Central Coast Mariners v Sydney result

Full-time · Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Sydney

A-League · Sat, 06 Dec 2025 08:35 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Central Coast Mariners · Sydney · Head-to-head

Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Sydney — Sydney won this A-League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sydney won 2–1 at Central Coast Mariners in the A-League on Saturday 6 December.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Central Coast Mariners: Brad Tapp (10’, assisted by Christian Theoharous); Sydney: A. Toure (29’, assisted by P. Quispe) and Víctor Campuzano (68’, assisted by T. Quintal).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Central Coast Mariners 1.33, Sydney 1.55, from 10 shots to 18 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

B. Abraham showed three yellow cards — against 2.5 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Central Coast Mariners: Brad Tapp (59’) and Nathan Paull (90+3’); Sydney: R. Grant (90+2’).

What it changes

Central Coast Mariners move down from seventh to eighth (seven league matches played). Central Coast Mariners are winless in their last three matches.

Sydney stay first after this result (seven league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Christian Theoharous (Central Coast Mariners) 6.7, Brad Tapp (Central Coast Mariners) 6.5 and Miguel Di Pizio (Central Coast Mariners) 6.4 led the match.

Next up

Central Coast Mariners next travel to Wellington Phoenix on 25 October 2026.

Sydney next host Adelaide United on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Central Coast Mariners: Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Sydney: Sydney v Adelaide United, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Sydney · A-League
Referee: B. Abraham
Head-to-head (last 6): Central Coast Mariners 2 · draws 1 · Sydney 3 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Central Coast Mariners 1W 2D 2L · Sydney 4W 0D 1L

Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Sydney (A-League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.17 / 5

Corners

against 6.33 / 5.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

2.83 / 6.33

Shots on target

against 5.33 / 3.67 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.5 / 1.33

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.67 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

2.54 yellows

Referee · B. Abraham

1.31 home / 1.23 away

over 13 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 November 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Central Coast Mariners for / against	Line	Sydney for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.17 for · 6.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 5.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	9.17 for · 16.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	19.17 for · 12.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	2.83 for · 5.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	6.33 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10 for · 9.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.5 for · 9 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: B. Abraham — 2.54 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 21.77 fouls over 13 matches (1.31 to the home side, 1.23 to the away side).

Home 1.31Away 1.23

Central Coast Mariners

Central Coast Mariners — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Christian Theoharous n 8	21.9	3.1 3/3	4.1 5/3	—
N. Duarte n 7	39.9	2.6 6/2	1 3/0	—
Bailey Brandtman n 6	60.2	1.7 4/2	1.5 3/2	—
A. McCalmont n 8	90	1.3 5/3	0.9 4/3	—
Lucas Mauragis n 7	89.9	1.3 6/3	1 3/1	—

Central Coast Mariners — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Abdul Faisal n 5	21	2.6 2/1	0.9 1/0
N. Duarte n 7	39.9	1.6 5/0	0.6 2/0
Miguel Di Pizio n 8	65.1	1 5/1	0.7 3/1
Bailey Brandtman n 6	60.2	1 2/1	0.2 1/0
Christian Theoharous n 8	21.9	1 2/0	0.5 1/0

Central Coast Mariners — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Duarte n 7	39.9	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
A. McCalmont n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
Bailey Brandtman n 6	60.2	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
S. Ngor n 6	73.7	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Miguel Di Pizio n 8	65.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Central Coast Mariners — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Abdul Faisal n 5	21	4.3 4/1
Christian Theoharous n 8	21.9	3.6 5/2
A. McCalmont n 8	90	3.1 8/6
Storm Roux n 8	77.8	3 6/6
A. De Lima n 6	27	2.8 3/1

Sydney

Sydney — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Quintal n 4	34.5	3.9 3/2	2.6 2/1	—
P. Wood n 7	24.6	2.6 4/1	1.6 2/1	—
Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler n 8	76.6	1.8 8/3	1.2 3/3	—
Víctor Campuzano n 8	68.1	1.8 5/4	0.5 3/0	—
A. Popovic n 7	50.4	1.5 3/3	0 0/0	—

Sydney — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Toure n 7	54.6	3.8 6/3	1.6 3/1
J. Lolley n 8	85.5	3.3 8/7	1.3 7/3
T. Quintal n 3	18.3	3.3 2/0	1.6 1/0
P. Wood n 7	24.6	3.1 4/2	2.6 3/2
Víctor Campuzano n 8	68.1	2.6 7/5	1.3 7/1

Sydney — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Wood n 7	24.6	1.6 3/0	1 2/0
J. Lolley n 8	85.5	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0
A. Toure n 7	54.6	0.7 1/1	0.2 1/0
T. Quintal n 4	34.5	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
B. Garuccio n 7	82.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Sydney — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Quintal n 4	34.5	3.3 1/1
A. Walatee n 7	27	3.3 5/2
Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler n 8	76.6	2.8 8/6
R. Youlley n 8	68	2.6 6/3
P. Quispe n 8	70.3	1.8 6/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Central Coast Mariners		Sydney
35%	Possession	65%
1.33	Expected goals (xG)	1.55
10	Shots	18
4	Shots on target	5
4	Shots off target	7
2	Blocked shots	6
6	Shots inside the box	10
4	Corners	4
0	Offsides	3
14	Fouls	7
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
328	Passes	620
81%	Pass accuracy	88%

Central Coast Mariners player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Andrew Redmayne	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Storm Roux	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
James Donachie	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Nathan Paull	90	0	0	0	0	0	6	Y	6.9
Lucas Mauragis	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.2
Brad Tapp	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	Y	8.2
A. McCalmont	90	0	0	3	1	0	3	0	6.9
Miguel Di Pizio	90	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	7
Christian Theoharous	67	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	7.5
A. De Lima	56	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
R. Edmondson	55	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
Bailey Brandtman sub	35	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6.6
S. Ngor sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
N. Duarte sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5

Sydney player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Harrison Devenish-Meares	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
R. Grant	90	0	0	0	0	2	4	Y	7.2
M. Tisserand	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Grant	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
B. Garuccio	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
R. Youlley	90	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	6.9
P. Quispe	90	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	7.5
Víctor Campuzano	90	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	7.3
J. Lolley	81	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	6.7
T. Quintal	71	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	6.5
A. Toure	60	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
A. Walatee sub	30	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.5
W. Kamijo sub	19	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
P. Wood sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Central Coast Mariners v Sydney — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Central Coast MarinersLDWLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

SydneyWWWWL

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.2 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Central Coast Mariners 2 · 1 draw · Sydney 3 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-10-25 Sydney 2–0 Central Coast Mariners
2025-01-11 Sydney 4–1 Central Coast Mariners
2024-12-08 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Sydney
2024-05-18 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Sydney
2024-05-10 Sydney 1–2 Central Coast Mariners
2024-03-30 Sydney 2–0 Central Coast Mariners

League standing · 2025/26

Central Coast Mariners#9 pos32 pts26 pl-7 GD

Sydney#5 pos39 pts26 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Central Coast Mariners scored1.35

Sydney scored1.27

Central Coast Mariners conceded1.62

Sydney conceded0.96

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What is the head-to-head record between Central Coast Mariners and Sydney?: In their last 6 meetings, Central Coast Mariners won 2, Sydney won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Central Coast Mariners and Sydney?: Recent form — Central Coast Mariners 1W 2D 2L; Sydney 4W 0D 1L.

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