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Australian A-League
Dec 21, 2025 at 2am UK
 
Central Coast Mariners

3-1

Piper (36'), James (49' pen.), Armiento (52')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Ngor (45+6')
Coverage of the Australian A-League clash between Wellington Phoenix and Central Coast Mariners.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Wellington 3-1 Central Coast
Sunday, December 21 at 2am in Australian A-League
Next Game: Victory vs. Wellington
Monday, December 29 at 8am in Australian A-League
Last Game: Wellington 3-1 Central Coast
Sunday, December 21 at 2am in Australian A-League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Wellington Phoenix win with a probability of 41.74%. A win for Central Coast Mariners had a probability of 33.26% and a draw had a probability of 25.01%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wellington Phoenix win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.88%) and 2-0 (6.72%). The likeliest Central Coast Mariners win was 0-1 (7.8%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.76%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.

Result
Wellington PhoenixDrawCentral Coast Mariners
41.74% (0.039999999999999 0.04)25.01% (-0.099 -0.1)33.26% (0.061 0.06)
Both teams to score 57.09% (0.359 0.36)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.75% (0.46100000000001 0.46)46.25% (-0.459 -0.46)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.46% (0.433 0.43)68.54% (-0.431 -0.43)
Wellington Phoenix Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.88% (0.217 0.22)22.12% (-0.215 -0.22)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.51% (0.327 0.33)55.49% (-0.326 -0.33)
Central Coast Mariners Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.3% (0.26000000000001 0.26)26.7% (-0.258 -0.26)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.05% (0.34 0.34)61.96% (-0.33799999999999 -0.34)
Score Analysis
    Wellington Phoenix 41.74%
    Central Coast Mariners 33.26%
    Draw 25%
Wellington PhoenixDrawCentral Coast Mariners
1-0 @ 8.91% (-0.116 -0.12)
2-1 @ 8.88% (0.0089999999999986 0.01)
2-0 @ 6.72% (-0.043 -0.04)
3-1 @ 4.46% (0.032 0.03)
3-0 @ 3.38%
3-2 @ 2.95% (0.043 0.04)
4-1 @ 1.68% (0.024 0.02)
4-0 @ 1.28% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.11% (0.024 0.02)
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 41.74%
1-1 @ 11.76% (-0.07 -0.07)
0-0 @ 5.91% (-0.116 -0.12)
2-2 @ 5.86% (0.048 0.05)
3-3 @ 1.3% (0.028 0.03)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 25%
0-1 @ 7.8% (-0.093999999999999 -0.09)
1-2 @ 7.77% (0.013 0.01)
0-2 @ 5.15% (-0.024 -0.02)
1-3 @ 3.42% (0.031 0.03)
2-3 @ 2.58% (0.04 0.04)
0-3 @ 2.27% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
1-4 @ 1.13% (0.018 0.02)
Other @ 3.15%
Total : 33.26%

Head to Head
Jan 25, 2025 4am
gameweek 16
Wellington
0-0
Central Coast
Retre (24'), Retre (24'), Sheridan (70'), Sheridan (70')
Harrington (50'), Harrington (50'), Paull (73'), Paull (73'), Steele (90+2'), Steele (90+2')
Nov 10, 2024 5am
gameweek 4
Central Coast
0-3
Wellington

Kuzevski (6'), Kuzevski (6'), Doka (45+1'), McCalmont (45+2'), Doka (45+1'), McCalmont (45+2')
Ishige (15', 15'), Barbarouses (39', 39'), Sutton (53', 53')
Sutton (35'), Sutton (35'), Nagasawa (60'), Nagasawa (60')
Apr 6, 2024 7.30am
gameweek 23
Central Coast
2-1
Wellington
Torres (61', 61'), Doka (90+1', 90+1')
Jackson (25'), Jackson (25'), Kaltack (72'), Kaltack (72')
Old (78', 78')
Salas (24'), Salas (24')
Feb 6, 2024 3am
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