This match features two teams living in the basement of the A-League, Central Coast Mariners holding 10th place and Western Sydney Wanderers lying 8th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers 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
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Central Coast Mariners, who have the fewest points (5) at home in A-League, have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 9 losses so far from their games here at Central Coast Stadium. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Central Coast Stadium, with the home team losing five in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Brisbane Roar game. Central Coast Mariners has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager A. Stajcic and the players.In their previous game, the manager A. Stajcic led his Central Coast Mariners to a defeat in the A-League match away at Melbourne Victory. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Central Coast Stadium. Ahead of that match, Central Coast Mariners lost 0-3 at home to Perth Glory.
Central Coast Mariners has scored 14 goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Central Coast Mariners having conceded 34 goals here at Central Coast Stadium so far.
Western Sydney Wanderers form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Western Sydney Wanderers so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-6 (win-draw-lose). Western Sydney Wanderers seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?There were no winners in Western Sydney Wanderers's previous match, a A-League home game that ended 1-1 vs Sydney. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Newcastle Jets wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.
The Western Sydney Wanderers manager M. Babbel has got the team scoring on the road, with 24 away goals in 12 matches. Western Sydney Wanderers have conceded 27 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Western Sydney Wanderers - Central Coast Mariners 2-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Central Coast Mariners won 1 game, 2 matches ended with a draw and Western Sydney Wanderers has 7 wins.Top Goalscorers
 
Oriol Riera
10 goals / 1 assists
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R. Bonevacia
7 goals / 7 assists
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C. Pain
5 goals / 1 assists
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Central Coast Mariners missing players
Western Sydney Wanderers missing players
| Central Coast Mariners | Western Sydney Wanderers | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | Played | 12 | 25 |
| 28 | 14 | Scored | 24 | 41 |
| 64 | 34 | Conceded | 27 | 50 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | 83% | 68% |
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 75% | 52% |
| 36% | 33% | Over 4.5 | 33% | 24% |
| 72% | 75% | Both teams to score | 75% | 68% |
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 8% | 16% |
| 28% | 25% | Failed To Score | 17% | 16% |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| 5.7 | 5.4 | Corners Against (avg) | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| 2.6 | 3.1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 6 | 3 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 2 |
- Neither of the teams have played a single 0-0 game.
- Western Sydney Wanderers is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Central Coast Mariners is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
- Central Coast Mariners has failed to keep a clean sheet in 25 matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Perth Glory | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 29 | 57 |
| 2 | Sydney | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 49 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 47 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 38 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 29 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -9 | 24 |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 60 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 35 | -26 | 18 |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 30 | -36 | 10 |
