Australian A-League | Gameweek 19

Mar 4, 2023 at 6am UK

Spotless Stadium

Western Sydney
2 - 0
Central Coast

Borrello (26'), Amalfitano (60')
Cleur (87'), Layouni (89')
Marcelo (52')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Vukovic (52'), Farrell (62'), Windust (73')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Australian A-League clash between Western Sydney Wanderers and Central Coast Mariners, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Western Sydney Wanderers

All competitions

Last Game: Western Sydney 4-0 Macarthur
Saturday, February 25 at 8.45am in Australian A-League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Central Coast Mariners

All competitions

Last Game: Central Coast 1-1 Wellington
Friday, February 24 at 8.45am in Australian A-League

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1 Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers have been offensively impressive as of late, and that is something that they will take into this game. With a home advantage and plenty to play for in terms of their league positioning, we predict the Wanderers to edge this one. Read more.

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 Western Sydney Wanderers win with a probability of 42.78%. A win for Central Coast Mariners had a probability of 33.27% and a draw had a probability of 24%.

The most likely scoreline for a Western Sydney Wanderers win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.78%) and 2-0 (6.34%). The likeliest Central Coast Mariners win was 1-2 (7.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.98%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Western Sydney Wanderers would win this match.

Result
Western Sydney Wanderers	Draw	Central Coast Mariners
42.78% ( -0.68)	23.95% ( -0.11)	33.27% ( 0.79)

Both teams to score 60.83% (

0.7)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.64% (

0.79)

41.36% (

-0.79)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.24% (

0.79)

63.75% (

-0.79)

Western Sydney Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.42% (

0.03)

19.58% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

48.49% (

0.05)

51.51% (

-0.05)

Central Coast Mariners Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.64% (

0.84)

24.35% (

-0.84)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.25% (

1.18)

58.75% (

-1.17)

Score Analysis

Western Sydney Wanderers 42.78%

Central Coast Mariners 33.27%

Draw 23.95%

Western Sydney Wanderers	Draw	Central Coast Mariners
2-1 @ 8.96% ( -0.08) 1-0 @ 7.78% ( -0.27) 2-0 @ 6.34% ( -0.22) 3-1 @ 4.87% ( -0.04) 3-0 @ 3.45% ( -0.12) 3-2 @ 3.44% ( 0.05) 4-1 @ 1.98% ( -0.02) 4-0 @ 1.41% ( -0.04) 4-2 @ 1.4% ( 0.02) Other @ 3.17% Total : 42.78%	1-1 @ 10.98% ( -0.11) 2-2 @ 6.33% ( 0.09) 0-0 @ 4.77% ( -0.17) 3-3 @ 1.62% ( 0.06) Other @ 0.26% Total : 23.95%	1-2 @ 7.76% ( 0.11) 0-1 @ 6.74% ( -0.07) 0-2 @ 4.76% ( 0.06) 1-3 @ 3.65% ( 0.14) 2-3 @ 2.98% ( 0.12) 0-3 @ 2.24% ( 0.08) 1-4 @ 1.29% ( 0.08) 2-4 @ 1.05% ( 0.07) Other @ 2.8% Total : 33.27%