The Central Coast Mariners manager A. Stajcic attacks this game with the team placed 1st so far. In the visitors dressing room Wellington Phoenix and their manager U. Talay are in 12th place before this match.
- Central Coast Mariners has the fewest conceded goals (1) in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix is in the worst form (0-1-2)
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Central Coast Mariners form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Central Coast Mariners's two home games in the A-League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Central Coast Stadium.
It's back home for Mariners, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Sydney away with the result 2-0. Alou Kuol found the net in that victory. Preceding that match was a defeat to Western Sydney Wanderers (0-1).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Mariners as they are travelling to their away game against Melbourne City in the A-League. That match is three days after this one.
Early season league goal statistics from Central Coast Mariners's 2 home games: 1 goal, 1 conceded.
Wellington Phoenix form and stats
One match played away so far in the A-League for Wellington Phoenix and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 4 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses from 13 games.
Home advantage was not enough for Wellington in their previous game, as they lost their A-League-match, hosting Newcastle Jets, 1-2. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Macarthur.
1 goal so far away for Wellington Phoenix, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
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
  A. Kuol 2 goals |  D. De Silva 1 goals |  J. Smylie 1 goals |
Central Coast Mariners missing players
Wellington Phoenix missing players
| Central Coast Mariners | Wellington Phoenix | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 14.5 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12 | 20 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 5.7 |
| 29% | 10% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 18% |
- Central Coast Mariners has the fewest conceded goals (1) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners has the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners has the the best goal difference (+4) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners is in the best form (3-0-1)
- Wellington Phoenix has the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in A-League
- Wellington Phoenix is in the worst form (0-1-2)
| Central Coast Mariners | Last season | Wellington Phoenix | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 27 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Scored | S | 17 | 38 | ||
| 55 | 25 | Conceded | C | 22 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 77% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 78% | ||
| 62% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 59% | ||
| 35% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 22% | ||
| 19% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 7% | ||
| 58% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 63% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 19% | ||
| 38% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 22% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 13.1 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 13.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Macarthur | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Brisbane Roar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Western United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Sydney | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Melbourne Victory | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 11 | Perth Glory | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 47 |
| 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 41 |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 40 |
| 5 | Western United | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | -5 | 36 |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -8 | 34 |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -5 | 33 |
| 10 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -11 | 23 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -29 | 18 |