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Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

A League · 2021-22
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Central Coast Mariners FC
Wed 13 Apr 2022 · 09:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 47' Lewis Miller
R 48' Lewis Miller
Keanu Baccus 56' Y
Adama Traore 58' Y
James Troisi 77' Y
Y 84' Garang Kuol
Y 85' Garang Kuol

Overview

Match Preview

Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — A League .

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

7
4
6
Western Sydney Wanderers FC 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Central Coast Mariners FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-04-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2020-07-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2020-02-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-10-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–2 D
09 Apr Brisbane Roar FC H 1–1 D
02 Apr Sydney FC A 2–3 L
27 Mar Melbourne Victory FC A 1–1 D
20 Mar Adelaide United FC H 0–0 D
16 Mar Adelaide United FC A 2–1 W
Central Coast Mariners FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
19 Mar Macarthur FC H 4–2 W

Season Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Central Coast Mariners FC
#12 Position #9
21 Points 32
26 Played 26
5 / 6 / 15 W / D / L 8 / 8 / 10
27 Scored 35
43 Conceded 42
-16 GD -7
0.81 PPG 1.23
19% Win % 31%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
Western Sydney Wanderers FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

Western Sydney Wanderers FC are 12th (21 pts). Central Coast Mariners FC are 9th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/1
76+
–/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)

Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Bozhidar Kraev 5 G 2 A
Ryan Fraser 4 G 3 A
Brandon Borrello 4 G 2 A
Kosta Barbarouses 4 G 1 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Western Sydney Wanderers FC is hosting Central Coast Mariners FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Central Coast Mariners FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 10' Tate Russell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Central Coast Mariners FC so far.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Moresche is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
  • 25' Jack Rodwell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 382 appearances.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western Sydney Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' 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.
  • 41' The Australia Kye Rowles breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 1-0!
  • 46' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Keijiro Ogawa is replaced by Ramy Najjarine.
  • 47' Poor challenge from Lewis Miller. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 48' Poor challenge from Lewis Miller. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 53' It’s high time Nick Montgomery made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 54' Dimitri Petratos makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Western Sydney Wanderers FC are in front.
  • 55' Moresche is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcos Urena at the 55 minute mark.
  • 56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Keanu Baccus.
  • 58' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Adama Traore.
  • 63' The deadlock is broken! Beni Nkololo gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
  • 64' A goal from the international Beni Nkololo! He fires home on 64 to make it 2-2!
  • 64' Isaac Hovar gets the nod from Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He replaces Adama Traore and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Isaac Hovar is hanging Adama Traore on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' The 37-year-old James Troisi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 72' The whistle greets Harrison Steele as he departs to be replaced by Maximilien Balard.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Central Coast Mariners FC — Garang Kuol on, Beni Nkololo off on 76 minutes.
  • 77' James Troisi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 84' Poor challenge from Garang Kuol. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' Central Coast Mariners FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomislav Mrcela, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Montgomery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matt Simon 4
Mitch Duke 3
Brandon Borrello 3
Samuel Silvera 3
Michael Ruhs 3
Simon Cox 2
Jaushua Sotirio 2
Bruce Kamau 2

Head to Head

2022-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2021-04-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2020-07-27 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2020-02-02 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2019-10-12 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners FC

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2022-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2022-04-09 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar FC D 2022-04-02 Sydney FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2022-03-27 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2022-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Adelaide United FC D 2022-03-16 Adelaide United FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

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 2022-03-19 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–2 Macarthur FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.73 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Central Coast Mariners FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Western Sydney Wanderers FC45% Draw25% Central Coast Mariners FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC
55%
Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Central Coast Mariners FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Western Sydney Wanderers FC33% Draw43% Central Coast Mariners FC24%
Actual: Western Sydney Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.2%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
5.8%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers Push Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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