11th- against 8th spot might not feel all that sexy. But look: We have the details that makes Western Sydney Wanderers - Central Coast Mariners (even) more absorbing!
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Wanderers nor Central Coast Mariners as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Western Sydney Wanderers form and stats
The complete A-League statistics playing at home this season for Western Sydney Wanderers are 3-4-3 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The spoils were shared in Western Sydney Wanderers's previous game, also at home. Visiting Brisbane Roar (placed 10th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Midfield player Troisi got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Troisi hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 40 successful passes (of 46 total).
A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Sydney.Wanderers aren't scoring a lot here at Commbank Stadium in the league, with only 9 goals from 10 games. Western Sydney Wanderers have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Central Coast Mariners form and stats
Central Coast Mariners have only collected 5 points from their away games in the A-League, after 1-2-6 (9 played). Two points from the last two away games for Central Coast Mariners, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Mariners's previous game was their home loss versus Sydney (0-5). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Sydney was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind. Cummings, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.13. Cummings hit two key passes.
Before that, Central Coast Mariners secured a home win against Wellington Phoenix with the score 5-0.The schedule is very tough for Mariners now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A A-League game at Wellington Phoenix is waiting in only four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Central Coast Mariners have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. In the opposite end, Central Coast Mariners have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Central Coast Mariners - Wanderers 2-0 was the end result in these participants' previous head-to-head match, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Western Sydney Wanderers wins - draws - Central Coast Mariners wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ureña Porras 7 goals |  J. Cummings 6 goals |   T. Hemed 5 goals |
Western Sydney Wanderers missing players
Central Coast Mariners missing players
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Central Coast Mariners | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 22 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 34 |
| 29 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 31 |
| 90% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 95% |
| 75% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 85% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 65% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 30% |
| 45% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 60% |
| 30% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 25% |
| 35% | 40% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 20% |
| 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.9 | 15.5 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 13.3 | 13.8 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 29% | 22% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 20% | 31% |
| 11.8 | 9.1 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.5 | 17.9 | 15 |
| 3.8 | 2.9 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 4.7 |
- Central Coast Mariners have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in A-League
- Western Sydney Wanderers have the most clean sheets (5) at home in A-League
| 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 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 46 |
| 2 | Western United | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 | Sydney | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 31 |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -11 | 30 |
| 7 | Macarthur | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -2 | 29 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 21 |
| 11 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -11 | 14 |
