Wellington PhoenixAttacking momentumCentral Coast Mariners
Preview
- In week 9 of the 2025-2026 A-League Men, Wellington Phoenix face Central Coast Mariners on 2025-12-21 (kick-off 02:00 GMT) at Sky Stadium.
- With the data available to us, G. Italiano and W. Moon have not met as managers before.
- The current standings see Wellington Phoenix hold 11th place with 8 points, while Central Coast Mariners occupy 9th with 8 points.
- Wellington Phoenix have 6 players out: H. Ishige (Injury), N. Mileusnic (Injury), T. Payne (Inactive), P. Retre (Abdominal strain), L. Supyk (Injury), N. Walker (Inactive) while Central Coast Mariners have 2 players missing: H. Eames (Injury), T. Sainsbury (Achilles Tendon Injury).
- We expect Wellington Phoenix to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-1-2, and Central Coast Mariners are expected to line up in 4-4-2.
- Double disappointment: Wellington Phoenix fell 1-3 against Newcastle Jets, while Central Coast Mariners went down 1-2 vs Auckland.
- Struggling form all round: Wellington Phoenix are 1-0-4 and Central Coast Mariners are 1-1-3 in their recent 5 matches.
- Very even book: across 52 encounters, it stands at 20-20 wins with 12 draws between Wellington Phoenix and Central Coast Mariners.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Wellington Phoenix's 2-0-3 home form and Central Coast Mariners's 1-0-2 away record.
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Odds
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Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Wellington Phoenix
Central Coast Mariners
Events
| 11' | |||
| 36' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 41' | |||
| 45+6' | 1 - 1 | ||
HT 1 - 1 | |||
| 47' | VAR- Ramy Najjarine | Penalty confirmed | |
| 49' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 52' | 3 - 1 | ||
| 58' | |||
| 59' | |||
| 75' | |||
| 84' | D. Herrington | ||
| 84' | |||
| 84' | |||
| 90+3' | |||
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Wellington Phoenix is going head to head with Central Coast Mariners on 21/12/2025 02:00 GMT at Sky Stadium for the Australia A-League Men. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners H2H statistics!