National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sydney or Central Coast Mariners that keep their silverware dream alive.
These are hustling days for the hosts, as they were in action only three days ago in the A-League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Brisbane Roar, was also a home game here at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Sydney form and stats
Last season, Sydney's Ffa Cup journey ended in the 16th finals.When playing at home in the A-League, Sydney have managed 1 win, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games. On the other hand, in the Ffa Cup, Sydney has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
The spoils were shared in Sydney's previous game, also at home. Visiting Brisbane Roar travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Kamsoba, a striker, was the best player for the team in that game, collecting a rating of 7.44 (out of 10). Kamsoba served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 5 of 10 times and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).
Before that, Sydney had a Ffa Cup home game versus Brisbane Roar which ended with a victory 1-0.The manager Corica will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Melbourne City in only four days.
The Sydney fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Central Coast Mariners form and stats
They also participated in Ffa Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals.Things could have gone better for Central Coast Mariners in their A-League away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. Total Ffa Cup statistics for Central Coast Mariners: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Central Coast Mariners have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Mark Birighitti. It's been 225 minutes since they last conceded in A-League.
It's the second away game in a row for Central Coast Mariners, but there's smiles all around after the 6-0 victory versus APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the Ffa Cup last time out. As mentioned above, Central Coast Mariners was the only team on the pitch versus APIA Leichhardt Tigers in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Central Coast Mariners manager Montgomery as the team has another away game coming up in only one day, this time against Melbourne City.
Central Coast Mariners find the net regularly in their away games. 3 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. 4 goals have been conceded by Central Coast Mariners in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Sydney victories, three draws and two 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
  E. Kamsoba 2 goals |  A. Le Fondre 2 goals |   M. Ureña Porras 2 goals |
Sydney missing players
Central Coast Mariners missing players
| Sydney | Central Coast Mariners | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 41 | 18 | Scored | S | 18 | 33 | ||
| 23 | 9 | Conceded | C | 13 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 7.4 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15.1 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.1 | 13.3 | ||
| 6 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 28% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 25% | ||
| 12.2 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Macarthur | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Western United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Sydney | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Wellington Phoenix | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 4 |
| 12 | Brisbane Roar | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
