Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2023-24

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Central Coast Mariners FC

Sat 6 Jan 2024 · 06:30 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Oscar Priestman 73' Y

Y 77' Jacob Farrell

Milos Ninkovic 81' Y

Overview

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 26 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

19 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Central Coast Mariners FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2023-03-04 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners FC 2023-01-28 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2022-11-05 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC 2022-04-13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–1	L
01 Jan	Macarthur FC	H	3–1	W
23 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–2	L
15 Dec	Adelaide United FC	H	1–0	W
10 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	3–4	L
01 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	A	2–2	D

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jan	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
31 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	4–2	W
21 Dec	Brisbane Roar FC	A	3–0	W
17 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	3–3	D
08 Dec	Western United FC	H	4–0	W
03 Dec	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–2	D

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' KICK OFF: Western Sydney Wanderers FC gets underway.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Miguel Angel Torres, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Central Coast Mariners FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marco Tulio on 25.
30' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Christian Theoharous is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Central Coast Mariners FC.
40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Central Coast Mariners FC winning 50% of all matches.
41' It is a substitution in Western Sydney Wanderers FC team. Jorrit Hendrix is replaced by Oscar Priestman on 41 minute.
46' The 33-year-old Joshua Brillante has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
51' 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.
53' Jing Reec has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alou Kuol on 53 minute.
58' Jing Reec has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Western Sydney Wanderers FC that had 205 games and scored 309 goals.
67' Time for substitution for Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Valentino Yuel is replaced by Lachlan Brook.
70' Fresh legs for Central Coast Mariners FC! Miguel Di Pizio comes on to replace Marco Tulio.
71' Central Coast Mariners FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christian Theoharous is hanging Bradley Tapp on the field on 71 minute.
73' Oscar Priestman catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 73.
76' Another change for Western Sydney Wanderers FC made on 76 minute. Aidan Simmons leaves to be changed by Tate Russell.
77' The referee shows Central Coast Mariners FC player a card on 77.
81' Milos Ninkovic was booked on 81.
81' A change in the Central Coast Mariners FC ranks — Storm Roux exits the field as Mikael Doka enters on 81.
86' Central Coast Mariners FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
The points are shared — Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0-1 Central Coast Mariners FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Jorrit Hendrix ↓ Oscar Priestman 41'
6
Marcelo
19
Jack Clisby
1
Daniel Margush
9
Marcus Antonsson
11
Valentino Yuel ↓ Lachlan Brook 67'
14
Nicolas Milanovic ↓ Dylan Pierias 76'
25
Joshua Brillante
37
Alex Badolato ↓ Milos Ninkovic 67'
33
Alex Bonetig
31
Aidan Simmons ↓ Tate Russell 76'

Bench

2
Gabriel Cleur
10
Milos Ninkovic ↑ 67'
13
Tate Russell ↑ 76'
17
Lachlan Brook ↑ 67'
7
Dylan Pierias ↑ 76'
36
Oscar Priestman ↑ 41'
38
Anthony Pantazopoulos

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Marco Tulio ↓ Miguel Di Pizio 70'
15
Storm Roux ↓ Mikael Doka 81'
20
Danny Vukovic
4
Joshua Nisbet
9
Alou Kuol ↓ Jing Reec 53'
23
Daniel Hall
18
Jacob Farrell
3
Brian Kaltak
26
Bradley Tapp ↓ Christian Theoharous 71'
6
Max Balard
11
Miguel Angel Torres

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matt Simon	4
Brandon Borrello	3
Samuel Silvera	3
Michael Ruhs	3
Mitch Duke	3
Jaushua Sotirio	2
Bruce Kamau	2
Beni Nkololo	2

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2024-01-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2024-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2023-12-23 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC L 2023-12-15 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–0 Adelaide United FC W 2023-12-10 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–4 Melbourne Victory FC L 2023-12-01 Brisbane Roar FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2024-01-06 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-12-31 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–2 Perth Glory FC W 2023-12-21 Brisbane Roar FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2023-12-17 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2023-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–0 Western United FC W 2023-12-03 Central Coast Mariners FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Central Coast Mariners FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC30% Draw27% Central Coast Mariners FC43%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

70%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC23% Draw45% Central Coast Mariners FC32%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

7.1%

0 – 2

1 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 3

3.7%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	21%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

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