Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners result

Full-time · Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 Central Coast Mariners

A-League · Sat, 22 Nov 2025 06:00 GMT · CommBank Stadium

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

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

Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 Central Coast Mariners — Western Sydney Wanderers won this A-League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Western Sydney Wanderers beat Central Coast Mariners 3–2 at CommBank Stadium in the A-League on Saturday 22 November.

The goals

Western Sydney Wanderers led 3–2 at half-time. The goals — Western Sydney Wanderers: Bozhidar Kraev (1’) and K. Barbarouses (11’, 23’ pen); Central Coast Mariners: Lucas Mauragis (9’, assisted by Bailey Brandtman) and A. McCalmont (39’ pen).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Western Sydney Wanderers 2.13, Central Coast Mariners 1.25, from 12 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Western Sydney Wanderers: Anthony Pantazopoulos (53’), A. Simmons (55’) and Jarrod Carluccio (90+1’); Central Coast Mariners: Bailey Brandtman (45+1’).

What it changes

Western Sydney Wanderers move up from 11th to ninth (five league matches played).

Central Coast Mariners move down from second to sixth (five league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, K. Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers) 11.3, A. McCalmont (Central Coast Mariners) 8.3 and Lucas Mauragis (Central Coast Mariners) 7.8 led the match.

Next up

Western Sydney Wanderers next host Auckland on 24 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 Western Sydney Wanderers: Western Sydney Wanderers v Auckland, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Central Coast Mariners: Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 Central Coast Mariners · A-League
Venue: CommBank Stadium · Sydney
Referee: Daniel Elder, Australia
Head-to-head (last 6): Western Sydney Wanderers 2 · draws 1 · Central Coast Mariners 3 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Western Sydney Wanderers 0W 2D 3L · Central Coast Mariners 2W 1D 2L

Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 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

1.13 / 1

Goals

against 1.25 / 2 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 4.75

Corners

against 6.25 / 7 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

2.75 / 2.75

Shots on target

against 5.75 / 6 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 1.75 / 1 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 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	Western Sydney Wanderers for / against	Line	Central Coast Mariners for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.5 for · 6.25 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	4.75 for · 7 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	15.75 for · 13.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	11 for · 18.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	2.75 for · 5.75 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	2.75 for · 6 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.75 for · 8.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	11.25 for · 9.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: Daniel Elder, Australia.

Western Sydney Wanderers

Western Sydney Wanderers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 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
Dylan Scicluna n 5	20.6	5.2 3/2	3.5 3/1	—
A. Kuol n 7	40.4	2.2 4/3	1.3 3/1	N. Duarte
Aydan Hammond n 5	20	1.8 2/0	0.9 1/0	—
Angus Thurgate n 8	88.6	1.3 6/3	1.4 6/1	Bailey Brandtman
Bozhidar Kraev n 8	76.8	1.3 5/3	1.2 5/2	Harrison Steele

Western Sydney Wanderers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 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+
Aydan Hammond n 5	20	2.7 2/1	1.8 1/1
Brandon Borrello n 6	63.8	2.1 4/3	0.5 2/0
A. Kuol n 7	40.4	1.9 5/1	0.6 2/0
Dylan Scicluna n 5	20.6	1.7 2/0	0 0/0
Bozhidar Kraev n 8	76.8	1.5 6/4	0.6 4/0

Western Sydney Wanderers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Kuol n 7	40.4	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
K. Barbarouses n 8	69	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Anthony Pantazopoulos n 4	90	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Angus Thurgate n 8	88.6	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
Alex Gersbach n 8	69.4	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Western Sydney Wanderers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Dylan Scicluna n 5	20.6	6.1 4/2
Aydan Hammond n 5	20	5.4 3/3
Jarrod Carluccio n 4	39	2.9 3/1
Angus Thurgate n 8	88.6	2.3 7/5
A. Kuol n 7	40.4	1.9 3/3

