Macarthur vs Central Coast Mariners

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🕒 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:00 Europe/London 📍 Campbelltown Sports Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Sam Kelly 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Macarthur 7 · Central Coast Mariners 9

Referee Stats

Sam Kelly

6 matches · 5.17 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.17
Reds avg	0.67
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	83%
Home wins	0%
Draws	17%
Away wins	83%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-11).
Macarthur controlled possession (60%).
Central Coast Mariners had the sharper finishing (5-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Macarthur (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 22

Avg: 1.69 / 1.69

Points

Avg: 1.46

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

1.46

PPG

1.23

1.69

1.38

1.69

1.92

69%

O2.5

77%

62%

BTTS

54%

38%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Macarthur rank7th

Central Coast Mariners rank9th

Macarthur points34

Central Coast Mariners points32

Macarthur: #7 · 34 pts · GD -7

9 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 2 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.

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

Macarthur last 5 home

W W L L D

Points7/15

Weighted index62

Goals10-11

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 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.

Macarthur trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 23%

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

Macarthur score at home69%

Macarthur clean sheet at home15%

Central Coast Mariners score away77%

Central Coast Mariners clean sheet away23%

First-goal patterns

Macarthur score first38%

Macarthur win after scoring first80%

Central Coast Mariners score first38%

Central Coast Mariners win after scoring first80%

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

Avg first goal minute: Macarthur 7.0' · Central Coast Mariners 25.0'

Vs league average

Macarthur score at home1.69 vs 1.53

Macarthur concede at home1.69 vs 1.34

Central Coast Mariners score away1.38 vs 1.34

Central Coast Mariners concede away1.92 vs 1.53

Macarthur score 11% above league average, while Central Coast Mariners score 3% above league average.

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

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Macarthur goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

0-15 7

31-45 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

61-75 5

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 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

60%

40%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

473

313

Passes Accurate

395

230

Passes %

84%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

26'

26' L. Vickery

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. McCalmont

Penalty

45+3'

45+3' A. Auglah

48'

48' A. Cáceres

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ D. Da Silva

1st substitution · For: H. Sawyer

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ R. Durán

2nd substitution · For: K. Popovic

58'

58' N. Paull

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. Auglah

1st substitution · For: S. Ngor

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ K. Taniguchi

2nd substitution · For: H. Eames

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ O. Lavale

3rd substitution · For: N. Blair

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

B. Brandtman

Normal Goal

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

A. Cáceres

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Duke

68'

68' T. Uskok

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Duke

3rd substitution · For: L. Rose

77'

77' A. Robinson

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ L. Vickery

4th substitution · For: F. Kurto

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ L. Brattan

5th substitution · For: O. Randazzo

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ B. Brandtman

4th substitution · For: H. Steele

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

N. Blair

Normal Goal

Macarthur vs Central Coast Mariners 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Central Coast Mariners beat Macarthur 3-1 on Wednesday, 04 March 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Sam Kelly. It was played at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.

First half: L. Vickery received a yellow card for Macarthur at 26'. Central Coast Mariners took the lead at 37' when A. McCalmont scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. A. Auglah received a yellow card for Central Coast Mariners at 45+3'.

Second half: A. Cáceres received a yellow card for Macarthur at 48'. Macarthur made their 1st substitution at 55', with D. Da Silva replacing H. Sawyer. Macarthur made their 2nd substitution at 55', with R. Durán replacing K. Popovic. N. Paull received a yellow card for Central Coast Mariners at 58'. Central Coast Mariners made their 1st substitution at 61', with A. Auglah replacing S. Ngor. Central Coast Mariners made their 2nd substitution at 61', with K. Taniguchi replacing H. Eames. Central Coast Mariners made their 3rd substitution at 61', with O. Lavale replacing N. Blair. Central Coast Mariners extended the lead at 65' when B. Brandtman scored, making the score 0-2. Macarthur reduced the deficit at 67' when A. Cáceres scored, with the assist credited to M. Duke, making the score 1-2. T. Uskok received a red card for Macarthur at 68'. Macarthur made their 3rd substitution at 73', with M. Duke replacing L. Rose. A. Robinson received a red card for Macarthur at 77'. Macarthur made their 4th substitution at 79', with L. Vickery replacing F. Kurto. Macarthur made their 5th substitution at 80', with L. Brattan replacing O. Randazzo. Central Coast Mariners made their 4th substitution at 80', with B. Brandtman replacing H. Steele. Central Coast Mariners extended the lead at 84' when N. Blair scored, making the score 1-3.

Macarthur used 5 substitutions while Central Coast Mariners used 4 substitutions. Macarthur got 2 yellow cards and 2 red cards, while Central Coast Mariners got 2 yellow cards.