Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Fri 17 Jan 2025 · 08:35 UTC CommBank Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 72' Nathan Paull

Anthony Pantazopoulos 77' Y

Y 78' Harrison Steele

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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 Kearney Robinson
Referee Alex King

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 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

2025-01-17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-02-18 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	1–3	L
14 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	2–1	W
04 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	A	2–2	D
01 Jan	Macarthur FC	H	2–3	L
27 Dec	Adelaide United FC	A	3–2	W
22 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	4–1	W

Central Coast Mariners FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
23 Dec	Macarthur FC	A	1–1	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' Welcome to CommBank Stadium that hosts another battle between Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Central Coast Mariners FC.
5' Western Sydney Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Western Sydney Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' 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 .
12' Central Coast Mariners FC make a change. Alfie McCalmont trudges off to be replaced by Haine Eames on 12 minutes.
14' Brilliant from the ! Alou Kuol makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 14.
19' The travelling Central Coast Mariners FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
24' Western Sydney Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Central Coast Mariners FC backline.
29' The 18-year-old Haine Eames has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lawrence Thomas made 210 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
44' Central Coast Mariners FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
46' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zac Sapsford is hanging Marcus Antonsson on the field on 46 minute.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' Western Sydney Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
61' Trent Sainsbury is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Central Coast Mariners FC so far.
62' Western Sydney Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aidan Simmons is hanging Aydan Hammond on the field on 62 minute.
66' It is a substitution in Central Coast Mariners FC team. Christian Theoharous is replaced by Vitor Feijao on 66 minute.
69' Goal! Ryan Edmondson scores his 11 goal in 358 matches.
72' Nathan Paull picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
72' Mata is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jarrod Carluccio at the 72 minute mark.
77' The referee shows Western Sydney Wanderers FC player a card on 77.
78' The referee shows Central Coast Mariners FC player a card on 78.
79' James Temelkovski is replacing Joshua Brillante for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC side.
84' 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.
85' GOAL! James Temelkovski fires home to make it 1-2!
90' A change in the Central Coast Mariners FC ranks — Alou Kuol exits the field as Sasha Kuzevski enters on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Central Coast Mariners FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

26
Brandon Borrello
20
Lawrence Thomas
19
Jack Clisby
9
Marcus Antonsson ↓ Zac Sapsford 46'
23
Bozhidar Kraev ↓ Nicolas Milanovic 46'
17
Jarrod Carluccio ↓ Mata 72'
25
Joshua Brillante ↓ James Temelkovski 79'
4
Alex Bonetig
18
Oscar Priestman
22
Anthony Pantazopoulos
21
Aydan Hammond ↓ Aidan Simmons 62'

Bench

64
Mata ↑ 72'
30
Jordan Holmes
13
Dean Pelekanos
14
Nicolas Milanovic ↑ 46'
31
Aidan Simmons ↑ 62'
7
Zac Sapsford ↑ 46'
27
James Temelkovski ↑ 79'

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Trent Sainsbury
15
Storm Roux
8
Alfie McCalmont ↓ Haine Eames 12'
7
Christian Theoharous ↓ Vitor Feijao 66'
9
Alou Kuol ↓ Sasha Kuzevski 90'
16
Harrison Steele
40
Dylan Peraic-Cullen
33
Nathan Paull
10
Mikael Doka
3
Brian Kaltak
35
Arthur De Lima ↓ Ryan Edmondson 66'

Bench

99
Ryan Edmondson ↑ 66'
1
Adam Pavlesic
27
Sasha Kuzevski ↑ 90'
24
Diesel Herrington
44
Lucas Scicluna
36
Haine Eames ↑ 12'
11
Vitor Feijao ↑ 66'

Coach Mark Jackson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matt Simon	4
Samuel Silvera	3
Michael Ruhs	3
Mitch Duke	3
Brandon Borrello	3
Beni Nkololo	2
Mikael Doka	2
Milan Duric	2

Head to Head

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Form

2025-01-17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2025-01-14 Perth Glory FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2025-01-04 Melbourne Victory FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers FC D 2025-01-01 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–3 Macarthur FC L 2024-12-27 Adelaide United FC 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC W 2024-12-22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 4–1 Wellington Phoenix FC W

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

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 2024-12-23 Macarthur FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.48 Western Sydney Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.78 Central Coast Mariners FC xG

I would bet for: Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Central Coast Mariners FC 73% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Western Sydney Wanderers FC32% Draw27% Central Coast Mariners FC41%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

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	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC

68%

Western Sydney Wanderers FC or Central Coast Mariners FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Western Sydney Wanderers FC25% Draw42% Central Coast Mariners FC33%

Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

6.1%

0 – 2

0 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

Actual

1 – 0

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Western Sydney Wanderers FC

Handicap	Western Sydney Wanderers FC covers	Push	Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	16%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Western Sydney Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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