Central Coast Mariners

Central Coast Mariners — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 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	27.1	4.6 4/4	5.4 7/4	—
N. Duarte n 5	38.4	2.3 4/1	1.4 3/0	A. Kuol
Bailey Brandtman n 4	62.8	2.2 3/2	1.8 2/2	Angus Thurgate
A. McCalmont n 8	72.6	1.5 5/3	0.8 3/2	—
Harrison Steele n 8	51.5	1.3 3/2	0.7 3/0	Bozhidar Kraev

Central Coast Mariners — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 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 3	27	3.3 2/1	1.1 1/0
Christian Theoharous n 8	27.1	2.1 4/1	1.7 3/1
Bailey Brandtman n 4	62.8	1.4 2/1	0.4 1/0
N. Duarte n 5	38.4	1.4 3/0	0.5 1/0
A. McCalmont n 8	72.6	1.2 7/1	0.5 3/0

Central Coast Mariners — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 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 5	38.4	0.5 1/0	0.5 1/0
Bailey Brandtman n 4	62.8	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Christian Theoharous n 8	27.1	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
S. Ngor n 4	78	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
A. McCalmont n 8	72.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Central Coast Mariners — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Abdul Faisal n 3	27	4.4 3/1
Christian Theoharous n 8	27.1	4.1 6/3
Storm Roux n 8	67.5	3.5 7/7
A. McCalmont n 8	72.6	3.3 6/4
Miguel Di Pizio n 6	61.3	3.2 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Western Sydney Wanderers		Central Coast Mariners
49%	Possession	51%
2.13	Expected goals (xG)	1.25
12	Shots	8
4	Shots on target	4
6	Shots off target	2
2	Blocked shots	2
10	Shots inside the box	5
2	Corners	3
1	Offsides	1
9	Fouls	8
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	1
418	Passes	438
87%	Pass accuracy	88%

Western Sydney Wanderers player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Lawrence Thomas	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Anthony Pantazopoulos	90	0	0	0	1	0	Y	7
A. Bonetig	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
Alex Gersbach	90	0	1	0	0	5	0	6.7
Angus Thurgate	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Bozhidar Kraev	90	1	1	1	1	3	0	6.3
A. Kuol	90	0	2	1	0	2	0	6.7
K. Barbarouses	89	2	4	2	0	1	0	8.2
Steven Ugarkovic	78	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.5
Josh Brillante	69	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
A. Simmons	68	0	1	0	2	0	Y	6.5
G. Cleur sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Dylan Scicluna sub	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
Jarrod Carluccio sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Awan Lual sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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	5.7
Storm Roux	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.9
Brad Tapp	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
Nathan Paull	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
Lucas Mauragis	90	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.3
A. McCalmont	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.5
S. Ngor	85	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	6.3
Miguel Di Pizio	74	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
Bailey Brandtman	65	0	1	0	0	1	1	Y	6.2
N. Duarte	65	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.2
Harrison Steele	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
James Donachie sub	45	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
Christian Theoharous sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. Edmondson sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. De Lima sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Abdul Faisal sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

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

Recent form

Western Sydney WanderersLDLDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Central Coast MarinersLWLDW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Western Sydney Wanderers 2 · 1 draw · Central Coast Mariners 3 · 2.67 goals/game

2025-02-22 Central Coast Mariners 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers
2025-01-17 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Central Coast Mariners
2024-02-18 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers
2024-01-06 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Central Coast Mariners
2023-03-04 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Central Coast Mariners
2023-01-28 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers

League standing · 2025/26

Western Sydney Wanderers#12 pos21 pts26 pl-16 GD

Central Coast Mariners#9 pos32 pts26 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Western Sydney Wanderers scored1.04

Central Coast Mariners scored1.35

Western Sydney Wanderers conceded1.65

Central Coast Mariners conceded1.62

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What is the head-to-head record between Western Sydney Wanderers and Central Coast Mariners?: In their last 6 meetings, Western Sydney Wanderers won 2, Central Coast Mariners won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Western Sydney Wanderers and Central Coast Mariners?: Recent form — Western Sydney Wanderers 0W 2D 3L; Central Coast Mariners 2W 1D 2L.

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