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

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A League · 2024-25

Wellington Phoenix FC

0 – 0

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Central Coast Mariners FC

Sat 25 Jan 2025 · 04:00 UTC Apollo Projects Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Paulo Retre 23' Y

Y 50' Diesel Herrington

Matt Sheridan 69' Y

Y 90' Harrison Steele

Overview

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

Wellington Phoenix FC 4 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Central Coast Mariners FC 4 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Referee Kris Griffiths-Jones (Australia)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Wellington Phoenix FC 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Central Coast Mariners FC

Last 5 meetings

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 FC 2024-02-06 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2023-02-24 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–0	D
20 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	2–1	W
15 Jan	Sydney FC	H	0–0	D
11 Jan	Adelaide United FC	H	1–2	L
03 Jan	Melbourne City FC	A	0–2	L
28 Dec	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–1	W

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–0	D
17 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	3–1	W
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

Season Stats

Wellington Phoenix FC		Central Coast Mariners FC
#1	Position	#11
10	Points	2
4	Played	4
3 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 2 / 2
7	Scored	4
1	Conceded	9
+6	GD	-5
2.50	PPG	0.50
75%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

75% Clean Sheets
Wellington Phoenix FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

Wellington Phoenix FC are 1st (10 pts). Central Coast Mariners FC are 11th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Central Coast Mariners FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wellington Phoenix FC

Corban Piper	3 G
Riley Bidois	2 G
Nathan Walker	1 G	1 A
Rafael Duran	1 G

Central Coast Mariners FC

Oliver Lavale	4 G
Ali Auglah	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Apollo Projects Stadium that hosts another battle between Wellington Phoenix FC and Central Coast Mariners FC.
5' It looks surprising Wellington Phoenix FC does not make any changes. Sam Sutton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Kosta Barbarouses is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wellington Phoenix FC tonight.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
23' The referee calls foul for Paulo Retre. He receives a card.
28' Paulo Retre, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
33' Hideki Ishige needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
38' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
43' Wellington Phoenix FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
48' Australia international Harrison Steele has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
50' Central Coast Mariners FC player sees a card in front of him.
55' 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.
60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Jackson will be considering his options from the bench.
61' Central Coast Mariners FC make a change. Alou Kuol trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Edmondson on 61 minutes.
66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wellington Phoenix FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
69' Wellington Phoenix FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 69.
70' Sasha Kuzevski is replacing Diesel Herrington for the Central Coast Mariners FC side.
71' Central Coast Mariners FC ring the changes. Christian Theoharous has done his job and it is now time for Abdelelah Faisal to step up.
76' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wellington Phoenix FC and Central Coast Mariners FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
80' Fresh legs for Central Coast Mariners FC! Vitor Feijao comes on to replace Arthur De Lima.
85' Luke Supyk gets the nod from Wellington Phoenix FC. He replaces Hideki Ishige and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Harrison Steele is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giancarlo Italiano

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Storm Roux
7
Christian Theoharous ↓ Abdelelah Faisal 71'
9
Alou Kuol ↓ Ryan Edmondson 61'
16
Harrison Steele
24
Diesel Herrington ↓ Sasha Kuzevski 70'
40
Dylan Peraic-Cullen
33
Nathan Paull
10
Mikael Doka
3
Brian Kaltak
36
Haine Eames
35
Arthur De Lima ↓ Vitor Feijao 80'

Bench

99
Ryan Edmondson ↑ 61'
1
Adam Pavlesic
27
Sasha Kuzevski ↑ 70'
44
Lucas Scicluna
11
Vitor Feijao ↑ 80'
21
Abdelelah Faisal ↑ 71'

Coach Mark Jackson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Wellington Phoenix FC Form

2025-01-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2025-01-20 Macarthur FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix FC W 2025-01-15 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2025-01-11 Wellington Phoenix FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC L 2025-01-03 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2024-12-28 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2025-01-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2025-01-17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.11 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.56 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC64% Draw22% Central Coast Mariners FC14%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

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

86%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

36%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC51% Draw42% Central Coast Mariners FC7%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

15.1%

1 – 0

14.2%

3 – 0

10.4%

1 – 1

8.7%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

4 – 0

5.5%

4 – 1

3.3%

0 – 1

3.2%

5 – 0

2.4%

2 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	22%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	25%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✓

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✗

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