Season ticket holders at Central Coast Stadium haven't seen too many victories this season, with Central Coast Mariners languishing in the 11th position so far. The guesting Wellington Phoenix will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Central Coast Mariners and Wellington Phoenix should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Central Coast Mariners form and stats
Central Coast Mariners, who have the most conceded goals (43) in A-League, have played 9 A-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-5 (wins-draws-losses). There's also a terrible streak running regardless of playing venue as Central Coast Mariners have lost seven games in a row. Game days at Central Coast Stadium have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Central Coast Mariners as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
Central Coast Mariners are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-6 away versus Western United. Before that game, the home loss against Sydney with the scoreline 0-3.
As you see from the result above, Central Coast Mariners suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Central Coast Mariners's goalkeeper Mark Birighitti was extremely busy against Western United, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
Central Coast Mariners has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Central Coast Mariners defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
Wellington Phoenix have only collected 8 points from their away games in the A-League, after 2-2-4 (8 played). Wellington Phoenix has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Wellington Phoenix are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the A-League against Western United (placed 7th). Before that, Wellington Phoenix secured a home win against Melbourne City with the score 1-0.
Wellington Phoenix have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Wellington Phoenix have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Wellington Phoenix - Central Coast Mariners 2-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Central Coast Mariners, one draw and six wins for Wellington Phoenix. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  U. Dávila Plascencia 10 goals | D. Ball 5 goals |  M. Đurić 4 goals |
Central Coast Mariners missing players
Wellington Phoenix missing players
| Central Coast Mariners | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 27 |
| 43 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 88% | 94% |
| 84% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 78% |
| 68% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 61% |
| 32% | 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 22% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 58% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 67% |
| 5% | 11% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 12% | 22% |
| 37% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 17% |
| 5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 260 | 116 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 126 | 243 |
| 77 | 35 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 42 | 89 |
| 25% | 26% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 26% | 30% |
- Central Coast Mariners has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Central Coast Mariners has the fewest points (10) at home
- Central Coast Mariners has the fewest scored goals (19)
- Central Coast Mariners has the fewest scored goals (9) at home
- Central Coast Mariners has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7)
- Central Coast Mariners has the most conceded goals (43)
- Central Coast Mariners has the the worst goal difference (-24)
- Central Coast Mariners has the the worst goal difference (-8) at home
- Central Coast Mariners have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Central Coast Mariners haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Central Coast Mariners is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Wellington Phoenix have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sydney | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 43 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 33 |
| 3 | Perth Glory | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Brisbane Roar | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | Western United | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Melbourne Victory | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 18 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -24 | 13 |