Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney FC: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Central Coast Mariners play Sydney FC in A-League (Australia). The match date is 6 December 2025 at 09:35. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Central Coast Mariners: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Sydney FC: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Central Coast Mariners scores 1.35 and concedes 1.62 goals per match. Sydney FC scores 1.20 and concedes 0.93. League average: 2.82 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Central Coast Mariners 65%, Sydney FC 37%. Over 2.5: Central Coast Mariners 65%, Sydney FC 37%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Sydney FC has higher xG: 1.61 vs 1.10. Central Coast Mariners: 10.0 shots per match, Sydney FC: 14.9.

Match halves

Central Coast Mariners: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.65. Sydney FC: half-time lead 10%, second-half goals 0.97.

Goals by minute

Central Coast Mariners: 31-45+ (8 goals). Sydney FC: 46-60 (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

A-League: 2.82 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

35Possession (%)65
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
10Shots18
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
4Shots on target5
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
1.1xG2.02
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
4Corners4
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
26Dangerous attacks73
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
14Fouls7
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
2Cards1
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
1.35Goals scored / match1.2
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
1.62Goals conceded / match0.93
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
43%Average possession54%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
3.31Shots on target / match5
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.04Shots per match14.87
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
3.31Shots on target5
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
13.4%Shot conversion8.1%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
43%Possession54%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
1.1xG for1.61
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
2.05xG against1.57
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC

Shooting quality

Central Coast Mariners: Counter-attackingSydney FC: Attacking
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
Accuracy (shots on target)33%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.24

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sydney FC is 20% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Central Coast Mariners · 1.2 pts / match - Sydney FC

Central Coast Mariners
DLDWL
Season result split
31% W31% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-8-10
1.23 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-7-3
Last 5 at home
1-4-0
WDDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 2.01BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Sydney FC
DWDDL
Season result split
40% W27% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-8-10
1.47 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-3-6
Last 5 away
2-2-1
DWWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.58BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Central Coast Mariners is 13% better for: goals scored per match.

1.35 goals / match - Central Coast Mariners · 1.2 goals / match - Sydney FC

Sydney FC is 74% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.62 goals / match - Central Coast Mariners · 0.93 goals / match - Sydney FC

Central Coast Mariners scoring profile: strong

Central Coast Mariners scores in 81% of matches (21 of 26 matches), while Sydney FC keeps a clean sheet in 40% (12 of 30 matches).

Sydney FC scoring profile: strong

Sydney FC scores in 67% of matches (20 of 30 matches), while Central Coast Mariners keeps a clean sheet in 23% (6 of 26 matches).

35Goals scored (season)36
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
42Goals conceded (season)28
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
2.96Average goals in match2.13
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
6Goals scored (last 5)5
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
10Goals conceded (last 5)5
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC

How often they score at least...

81%1 goal67%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
35%2 goals33%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
15%3 goals13%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
4%4 goals7%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC

How often they concede at least...

77%1 goal60%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
58%2 goals27%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
19%3 goals3%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
8%4 goals3%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

65%
Central Coast Mariners - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.17 of 26 matches
60%
League average

Goal patterns

35%BTTS at half-time13%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
8%BTTS in both halves0%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
23%Scored in both halves17%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC

BTTS and goal count

54%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
60%BTTS - last 560%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time37%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
46%Min. 2 goals before half-time13%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
19%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Central Coast Mariners is 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.15 pts / match - Central Coast Mariners · 1.07 pts / match - Sydney FC

Central Coast Mariners - half-time state
23% leading46% draw31% trailing
Sydney FC - half-time state
10% leading77% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.15Points per match (1st half)1.07
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
0.69Goals scored (1st half)0.23
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
0.81Goals conceded (1st half)0.27
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
1.5Average goals (1st half)0.5
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
42%Clean sheet before half-time73%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
46%No goal before half-time77%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC

After half-time (2nd half)

1.31Points per match (2nd half)1.53
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
0.65Goals scored (2nd half)0.97
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
0.81Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
1.46Average goals (2nd half)1.63
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
38%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC
50%No goal after half-time40%
Central Coast MarinersSydney FC

Central Coast Mariners - second-half results

31% W38% R31% P
30
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding135%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sydney FC - second-half results

40% W33% R27% P
32
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.07
PPG before half-time
Lead holding400%

Leads at half-time in 10% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Central Coast Mariners - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.60
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match1.40.6
Average goals in match1.81.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-5+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Sydney FC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.20
Goals scored / match0.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.02.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%20%
No goal100%20%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Central Coast Mariners
ScoredConceded
4
8
0-15
6
9
16-30
8
4
31-45
7
8
46-60
2
5
61-75
8
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Sydney FC
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
2
3
16-30
1
2
31-45
11
6
46-60
9
6
61-75
9
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.55
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
51%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-21%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
54%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Central Coast Mariners

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.95
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.68
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
122%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Sydney FC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.41
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.64
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (A-League).

Teams vs league

Central Coast MarinersLigaSydney FC
Average goals in match 2.962.82 2.13
Both teams scored 65%60% 37%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 65%56% 37%
Clean sheets 23%23% 40%
Goal before half-time 77%72% 37%
Goal after half-time 81%82% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.82
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Central Coast Mariners 0 - 0 - 1 Sydney FC. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Sydney FC
2 : 0
Central Coast Mariners FC

FAQ

What was the result of Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney FC?

The A-League match finished Central Coast Mariners 1:2 Sydney FC. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney FC?

Central Coast Mariners score 1.35 goals per game on average and Sydney FC 1.20. The A-League average is 2.82 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 65% of Central Coast Mariners's matches and 37% of Sydney FC's.

What form are Central Coast Mariners and Sydney FC in?

Over the last 5 games Central Coast Mariners have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Sydney FC 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney FC?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.