Central Coast Mariners vs Western Sydney Wanderers

Central Coast Mariners

3 - 2

Western Sydney Wanderers

🕒 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 06:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Shane Skinner 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Central Coast Mariners 9 · Western Sydney Wanderers 12

Referee Stats

Shane Skinner

7 matches · 3.86 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.86
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.43
Over 4.5 cards	57%
Home wins	71%
Draws	0%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Western Sydney Wanderers outshot their opponent (8-20).
Western Sydney Wanderers controlled possession (68%).
Western Sydney Wanderers had the sharper finishing (4-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Central Coast Mariners (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-7-3

Goals For / Against

17 / 17

Avg: 1.31 / 1.31

Points

Avg: 1.23

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Western Sydney Wanderers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-9

Goals For / Against

15 / 24

Avg: 1.15 / 1.85

Points

Avg: 0.62

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

1.23

PPG

0.62

1.31

1.15

1.31

1.85

54%

O2.5

62%

77%

BTTS

54%

23%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Central Coast Mariners rank9th

Western Sydney Wanderers rank12th

Central Coast Mariners points32

Western Sydney Wanderers points21

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.

Western Sydney Wanderers: #12 · 21 pts · GD -16

22 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts from safety.

11-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.

Western Sydney Wanderers last 5 away

L L D L W

Points4/15

Weighted index13

Goals8-9

Record1-1-3

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%

Western Sydney Wanderers trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.585%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 23%

Scoring reliability

Central Coast Mariners score at home85%

Central Coast Mariners clean sheet at home23%

Western Sydney Wanderers score away69%

Western Sydney Wanderers clean sheet away15%

First-goal patterns

Central Coast Mariners score first23%

Central Coast Mariners win after scoring first33%

Western Sydney Wanderers score first38%

Western Sydney Wanderers win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Central Coast Mariners 78% · Western Sydney Wanderers 25%

Avg first goal minute: Central Coast Mariners 34.7' · Western Sydney Wanderers 12.8'

Vs league average

Central Coast Mariners score at home1.31 vs 1.53

Central Coast Mariners concede at home1.31 vs 1.34

Western Sydney Wanderers score away1.15 vs 1.34

Western Sydney Wanderers concede away1.85 vs 1.53

Central Coast Mariners score 14% below league average, while Western Sydney Wanderers score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: Central Coast Mariners are 2% below league average at home, and Western Sydney Wanderers are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 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

Western Sydney Wanderers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

32%

68%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

296

629

Passes Accurate

230

567

Passes %

78%

90%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Thurgate

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Fraser

35'

35' A. Auglah

55'

55' J. Donachie

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Auglah

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Roux

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ K. Taniguchi

1st substitution · For: N. Blair

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ H. Steele

2nd substitution · For: H. Eames

65'

65' Dylan Scicluna

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ K. Barbarouses

1st substitution · For: H. Ibusuki

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ B. Borello

2nd substitution · For: B. Kraev

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ P. Cancar

3rd substitution · For: J. Brillante

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

H. Ibusuki

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Kraev

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ S. Roux

3rd substitution · For: Jacob Nasso

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Auglah

4th substitution · For: S. Ngor

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

N. Blair

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Mauragis

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ M. Di Pizio

5th substitution · For: B. Brandtman

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Gersbach

4th substitution · For: R. Tongyik

86'

86' B. Brandtman

88'

88' J. Farrell

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

J. Donachie

Normal Goal

Central Coast Mariners vs Western Sydney Wanderers 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Central Coast Mariners beat Western Sydney Wanderers 3-2 on Sunday, 22 February 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Shane Skinner.

First half: Western Sydney Wanderers took an early lead at 8' when A. Thurgate scored, with the assist credited to R. Fraser, making the score 0-1. A. Auglah received a yellow card for Central Coast Mariners at 35'.

Second half: J. Donachie received a yellow card for Central Coast Mariners at 55'. Central Coast Mariners leveled the score at 55' when A. Auglah scored, with the assist credited to S. Roux, making the score 1-1. Central Coast Mariners made their 1st substitution at 62', with K. Taniguchi replacing N. Blair. Central Coast Mariners made their 2nd substitution at 62', with H. Steele replacing H. Eames. Dylan Scicluna received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 65'. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 1st substitution at 65', with K. Barbarouses replacing H. Ibusuki. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 2nd substitution at 65', with B. Borello replacing B. Kraev. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 3rd substitution at 66', with P. Cancar replacing J. Brillante. Western Sydney Wanderers took the lead at 69' when H. Ibusuki scored, with the assist credited to B. Kraev, making the score 1-2. Central Coast Mariners made their 3rd substitution at 73', with S. Roux replacing Jacob Nasso. Central Coast Mariners made their 4th substitution at 73', with A. Auglah replacing S. Ngor. Central Coast Mariners leveled the score at 77' when N. Blair scored, with the assist credited to L. Mauragis, making the score 2-2. Central Coast Mariners made their 5th substitution at 81', with M. Di Pizio replacing B. Brandtman. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 4th substitution at 81', with A. Gersbach replacing R. Tongyik. B. Brandtman received a yellow card for Central Coast Mariners at 86'. J. Farrell received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 88'. Central Coast Mariners took the lead at 89' when J. Donachie scored, making the score 3-2.

Central Coast Mariners used 5 substitutions while Western Sydney Wanderers used 4 substitutions. Central Coast Mariners got 3 yellow cards, while Western Sydney Wanderers got 2 yellow cards.