Sydney vs Central Coast Mariners: The Numbers Point to a Tight Game
Under 2.5
- Estimated chance
- 48%
- Quoted odds
- 2.35
- Model EV
- 12.8%
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Next up: A-League, Thu 31 Dec 2026, 08:00 UTC
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Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne City have met 39 times since January 2012. The record reads Central Coast Mariners 11 wins, Melbourne City 18, with 10 draws. These games average 3.0 goals. Both teams have scored in 62% of meetings, and 56% have gone over 2.5 goals. Central Coast Mariners's biggest win in this fixture was 6-1 in June 2023. Melbourne City's biggest win in this fixture was 5-0 in April 2019. Melbourne City are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings.
The last meeting, on 7 Apr 2026 (A-League), finished Melbourne City 2-1 Central Coast Mariners. Central Coast Mariners's last 5 results, most recent first: D L D L L. Melbourne City's last 5 results, most recent first: W D L L L. Central Coast Mariners sit 10th in the A-League table. Melbourne City sit 7th in the A-League table.
They meet next on 31 Dec 2026 (A-League).
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | WWW | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | DWD | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | DDW | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | DW | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | LWD | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 | DLW | |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 | WDL | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | WLL | |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | DDL | |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 | DLD | |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 | LDD | |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 | LL |