Western Sydney Wanderers vs Central Coast Mariners

Western Sydney Wanderers

3 - 2

Central Coast Mariners

🕒 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 06:00 Europe/London 📍 CommBank Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Daniel Elder 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Western Sydney Wanderers 12 · Central Coast Mariners 9

Referee Stats

Daniel Elder

19 matches · 3.16 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.16
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.47
Over 4.5 cards	16%
Home wins	37%
Draws	16%
Away wins	47%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-8).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Team Overview

Western Sydney Wanderers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-6

Goals For / Against

12 / 19

Avg: 0.92 / 1.46

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

1.00

PPG

1.23

0.92

1.38

1.46

1.92

31%

O2.5

77%

46%

BTTS

54%

46%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Western Sydney Wanderers rank12th

Central Coast Mariners rank9th

Western Sydney Wanderers points21

Central Coast Mariners points32

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.

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.

Western Sydney Wanderers last 5 home

L L L D D

Points2/15

Weighted index7

Goals5-11

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 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.

Western Sydney Wanderers trend breakdown

Over 2.531%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.531%

1H Over 0.538%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 15%

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

Western Sydney Wanderers score at home62%

Western Sydney Wanderers clean sheet at home23%

Central Coast Mariners score away77%

Central Coast Mariners clean sheet away23%

First-goal patterns

Western Sydney Wanderers score first46%

Western Sydney Wanderers win after scoring first50%

Central Coast Mariners score first38%

Central Coast Mariners win after scoring first80%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Western Sydney Wanderers 17% · Central Coast Mariners 25%

Avg first goal minute: Western Sydney Wanderers 30.2' · Central Coast Mariners 25.0'

Vs league average

Western Sydney Wanderers score at home0.92 vs 1.53

Western Sydney Wanderers concede at home1.46 vs 1.34

Central Coast Mariners score away1.38 vs 1.34

Central Coast Mariners concede away1.92 vs 1.53

Western Sydney Wanderers score 39% below league average, while Central Coast Mariners score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Western Sydney Wanderers are 9% above league average at home, and Central Coast Mariners are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Western Sydney Wanderers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 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

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

418

438

Passes Accurate

364

385

Passes %

87%

88%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Kraev

Normal Goal

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

L. Mauragis

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Brandtman

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Barbarouses

Normal Goal

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ VAR

A. Gersbach

Penalty confirmed

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

K. Barbarouses

Penalty

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ VAR

B. Tapp

Penalty confirmed

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

A. McCalmont

Penalty

45+1'

45+1' B. Brandtman

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ H. Steele

1st substitution · For: J. Donachie

53'

53' A. Pantazopoulos

55'

55' A. Simmons

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ B. Brandtman

2nd substitution · For: C. Theoharous

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ N. Duarte

3rd substitution · For: R. Edmondson

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Simmons

1st substitution · For: G. Cléùr

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ J. Brillante

2nd substitution · For: Dylan Scicluna

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ M. Di Pizio

4th substitution · For: A. De Lima

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ S. Ugarković

3rd substitution · For: J. Carluccio

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ S. Ngor

5th substitution · For: Abdelelah Faisal

90+1'

90+1' J. Carluccio

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ K. Barbarouses

4th substitution · For: A. Lual

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

Western Sydney Wanderers beat Central Coast Mariners 3-2 on Saturday, 22 November 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Daniel Elder. It was played at CommBank Stadium.

First half: Western Sydney Wanderers took an early lead at 1' when B. Kraev scored, making the score 1-0. Central Coast Mariners leveled the score at 9' when L. Mauragis scored, with the assist credited to B. Brandtman, making the score 1-1. Western Sydney Wanderers took the lead at 11' when K. Barbarouses scored, making the score 2-1. VAR intervened at 20' for Western Sydney Wanderers (Penalty confirmed). Western Sydney Wanderers extended the lead at 23' when K. Barbarouses scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1. VAR intervened at 36' for Central Coast Mariners (Penalty confirmed). Central Coast Mariners reduced the deficit at 39' when A. McCalmont scored (Penalty), making the score 3-2. B. Brandtman received a yellow card for Central Coast Mariners at 45+1'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Central Coast Mariners made their 1st substitution at 46', with H. Steele replacing J. Donachie. A. Pantazopoulos received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 53'. A. Simmons received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 55'. Central Coast Mariners made their 2nd substitution at 65', with B. Brandtman replacing C. Theoharous. Central Coast Mariners made their 3rd substitution at 65', with N. Duarte replacing R. Edmondson. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 1st substitution at 68', with A. Simmons replacing G. Cléùr. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 2nd substitution at 69', with J. Brillante replacing Dylan Scicluna. Central Coast Mariners made their 4th substitution at 74', with M. Di Pizio replacing A. De Lima. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 3rd substitution at 78', with S. Ugarković replacing J. Carluccio. Central Coast Mariners made their 5th substitution at 85', with S. Ngor replacing Abdelelah Faisal. J. Carluccio received a yellow card for Western Sydney Wanderers at 90+1'. Western Sydney Wanderers made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with K. Barbarouses replacing A. Lual.

Western Sydney Wanderers used 4 substitutions while Central Coast Mariners used 5 substitutions. Western Sydney Wanderers got 3 yellow cards, while Central Coast Mariners got 1 yellow card.