The A-League standings tell the truth about these contenders to this date, with Central Coast Mariners leading Brisbane Roar by 8 points. Tipsway full preview:
- Central Coast Mariners have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in A-League
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals (19) in A-League
Brisbane Roar have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Central Coast Mariners form and stats
Central Coast Mariners have played 11 A-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager Montgomery led his Mariners to a defeat away at Melbourne Victory. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Central Coast Stadium. Midfield player Balard got a match rating of 7.2 in that game, the max score being 10. Balard dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 57 successful passes (of 65 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Macarthur in a game that was won 4-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Central Coast Mariners have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 5 and lost 4.
A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 10 most recent league matches shows that 8 of them had goals from both teams.
The Central Coast Mariners manager Montgomery has got the team scoring with 26 from 11 home games in the league. Central Coast Mariners's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Brisbane Roar form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Brisbane Roar so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Brisbane are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
The followers enjoyed Brisbane Roar's previous fixture versus Western United (placed 8th), a 1-0 win played at home. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three games in a row for the away side? The answer is O'Shea and that is impressive stuff! O'Shea got a match rating of 7.94 in that game, top player of the team. O'Shea scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 61 successful passes (of 69 total).
A 1-2 defeat away at Melbourne City before that.Brisbane are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
Brisbane Roar's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 16 goals from these trips. Brisbane Roar has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Mariners have avoided a loss in the last 4 games (3-1-0) versus Brisbane Roar.Central Coast Mariners and Brisbane Roar have faced each other already this season: Brisbane Roar - Central Coast Mariners 1-2. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been brutal, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Cummings 14 goals |   J. O'Shea 6 goals | B. NKololo 5 goals |
Central Coast Mariners missing players
Brisbane Roar missing players
| Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane Roar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 40 | 26 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 31 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 67% |
| 81% | 91% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 38% |
| 38% | 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 19% | 27% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 71% | 82% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 57% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 29% |
| 6.6 | 7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15.2 | 15.8 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.1 | 12 |
| 6 | 6.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 31% | 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 25% | 23% |
| 12.9 | 12.4 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 11.2 | 13.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
- All of Central Coast Mariners's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Brisbane Roar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Brisbane Roar have the fewest scored goals (19) in A-League
- Brisbane Roar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Central Coast Mariners have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Central Coast Mariners have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Central Coast Mariners have scored more than double the goals of Brisbane Roar.
- Central Coast Mariners have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners have the most matches over the total-line (17) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 41 |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 37 |
| 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 34 |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | Sydney | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 25 |
| 8 | Western United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -10 | 25 |
| 9 | Macarthur | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | -13 | 25 |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -7 | 24 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
