Sydney are psyched for a new task after their 2-2 versus Melbourne Victory in the previous match. Central Coast Mariners are coming to town!
- Sydney have the most matches over the total-line (4) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners have won significantly more corners away than at home.
Both teams have had enough days rest since their previous game. Let's aim for an enthusiastic game!
Sydney form and stats
1 victory, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Sydney have to build on here at Leichhardt Oval in the A-League. Sydney are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Leichhardt Oval, having lost their two previous games here.
An away draw last time out for Sydney, facing Melbourne Victory in a game that ended 2-2. Caceres (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.1/10. Caceres served one assist, hit six key passes and had 38 successful passes (of 41 total).
Preceding that match was the home game against Perth Glory that was lost 1-2.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sydney's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played ten games, won seven matches, drawn two and lost one.
The Sydney fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. Sydney's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Central Coast Mariners form and stats
Things could have gone better for Central Coast Mariners in their A-League away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. Central Coast Mariners love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
The manager Montgomery was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Central Coast Stadium. Central Coast Mariners suffered a 1-3 loss to Melbourne City (placed 2nd). Ureña, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.55. Ureña scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Central Coast Mariners when being an outsider away as they are today, we find six matches with the visitors losing six times, drawing zero and winning zero games.
Goals are few and far between in Mariners's away league games. Only 3 goals from 3 travels. As opposed to that, Central Coast Mariners have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved met each other previously this season: Central Coast Mariners - Sydney 2-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Sydney victories, two draws and three Central Coast Mariners wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ureña Porras 3 goals |   A. Caceres 2 goals |  E. Kamsoba 2 goals |
Sydney missing players
Central Coast Mariners missing players
| Sydney | Central Coast Mariners | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 56% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 22% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 6.1 | 4.6 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 4.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 14.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 15.7 | 14 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.7 | 5.2 |
| 29% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 15% | 26% |
| 11.6 | 11.2 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 19.7 | 17 |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.7 |
- Central Coast Mariners have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Central Coast Mariners haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sydney have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Sydney have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sydney have the most matches over the total-line (4) in A-League
- Sydney have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Sydney haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Melbourne Victory | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Macarthur | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Western United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Sydney | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 7 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Brisbane Roar | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
