Central Coast MarinersAttacking momentumWS Wanderers
Preview
- Central Coast Mariners welcome Western Sydney Wanderers on 2026-02-22 at 06:00 GMT in week 18 of the 2025-2026 A-League Men at polytec Stadium.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between W. Moon and Gary van Egmond.
- Central Coast Mariners sit 11th with 19 points while Western Sydney Wanderers occupy 12th on 17 points.
- Central Coast Mariners have 2 players out: N. Duarte (Inactive), T. Sainsbury (Achilles Tendon Injury) while Western Sydney Wanderers have 1 player out: N. Barrie (Injury).
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-4-2, Central Coast Mariners should be met by Western Sydney Wanderers's expected 4-4-2.
- Mixed fortunes: Central Coast Mariners prevailed 2-1 against Brisbane Roar, whereas Western Sydney Wanderers were held to a 2-2 draw vs. Wellington Phoenix.
- Central Coast Mariners look strong (2-2-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Western Sydney Wanderers have 1-2-2 in the same span.
- Western Sydney Wanderers lead this rivalry - 17 wins from 38 matches versus Central Coast Mariners (who've won just 11 games), alongside 10 draws.
- With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (2-3-3 vs 1-1-5) and scoring roughly 1.13-1.00 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Central Coast Mariners
WS Wanderers
Events
| 8' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 35' | A. Auglah | ||
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| 55' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 55' | J. Donachie | ||
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| 65' | D. Scicluna | ||
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| 69' | 1 - 2 | ||
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| 77' | 2 - 2 | ||
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| 86' | B. Brandtman | ||
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| 88' | J. Farrell | ||
| 89' | 3 - 2 | ||
Stats
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Standings
Central Coast Mariners is going head to head with WS Wanderers on 22/2/2026 06:00 GMT at polytec 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 Central Coast Mariners v WS Wanderers H2H statistics!