Central Coast Mariners vs Brisbane Roar

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🕒 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Alexander George King 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 10
Regular Season Table
Central Coast Mariners 9 · Brisbane Roar 11
Referee Stats
19 matches · 3.79 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.79
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 0.11
Over 4.5 cards 26%
Home wins 37%
Draws 32%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-17).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Brisbane Roar had the sharper finishing (1-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Central Coast Mariners (Home stats)

Games / Record

13
W-D-L: 3-7-3

Goals For / Against

17 / 17
Avg: 1.31 / 1.31

Points

16
Avg: 1.23

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

2
Brisbane Roar (Away stats)

Games / Record

13
W-D-L: 3-4-6

Goals For / Against

13 / 18
Avg: 1.00 / 1.38

Points

13
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.23
PPG
1.00
1.31
GF
1.00
1.31
GA
1.38
54%
O2.5
54%
77%
BTTS
69%
23%
Score 1st
38%

League-position context

Central Coast Mariners rank9th
Brisbane Roar rank11th
Central Coast Mariners points32
Brisbane Roar points26
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.
Brisbane Roar: #11 · 26 pts · GD -9
17 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Central Coast Mariners last 5 home

D D D D W
Points7/15
Weighted index38
Goals8-7
Record1-4-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Brisbane Roar last 5 away

L D L D L
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals5-10
Record0-2-3
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.

Central Coast Mariners trend breakdown

Over 2.554%
BTTS77%
BTTS + O2.554%
1H Over 0.569%
Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 15%

Brisbane Roar trend breakdown

Over 2.554%
BTTS69%
BTTS + O2.554%
1H Over 0.569%
Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 15% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Central Coast Mariners score at home85%
Central Coast Mariners clean sheet at home23%
Brisbane Roar score away77%
Brisbane Roar clean sheet away15%

First-goal patterns

Central Coast Mariners score first23%
Central Coast Mariners win after scoring first33%
Brisbane Roar score first38%
Brisbane Roar win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Central Coast Mariners 78% · Brisbane Roar 43%
Avg first goal minute: Central Coast Mariners 34.7' · Brisbane Roar 41.2'

Vs league average

Central Coast Mariners score at home1.31 vs 1.53
Central Coast Mariners concede at home1.31 vs 1.34
Brisbane Roar score away1.00 vs 1.34
Brisbane Roar concede away1.38 vs 1.53
Central Coast Mariners score 14% below league average, while Brisbane Roar score 25% below league average.
Defensive side: Central Coast Mariners are 2% below league average at home, and Brisbane Roar are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Central Coast Mariners goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 5
76-90+ 4
61-75 3
31-45 1
46-60 1

Brisbane Roar goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
1
7
Total Shots
13
17
Shots off Goal
6
6
Blocked Shots
6
4
Shots Inside Box
9
10
Shots Outside Box
4
7
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
4
7
Fouls
9
11
Offsides
1
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
0
Total Passes
399
432
Passes Accurate
331
354
Passes %
83%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
22'
22' Goal · 0-1
M. Ruhs
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Long
26'
26' H. Hore
29'
29' Goal · 1-1
L. Mauragis
Normal Goal · Assist: A. McCalmont
32'
32' W. Kennedy
45'
45' Y. Salas
59'
59' W. Kennedy
1st substitution · For: C. Theoharous
67'
67' H. Bility
1st substitution · For: M. Dench
67'
67' C. Long
2nd substitution · For: J. Vidic
75'
75' M. Ruhs
3rd substitution · For: J. Lauton
75'
75' J. McGarry
4th substitution · For: G. Vrakas
81'
81' A. McCalmont
2nd substitution · For: H. Eames
81'
81' H. Hore
5th substitution · For: Q. Macnicol
90'
90' Goal · 1-2
J. Vidic
Normal Goal · Assist: J. O'Shea
90+2'
90+2' B. Brandtman
3rd substitution · For: H. Steele
90+5'
90+5' N. Paull

Central Coast Mariners vs Brisbane Roar 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brisbane Roar beat Central Coast Mariners 2-1 on Wednesday, 31 December 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Alexander George King.

First half: Brisbane Roar took the lead at 22' when M. Ruhs scored, with the assist credited to C. Long, making the score 0-1. H. Hore received a yellow card for Brisbane Roar at 26'. Central Coast Mariners leveled the score at 29' when L. Mauragis scored, with the assist credited to A. McCalmont, making the score 1-1. W. Kennedy received a yellow card for Central Coast Mariners at 32'. Y. Salas received a yellow card for Brisbane Roar at 45'.

Second half: Central Coast Mariners made their 1st substitution at 59', with W. Kennedy replacing C. Theoharous. Brisbane Roar made their 1st substitution at 67', with H. Bility replacing M. Dench. Brisbane Roar made their 2nd substitution at 67', with C. Long replacing J. Vidic. Brisbane Roar made their 3rd substitution at 75', with M. Ruhs replacing J. Lauton. Brisbane Roar made their 4th substitution at 75', with J. McGarry replacing G. Vrakas. Central Coast Mariners made their 2nd substitution at 81', with A. McCalmont replacing H. Eames. Brisbane Roar made their 5th substitution at 81', with H. Hore replacing Q. Macnicol. Brisbane Roar took the lead at 90' when J. Vidic scored, with the assist credited to J. O'Shea, making the score 1-2. Central Coast Mariners made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with B. Brandtman replacing H. Steele. N. Paull received a yellow card for Central Coast Mariners at 90+5'.

Central Coast Mariners used 3 substitutions while Brisbane Roar used 5 substitutions. Central Coast Mariners got 2 yellow cards, while Brisbane Roar got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-17).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Brisbane Roar had the sharper finishing (1-7 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games28
Home Wins8
Draws5
Away Wins15
Over 2.5 Goals17 (60.7%)
BTTS16 (57.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games14
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals10 (71.4%)
BTTS10 (71.4%)

Central Coast Mariners vs Brisbane Roar Head-to-Head History by Season