Central Coast Mariners
- Central Coast Mariners have lost four of their last five games.
- They are winless in their last two home games against Macarthur FC.
- Central Coast have a poor home record in A-League 2025/2026 with one win, two draws and three losses.
- Warren Moon has made pragmatic changes to the side and altered the structures they use to play so that they are simpler and less reliant on possession.
Macarthur FC
- Macarthur FC are third in the table and superior to 12th-placed Central Coast Mariners in every department.
- Mile Sterjovski’s side have two wins, two draws and only one defeat from their last five matches.
- Sterjovski has maintained a tactical consistency this season, focusing on keeping it tight in defence and hitting opponents on the break or through wide overloading.
- The away form of the Green and Black has been very good in A-League 2025/2026, winning three, drawing one and losing two of their six road games.
- Macarthur have averaged 1.33 goals per away game, netting eight times on the road this season.
- Harrison Sawyer is their main danger man and top scorer with five goals from 13 appearances.
Head-to-Head
- These two sides have drawn their last two A-League meetings.
- The last meeting was a 2-2 thriller at Central Coast eight months ago.
Key Players
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Harrison Sawyer
- Main danger man and top scorer with five goals from 13 A-League appearances.
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Alfie McCalmont
- Top scorer for Central Coast with three in 12 games and a regular creative spark.
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Sabit James Ngor
- Has also chipped in with two of the Mariners' last six goals.
Betting Insights
- The price of 2.26 on Macarthur FC to come away with the points looks good given how much superior the Green and Black have been this term.
- The draw is available at 3.35 and carries value after the two recent draws between these teams.
Prediction
Macarthur can maintain momentum in this mid-season contest.
