington Phoenix FC and Central Coast Mariners FC get this one started.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Wellington Phoenix FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Miguel Di Pizio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Wellington Phoenix 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.
20' A quiet spell here at Wellington Regional Stadium. Wellington Phoenix FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Jackson will be considering his options from the bench.
30' Alou Kuol, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' 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.
40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
45' Brazil international Mikael Doka has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
50' 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.
55' Jacob Farrell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 208 appearances.
60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
62' Fin Conchie has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oskar van Hattum on 62 minute.
67' The 41-year-old Danny Vukovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
68' It’s a booking for Central Coast Mariners FC player. Christian Theoharous gets a card.
69' Miguel Di Pizio is replacing Christian Theoharous for the Central Coast Mariners FC side.
74' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
79' Wellington Phoenix FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
84' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
87' Ronald Barcellos gets the nod from Central Coast Mariners FC. He replaces Ryan Edmondson and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Luke Supyk has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Ball on 90 minute.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

99
Ryan Edmondson ↓ Ronald Barcellos 87'
20
Danny Vukovic
4
Joshua Nisbet
7
Christian Theoharous ↓ Miguel Di Pizio 69'
9
Alou Kuol
23
Daniel Hall
18
Jacob Farrell
2
Mikael Doka
3
Brian Kaltak
6
Max Balard
11
Miguel Angel Torres

Bench

Coach Mark Jackson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2024-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2024-02-02 Brisbane Roar FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC D 2024-01-27 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-01-19 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-14 Perth Glory FC 3–4 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2024-01-04 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Wellington Phoenix FC D

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2024-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2024-02-03 Adelaide United FC 0–4 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2024-01-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2024-01-21 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–1 Melbourne City FC W 2024-01-13 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory FC D 2024-01-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.16 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC or Central Coast Mariners FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC33% Draw28% Central Coast Mariners FC39%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

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

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

67%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC22% Draw47% Central Coast Mariners FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	21%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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