Wellington Phoenix FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Wellington Phoenix FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Central Coast Mariners FC

Sun 21 Dec 2025 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Wellington Phoenix FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — A League .

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

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee

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

2025-12-21 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 FC

Recent Form

Wellington Phoenix FC

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

Central Coast Mariners FC

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
#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' KICK OFF: Central Coast Mariners FC gets underway.
Full Time. Wellington Phoenix FC beats Central Coast Mariners FC

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix FC Lineups

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

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

2025-12-21 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 L

Central 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 accuracy

2 / 4

2.55 Wellington Phoenix FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.71 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Wellington Phoenix FC to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wellington Phoenix FC70% Draw18% Central Coast Mariners FC12%

Actual: Wellington Phoenix FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Wellington Phoenix FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

30%

Wellington Phoenix FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wellington Phoenix FC55% Draw36% Central Coast Mariners FC9%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.5%

3 – 0

10.3%

1 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 1

7.6%

3 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

5.2%

4 – 1

4.7%

5 – 0

3.4%

2 – 2

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Wellington Phoenix FC

Handicap	Wellington Phoenix FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	33%	—	67%
-2	33%	22%	46%
-1.5	54%	—	46%
-1	54%	21%	24%
-0.5	76%	—	24%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Wellington Phoenix FC keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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