Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

A League · 2024-25
Western United FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Central Coast Mariners FC
Wed 29 Jan 2025 · 08:00 UTC Wyndham Regional Football Facility HT 45' · FT 45'
Angus Thurgate 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Western United FC vs Central Coast Mariners FC — A League at Wyndham Regional Football Facility.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Elder
  • Referee
24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

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

4
2
8
Western United FC 14 games · Avg 3.4 goals Central Coast Mariners FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-29 Western United FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-04-13 Western United FC 0–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2023-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–0 Western United FC 2023-04-07 Western United FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC 2022-10-29 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–2 Western United FC

Recent Form

Western United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan Central Coast Mariners FC H 2–2 D
17 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC H 3–1 W
10 Jan Melbourne Victory FC A 4–3 W
07 Jan Melbourne City FC A 0–2 L
03 Jan Perth Glory FC A 3–2 W
29 Dec Brisbane Roar FC H 1–0 W
Central Coast Mariners FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan Western United FC A 2–2 D
25 Jan Wellington Phoenix FC A 0–0 D
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

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Central Coast Mariners FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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 ball is rolling at Wyndham Regional Football Facility. Western United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Central Coast Mariners FC.
  • 5' Christian Theoharous is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Central Coast Mariners FC so far.
  • 10' Central Coast Mariners FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Western United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Central Coast Mariners FC's shape.
  • 20' The travelling Central Coast Mariners FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Western United FC in their trying to find a way past Central Coast Mariners FC's compact .
  • 30' Central Coast Mariners FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 33' The deadlock is broken! Noah Botic gets on the scoresheet on 33 minutes.
  • 38' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 39' A goal from the Brazil international Mikael Doka! He fires home on 39 to make it 1-1!
  • 42' Brilliant from the ! Ryan Edmondson makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 42.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Arthur De Lima as he leaves the pitch. Abdelelah Faisal steps in for Central Coast Mariners FC.
  • 51' Matthew Sutton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Western United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Western United FC — Abel Walatee on, Matthew Grimaldi off on 60 minutes.
  • 63' Central Coast Mariners FC ring the changes. Christian Theoharous has done his job and it is now time for Sasha Kuzevski to step up.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dylan Peraic-Cullen made 208 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 74' A goal from the Australia international Ben Garuccio! He fires home on 74 to make it 2-2!
  • 79' Arthur De Lima is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Central Coast Mariners FC tonight.
  • 80' Lucas Scicluna is ready to make an impact after coming on for Haine Eames at the 80 minute mark.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Western United FC team. Riku Danzaki is replaced by Luke Vickery on 84 minute.
  • 88' Angus Thurgate picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Jake Najdovski. He replaces Noah Botic on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Western United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Aloisi

Central Coast Mariners FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Jackson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jason Cummings 8
Besart Berisha 5
Max Burgess 3
Alou Kuol 3
Connor Pain 2
Noah Smith 2
Matt Simon 2
Beni Nkololo 2

Head to Head

2025-01-29 Western United FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2024-04-13 Western United FC 0–2 Central Coast Mariners FC 2023-12-08 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–0 Western United FC 2023-04-07 Western United FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners FC 2022-10-29 Central Coast Mariners FC 4–2 Western United FC

Western United FC Form

2025-01-29 Western United FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2025-01-17 Western United FC 3–1 Newcastle United Jets FC W 2025-01-10 Melbourne Victory FC 3–4 Western United FC W 2025-01-07 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United FC L 2025-01-03 Perth Glory FC 2–3 Western United FC W 2024-12-29 Western United FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W

Central Coast Mariners FC Form

2025-01-29 Western United FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D 2025-01-25 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners FC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.4 Western United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Central Coast Mariners FC xG
I would bet for: Western United FC or Central Coast Mariners FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Western United FC34% Draw27% Central Coast Mariners FC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Western United FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Central Coast Mariners FC
66%
Western United FC or Central Coast Mariners FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Western United FC25% Draw44% Central Coast Mariners FC31%
Actual: Central Coast Mariners FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 1
7.1%
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Western United FC

Handicap Western United FC covers Push Central Coast Mariners FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Western United FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Central Coast Mariners FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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