Adelaide United vs Central Coast Mariners

Adelaide United

0 - 4

Central Coast Mariners

🕒 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 08:35 Europe/London 📍 Coopers Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Daniel Cook 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Adelaide United 2 · Central Coast Mariners 9

Referee Stats

Daniel Cook

1 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	2.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	0%
Draws	0%
Away wins	100%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (22-18).
Adelaide United controlled possession (70%).

Team Overview

Adelaide United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-4

Goals For / Against

25 / 20

Avg: 1.79 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Central Coast Mariners (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-1-7

Goals For / Against

18 / 25

Avg: 1.38 / 1.92

Points

Avg: 1.23

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.71

PPG

1.23

1.79

1.38

1.43

1.92

62%

O2.5

77%

69%

BTTS

54%

69%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Adelaide United rank2nd

Central Coast Mariners rank9th

Adelaide United points43

Central Coast Mariners points32

Adelaide United: #2 · 43 pts · GD +10

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Central Coast Mariners: #9 · 32 pts · GD -7

11 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Adelaide United last 5 home

W D D W L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals11-6

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Central Coast Mariners last 5 away

L W L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals6-11

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Adelaide United trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 0%

Central Coast Mariners trend breakdown

Over 2.577%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.554%

1H Over 0.577%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 85% · Over 3.5 54% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Adelaide United score at home85%

Adelaide United clean sheet at home15%

Central Coast Mariners score away77%

Central Coast Mariners clean sheet away23%

First-goal patterns

Adelaide United score first69%

Adelaide United win after scoring first67%

Central Coast Mariners score first38%

Central Coast Mariners win after scoring first80%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Adelaide United 50% · Central Coast Mariners 25%

Avg first goal minute: Adelaide United 28.7' · Central Coast Mariners 25.0'

Vs league average

Adelaide United score at home1.79 vs 1.53

Adelaide United concede at home1.43 vs 1.34

Central Coast Mariners score away1.38 vs 1.34

Central Coast Mariners concede away1.92 vs 1.53

Adelaide United score 17% above league average, while Central Coast Mariners score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Adelaide United are 7% above league average at home, and Central Coast Mariners are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Adelaide United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

Central Coast Mariners goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

16-30 6

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

70%

30%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

579

252

Passes Accurate

512

190

Passes %

88%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ VAR

M. Di Pizio

Penalty confirmed

7' Vinko Stanisic

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. McCalmont

Penalty

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

S. Ngor

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Di Pizio

22' ⚽

⚽

22' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

B. Brandtman

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ H. Crawford

1st substitution · For: L. Đuzel

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Vinko Stanisic

2nd substitution · For: A. Tatu

52'

52' A. McCalmont

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 0-4

M. Di Pizio

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Brandtman

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ H. Eames

1st substitution · For: N. Duarte

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Juan Muñiz

3rd substitution · For: Joey Garuccio

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ C. Goodwin

4th substitution · For: P. Madanha

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ B. Brandtman

2nd substitution · For: A. De Lima

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ S. Ngor

3rd substitution · For: Samuel Dikoš

81'

81' L. Mauragis

84'

84' A. De Lima

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Di Pizio

4th substitution · For: C. Theoharous

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ H. Steele

5th substitution · For: Laurence Taylor

Adelaide United vs Central Coast Mariners 0-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Central Coast Mariners beat Adelaide United 4-0 on Sunday, 04 January 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Daniel Cook. It was played at Coopers Stadium.

First half: VAR intervened at 5' for Central Coast Mariners (Penalty confirmed). Vinko Stanisic received a yellow card for Adelaide United at 7'. Central Coast Mariners took an early lead at 8' when A. McCalmont scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Central Coast Mariners extended the lead at 20' when S. Ngor scored, with the assist credited to M. Di Pizio, making the score 0-2. Central Coast Mariners extended the lead at 22' when B. Brandtman scored, making the score 0-3.

Second half: Adelaide United made their 1st substitution at 46', with H. Crawford replacing L. Đuzel. Adelaide United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Vinko Stanisic replacing A. Tatu. A. McCalmont received a yellow card for Central Coast Mariners at 52'. Central Coast Mariners extended the lead at 55' when M. Di Pizio scored, with the assist credited to B. Brandtman, making the score 0-4. Central Coast Mariners made their 1st substitution at 58', with H. Eames replacing N. Duarte. Adelaide United made their 3rd substitution at 69', with Juan Muñiz replacing Joey Garuccio. Adelaide United made their 4th substitution at 70', with C. Goodwin replacing P. Madanha. Central Coast Mariners made their 2nd substitution at 78', with B. Brandtman replacing A. De Lima. Central Coast Mariners made their 3rd substitution at 78', with S. Ngor replacing Samuel Dikoš. L. Mauragis received a yellow card for Central Coast Mariners at 81'. A. De Lima received a yellow card for Central Coast Mariners at 84'. Central Coast Mariners made their 4th substitution at 90', with M. Di Pizio replacing C. Theoharous. Central Coast Mariners made their 5th substitution at 90', with H. Steele replacing Laurence Taylor.

Adelaide United used 4 substitutions while Central Coast Mariners used 5 substitutions. Adelaide United got 1 yellow card, while Central Coast Mariners got 3 yellow cards.