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 (2026/27)
Central Coast Mariners FC 26 games · 32 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alex King
Referee Richard Naumovski (Australia)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Central Coast Mariners FC has kicked off!
5' Storm Roux has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 210 appearances.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alex Badolato suffering a number of foals already.
15' The travelling Central Coast Mariners FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' A quiet spell here at CommBank Stadium. Central Coast Mariners FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' Goal! Marco Tulio scores his 28 goal in 479 matches.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' 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.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
41' Western Sydney Wanderers FC ring the changes. Jorrit Hendrix has done his job and it is now time for Oscar Priestman to step up.
46' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
51' Central Coast Mariners FC is showing some good football. However, Central Coast Mariners FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
53' The Central Coast Mariners FC bench stirs into life. Alou Kuol is withdrawn and Jing Reec gets his opportunity.
58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dylan Pierias, as he is very good at scoring at CommBank Stadium with 5 goals in the last 4 games.
63' It is a cagey affair so far. Western Sydney Wanderers FC in their trying to find a way past Central Coast Mariners FC's compact .
67' The supporters are chanting for Lachlan Brook. He replaces Valentino Yuel on 67 minute.
70' The crowd applauds Marco Tulio as he leaves the pitch. Miguel Di Pizio steps in for Central Coast Mariners FC.
71' A change in the Central Coast Mariners FC ranks — Bradley Tapp exits the field as Christian Theoharous enters on 71.
73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Oscar Priestman.
76' A change in the Western Sydney Wanderers FC ranks — Aidan Simmons exits the field as Tate Russell enters on 76.
77' Central Coast Mariners FC player sees a card in front of him.
81' A moment of madness from Milos Ninkovic on 81 minutes earns him a card. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
81' A change in the Central Coast Mariners FC ranks — Storm Roux exits the field as Mikael Doka enters on 81.
86' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
0-1 the final result. Western Sydney Wanderers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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.