The league standings reveals that 15 points split the pair of two sets of gladiators in this A-League game. Western United own both the points- and home ground advantage.
- Western United have the most clean sheets (7) in A-League
- Central Coast Mariners have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Central Coast Mariners, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
Western United and Central Coast Mariners 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.
Western United form and stats
Western United have performed here at Mars Stadium this season with 7 wins from 9 A-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Happy days for Western United in their previous game, a fixture away at Brisbane Roar (placed 11th) that ended with a 3-2 victory. Prijović, a striker, was the best performer for the team in that game, earning a rating of 7.6 (out of 10). Prijović scored one goal.
Before that, Western United played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Melbourne Victory.The Western fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. From these home matches, Western United have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Central Coast Mariners form and stats
There's been little loot from Central Coast Mariners's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 8 away games in the A-League. Central Coast Mariners only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.
Impressive finishing from Hatch, Ureña and Cummings secured the home win 3-0 against Adelaide United in their previous game. Attacker Ureña got a player rating of 10.0 in the game. "Man of the match" Ureña scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 28 successful passes (of 34 total).
That result followed a home victory 4-2 versus Macarthur.A quick return to home after this game, as Central Coast Mariners are hosting Wellington Phoenix in the A-League only three days away.
In the opposite end, Mariners have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Last six meetings between these contenders: Western United won three, Central Coast Mariners were winners in three and we saw zero draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  A. Prijović 6 goals |   M. Ureña Porras 6 goals |  S. Luštica 4 goals |
Western United missing players
Central Coast Mariners missing players
| Western United | Central Coast Mariners | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 25 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 27 |
| 20 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 58% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 82% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 59% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 24% |
| 47% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 65% |
| 42% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 18% |
| 5.5 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 | 11 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 12.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 13.5 | 13.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 32% | 34% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 18% | 30% |
| 14.7 | 13.6 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 18.8 | 15.8 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
- Central Coast Mariners have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Western United have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in A-League
- Western United have the most clean sheets (7) in A-League
- Western United have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Western United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| 2 | Western United | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 37 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 28 |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 5 | Macarthur | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -3 | 25 |
| 6 | Sydney | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -6 | 24 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -8 | 13 |
