Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners result

Full-time · Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Central Coast Mariners

A-League · Sun, 21 Dec 2025 02:00 GMT

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

Team pages: Wellington Phoenix · Central Coast Mariners · Head-to-head

Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Central Coast Mariners — Wellington Phoenix won this A-League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Wellington Phoenix beat Central Coast Mariners 3–1 in the A-League on Sunday 21 December.

Central Coast Mariners are winless in their last five matches.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Wellington Phoenix: Corban Piper (36’, assisted by Kazuki Nagasawa), M. James (49’ pen) and Carlo Armiento (52’, assisted by Corban Piper); Central Coast Mariners: S. Ngor (45’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Wellington Phoenix 2.49, Central Coast Mariners 1.25, from 9 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

T. Danaskos showed one yellow card — against 4.0 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Central Coast Mariners: Samuel Dikoš (84’).

What it changes

Wellington Phoenix move up from 11th to seventh (nine league matches played).

Central Coast Mariners move down from ninth to 12th (nine league matches played).

With four goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 9, across six matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Corban Piper (Wellington Phoenix) 9.5, Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix) 7.4 and S. Ngor (Central Coast Mariners) 7.1 led the match.

Next up

Wellington Phoenix next host Melbourne Victory on 18 October 2026.

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

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

Next for Wellington Phoenix: Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory, Sunday 18 October — the preview. Next for Central Coast Mariners: Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Central Coast Mariners · A-League
Referee: T. Danaskos
Head-to-head (last 6): Wellington Phoenix 1 · draws 4 · Central Coast Mariners 1 · 1.67 goals/game
Recent form: Wellington Phoenix 1W 0D 4L · Central Coast Mariners 1W 1D 3L

Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Central Coast Mariners (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 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.88 / 4.25

Corners

against 4.38 / 5.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 2.88

Shots on target

against 5.38 / 5.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.38 / 1.5

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4 yellows

Referee · T. Danaskos

2.17 home / 1.83 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 December 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	Wellington Phoenix for / against	Line	Central Coast Mariners for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.88 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	8.75 for · 16.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.5 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	2.88 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.13 for · 13.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.25 for · 8.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: T. Danaskos — 4 yellow cards a game, 0.17 red cards, 20.5 fouls over 6 matches (2.17 to the home side, 1.83 to the away side).

Home 2.17Away 1.83

Wellington Phoenix

Wellington Phoenix — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 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
G. Sloane-Rodrigues n 3	7.3	4.1 1/0	0 0/0	—
Ifeanyi Eze n 7	88.6	3.2 7/7	1.2 6/2	S. Ngor
Dan Edwards n 3	51.3	1.8 1/1	0.6 1/0	—
H. Ishige n 8	38.4	1.8 3/2	2.3 5/2	—
Corban Piper n 8	33.6	1.7 4/1	2 5/1	Christian Theoharous

Wellington Phoenix — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Sloane-Rodrigues n 3	7.3	4.1 1/0	0 0/0
Ifeanyi Eze n 7	88.6	2.6 6/5	1.5 4/3
Carlo Armiento n 8	87	2.2 7/5	1.7 6/5
Ramy Najjarine n 8	57.8	1.4 4/2	0.6 2/1
T. Loke n 6	54.2	1.4 3/2	0.3 1/0

Wellington Phoenix — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Corban Piper n 8	33.6	0 0/0	0.7 1/1
Tim Payne n 8	72	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
Kazuki Nagasawa n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
Ifeanyi Eze n 7	88.6	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
A. Rufer n 8	88.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Wellington Phoenix — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Luke Brooke-Smith n 3	20.7	4.4 2/1
H. Ishige n 8	38.4	4.1 5/3
G. Sloane-Rodrigues n 3	7.3	4.1 1/0
Fin Conchie n 8	46.8	3.1 8/4
Lukas Kelly-Heald n 8	90	2.8 7/6

