Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney

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🕒 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 08:35 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Benjamin Abraham 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
Central Coast Mariners 9 · Sydney 5
Referee Stats
19 matches · 2.37 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.37
Reds avg 0.16
Penalties avg 0.05
Over 4.5 cards 11%
Home wins 32%
Draws 42%
Away wins 26%
How the match was won
  • Sydney outshot their opponent (10-18).
  • Sydney controlled possession (65%).

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
Sydney (Away stats)

Games / Record

15
W-D-L: 7-3-5

Goals For / Against

16 / 13
Avg: 1.07 / 0.87

Points

24
Avg: 1.60

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

6

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
1.60
1.31
GF
1.07
1.31
GA
0.87
54%
O2.5
38%
77%
BTTS
23%
23%
Score 1st
23%

League-position context

Central Coast Mariners rank9th
Sydney rank5th
Central Coast Mariners points32
Sydney points39
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.
Sydney: #5 · 39 pts · GD +8
4 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-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.

Sydney last 5 away

W D W L L
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals3-5
Record2-1-2
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 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%

Sydney trend breakdown

Over 2.538%
BTTS23%
BTTS + O2.523%
1H Over 0.531%
Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 54% · Over 3.5 15% · 1H BTTS 8%

Scoring reliability

Central Coast Mariners score at home85%
Central Coast Mariners clean sheet at home23%
Sydney score away54%
Sydney clean sheet away46%

First-goal patterns

Central Coast Mariners score first23%
Central Coast Mariners win after scoring first33%
Sydney score first23%
Sydney win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Central Coast Mariners 78% · Sydney 29%
Avg first goal minute: Central Coast Mariners 34.7' · Sydney 18.7'

Vs league average

Central Coast Mariners score at home1.31 vs 1.53
Central Coast Mariners concede at home1.31 vs 1.34
Sydney score away1.07 vs 1.34
Sydney concede away0.87 vs 1.53
Central Coast Mariners score 14% below league average, while Sydney score 20% below league average.
Defensive side: Central Coast Mariners are 2% below league average at home, and Sydney are 43% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.60 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

Sydney goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
46-60 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
61-75 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
5
Total Shots
10
18
Shots off Goal
4
7
Blocked Shots
2
6
Shots Inside Box
6
10
Shots Outside Box
4
8
Ball Possession
35%
65%
Corner Kicks
4
4
Fouls
14
7
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
328
620
Passes Accurate
265
544
Passes %
81%
88%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
10'
10' Goal · 1-0
B. Tapp
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Theoharous
29'
29' Goal · 1-1
A. Toure
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Quispe
55'
55' R. Edmondson
1st substitution · For: B. Brandtman
56'
56' A. De Lima
2nd substitution · For: S. Ngor
59'
59' B. Tapp
60'
60' A. Toure
1st substitution · For: A. Walatee
67'
67' C. Theoharous
3rd substitution · For: N. Duarte
68'
68' Goal · 1-2
Víctor Campuzano
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Quintal
71'
71' T. Quintal
2nd substitution · For: W. Kamijo
81'
81' J. Lolley
3rd substitution · For: P. Wood
90+2'
90+2' R. Grant
90+3'
90+3' N. Paull

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

Sydney beat Central Coast Mariners 2-1 on Saturday, 06 December 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Benjamin Abraham.

First half: Central Coast Mariners took an early lead at 10' when B. Tapp scored, with the assist credited to C. Theoharous, making the score 1-0. Sydney leveled the score at 29' when A. Toure scored, with the assist credited to P. Quispe, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Central Coast Mariners made their 1st substitution at 55', with R. Edmondson replacing B. Brandtman. Central Coast Mariners made their 2nd substitution at 56', with A. De Lima replacing S. Ngor. B. Tapp received a yellow card for Central Coast Mariners at 59'. Sydney made their 1st substitution at 60', with A. Toure replacing A. Walatee. Central Coast Mariners made their 3rd substitution at 67', with C. Theoharous replacing N. Duarte. Sydney took the lead at 68' when Víctor Campuzano scored, with the assist credited to T. Quintal, making the score 1-2. Sydney made their 2nd substitution at 71', with T. Quintal replacing W. Kamijo. Sydney made their 3rd substitution at 81', with J. Lolley replacing P. Wood. R. Grant received a yellow card for Sydney at 90+2'. N. Paull received a yellow card for Central Coast Mariners at 90+3'.

Central Coast Mariners used 3 substitutions while Sydney used 3 substitutions. Central Coast Mariners got 2 yellow cards, while Sydney got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Sydney outshot their opponent (10-18).
  • Sydney controlled possession (65%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games27
Home Wins6
Draws5
Away Wins16
Over 2.5 Goals18 (66.7%)
BTTS18 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games14
Home Wins4
Draws3
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals11 (78.6%)
BTTS10 (71.4%)

Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney Head-to-Head History by Season