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

A-LeagueRegular Season - 18Kick-off on April 24, 2021 at 07:05 AM (UTC)Industree Group Stadium, Gosford

Central Coast Mariners
2-2
Sydney

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What was the result of Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney?

Central Coast Mariners and Sydney drew 2-2 on April 24, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 6′M. UreñaCentral Coast Mariners
  • 41′M. SimonCentral Coast Mariners
  • 45′M. NinkovićSydney
  • 83′T. BuhagiarSydney

Official lineup for Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Central Coast Mariners

4-4-2
  1. 12M. Ureña
  2. 19M. Simon
  1. 23D. Hall
  2. 6G. Stensness
  3. 4J. Nisbet
  4. 10D. De Silva
  1. 8O. Bozanic
  2. 5S. Nigro
  3. 15K. Rowles
  4. 11J. Clisby
  1. 1M. Birighitti

Sydney

4-2-2-2
  1. 11K. Barbarouses
  2. 9Bobô
  1. 17A. Cáceres
  2. 26L. Brattan
  1. 10M. Ninković
  2. 5A. Baumjohann
  1. 21H. Van der Saag
  2. 16J. King
  3. 4A. Wilkinson
  4. 6R. McGowan
  1. 1A. Redmayne
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Central Coast Mariners have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Sydney have 6, 5 and 4.

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

Central Coast Mariners
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 17, 2021Western United(away)0-1A-League
Apr 6, 2021Western Sydney Wanderers(away)2-2A-League
Apr 1, 2021Adelaide United(home)2-1A-League
Mar 27, 2021Melbourne Victory(home)1-1A-League
Mar 22, 2021Melbourne City(away)0-2A-League
Sydney
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 18, 2021Adelaide United(home)2-2A-League
Apr 10, 2021Melbourne City(home)1-1A-League
Apr 7, 2021Perth Glory(home)1-0A-League
Apr 4, 2021Melbourne Victory(away)3-0A-League
Mar 28, 2021Adelaide United(away)0-1A-League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Central Coast Mariners win, 1 draw, 4 Sydney wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 22, 2021Sydney 0-2 Central Coast MarinersA-League
Feb 23, 2020Central Coast Mariners 0-3 SydneyA-League
Dec 14, 2019Sydney 1-0 Central Coast MarinersA-League
Feb 17, 2019Sydney 1-1 Central Coast MarinersA-League
Jan 4, 2019Sydney 5-2 Central Coast MarinersA-League
Dec 1, 2018Central Coast Mariners 1-2 SydneyA-League

Last archived meeting: Sydney vs Central Coast Mariners on Jan 22, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Central Coast Mariners score 1.6 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Sydney score 1.3 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Central Coast Mariners1.61.339/158/15
Sydney1.30.957/156/15

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
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
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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