Central Coast Mariners

Central Coast Mariners — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 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
W. Kennedy n 3	24	3.8 2/1	5 2/1	—
N. Duarte n 8	36.9	2.4 6/2	0.6 2/0	—
Bailey Brandtman n 8	58	1.6 5/2	1.2 3/2	—
Christian Theoharous n 8	27.5	1.6 2/2	3.7 5/3	Corban Piper
S. Ngor n 8	62.3	1.3 6/1	0.5 2/1	Ifeanyi Eze

Central Coast Mariners — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 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 8	36.9	1.2 4/0	0.6 2/0
Christian Theoharous n 8	27.5	1.2 3/0	0.4 1/0
A. McCalmont n 8	90	1 6/1	0.5 4/0
R. Edmondson n 8	52.1	0.9 4/0	0.2 1/0

Central Coast Mariners — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 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 8	36.9	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Bailey Brandtman n 8	58	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Christian Theoharous n 8	27.5	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
A. McCalmont n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
S. Ngor n 8	62.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Central Coast Mariners — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Christian Theoharous n 8	27.5	4.5 5/4
Abdul Faisal n 5	21	4.3 4/1
W. Kennedy n 3	24	3.8 2/1
A. McCalmont n 8	90	3.5 8/8
Storm Roux n 8	77.1	2.6 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Wellington Phoenix		Central Coast Mariners
44%	Possession	56%
2.49	Expected goals (xG)	1.25
9	Shots	10
7	Shots on target	3
1	Shots off target	4
1	Blocked shots	3
7	Shots inside the box	8
4	Corners	5
8	Fouls	10
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	4
309	Passes	385
73%	Pass accuracy	80%

Wellington Phoenix player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Isaac Hughes	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. James	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	7
Lukas Kelly-Heald	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.7
Matthew Sheridan	90	0	0	2	2	1	4	7.2
A. Rufer	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	7
Kazuki Nagasawa	90	0	1	0	0	1	3	7.2
Carlo Armiento	90	1	0	2	2	0	3	7.7
Corban Piper	90	1	1	3	2	2	1	8.3
Ramy Najjarine	89	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.3
Ifeanyi Eze	75	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Joshua Oluwayemi	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
E. McCarron sub	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Fin Conchie sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Paulo Retre sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Central Coast Mariners player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Andrew Redmayne	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Storm Roux	90	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
James Donachie	90	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.7
Nathan Paull	90	0	1	0	2	3	0	6.3
Brad Tapp	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.2
Lucas Mauragis	90	0	1	1	2	2	0	6.3
Harrison Steele	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
S. Ngor	84	1	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
Christian Theoharous	59	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.7
W. Kennedy	58	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.9
A. McCalmont	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
Miguel Di Pizio sub	49	0	1	1	0	3	0	6.6
Samuel Dikoš sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
R. Edmondson sub	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
N. Duarte sub	12	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
Bailey Brandtman sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

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

Recent form

Wellington PhoenixLLWLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 1 scored / 2 conceded per game

Central Coast MarinersWLDLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Wellington Phoenix 1 · 4 draws · Central Coast Mariners 1 · 1.67 goals/game

2025-11-02 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Wellington Phoenix
2025-01-25 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Central Coast Mariners
2024-11-10 Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Wellington Phoenix
2024-04-06 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Wellington Phoenix
2024-02-06 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Central Coast Mariners
2023-02-24 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Wellington Phoenix

League standing · 2025/26

Wellington Phoenix#8 pos33 pts26 pl-12 GD

Central Coast Mariners#9 pos32 pts26 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Wellington Phoenix scored1.38

Central Coast Mariners scored1.35

Wellington Phoenix conceded1.85

Central Coast Mariners conceded1.62

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Wellington Phoenix and Central Coast Mariners?: In their last 6 meetings, Wellington Phoenix won 1, Central Coast Mariners won 1 and there were 4 draws, averaging 1.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Wellington Phoenix and Central Coast Mariners?: Recent form — Wellington Phoenix 1W 0D 4L; Central Coast Mariners 1W 1D 3L.

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