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Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney: result 2-1 and analysis

A-LeagueRegular Season - 7Kick-off on December 8, 2024 at 07:00 AM (UTC)Industree Group Stadium, Gosford

Central Coast Mariners
2-1
Sydney

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What was the result of Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney?

Central Coast Mariners won 2-1 on December 8, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 58′A. KuolCentral Coast Mariners
  • 65′P. KlimalaSydney
  • 70′A. KuolCentral Coast Mariners

Official lineup for Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Central Coast Mariners

4-4-2
  1. 9A. Kuol
  2. 10Mikael Doka
  1. 7C. Theoharous
  2. 16H. Steele
  3. 8A. McCalmont
  4. 27S. Kuzevski
  1. 12L. Mauragis
  2. 33N. Paull
  3. 3B. Kaltak
  4. 15S. Roux
  1. 40D. Peraić-Cullen

Sydney

4-2-3-1
  1. 9P. Klimala
  1. 8A. Ouahim
  2. 11Douglas Costa
  3. 10J. Lolley
  1. 17A. Cáceres
  2. 15Léo Sena
  1. 4J. Courtney-Perkins
  2. 41A. Popovic
  3. 5H. Matthews
  4. 23R. Grant
  1. 12Harrison Devenish-Meares
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Central Coast Mariners have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Sydney have 8, 1 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Central Coast Mariners
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 3, 2024Yokohama F. Marinos(home)0-4AFC Champions League Elite
Nov 26, 2024Vissel Kobe(away)2-3AFC Champions League Elite
Nov 22, 2024Newcastle Jets(away)2-1A-League
Nov 10, 2024Wellington Phoenix(home)0-3A-League
Nov 5, 2024Shanghai Shenhua(home)2-2AFC Champions League Elite
Sydney
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 5, 2024Kaya(home)3-1AFC Champions League Two
Nov 28, 2024Eastern(away)4-1AFC Champions League Two
Nov 23, 2024Western Sydney Wanderers(home)4-2A-League
Nov 10, 2024Macarthur(home)1-2A-League
Nov 7, 2024Sanfrecce Hiroshima(home)0-1AFC Champions League Two

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Central Coast Mariners win, 2 draws, 3 Sydney wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 18, 2024Central Coast Mariners 0-0 SydneyA-League
May 10, 2024Sydney 1-2 Central Coast MarinersA-League
Mar 30, 2024Sydney 2-0 Central Coast MarinersA-League
Feb 10, 2024Central Coast Mariners 1-3 SydneyA-League
Aug 13, 2023Sydney 3-3 Central Coast MarinersAustralia Cup
Feb 4, 2023Sydney 3-2 Central Coast MarinersA-League

Last archived meeting: Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney on May 18, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Central Coast Mariners score 1.1 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Sydney score 2.2 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Central Coast Mariners1.11.8310/1511/15
Sydney2.21.3310/1512/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Central Coast Mariners sit 9th in A-League (32 points from 26 matches) and Sydney sit 5th (39 points from 26 matches).

The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.

Final 2025-26 standings
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5Sydney261169332539
9Central Coast Mariners268810354232

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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