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Full-Time Result Prediction
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Sydney FC to Win
The A-League tie at Allianz Stadium on Saturday sees home side Sydney FC welcome opponents Central Coast Mariners.
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Both Teams to Score Prediction
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📏 Form Guide
Sydney FC
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Sydney FC will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 2-1 A-League loss in their previous game against Wellington Phoenix.
In that game, Sydney FC had 57% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 7 on target. For Sydney FC, the scorers were Róbert Mak (6') and Hayden Matthews (54' Own goal). Wellington Phoenix had 12 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Kosta Barbarouses (69') was the scorer for Wellington Phoenix.
It’s been all too rare in recent times where Sydney FC have shown defensive steel. In fact, Sydney FC have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 7 goals along the way. We will find out whether or not that trend can be sustained into this next match.
Looking at their past form shows that Sydney FC:
- have not been beaten in the league by Central Coast Mariners in their previous 2 games.
- are unbeaten in their last 6 league matches at home.
- are without a home win in the past 2 league matches.
Central Coast Mariners
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Central Coast Mariners will come into the match after a 0-3 A-League win with the eclipse of Macarthur FC in their previous fixture.
In that game, Central Coast Mariners had 43% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 9 on target. For Central Coast Mariners, the goalscorers were Joshua Nisbet (8'), Barcellos (19') and Ryan Edmondson (55'). Macarthur FC got 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.
A run of accomplished performances by the Central Coast Mariners defenders has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 3 from their previous 6 outings overall. During the same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 7.
Looking at their past form shows that Central Coast Mariners:
- have not beaten Sydney FC in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
- are unbeaten in their previous 8 away league matches. They really have been good on their travels.
👥 Head to head
Looking over their most recent head to head meetings going back to 12/12/2021 shows us that Sydney FC have won 4 of them & Central Coast Mariners 2, with the number of drawn games standing at 0.
A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 24 in all which averages out at 4 goals per meeting.
The previous league encounter between these sides was A-League match day 16 on 10/02/2024 when it finished Central Coast Mariners 1-3 Sydney FC.
That day, Central Coast Mariners managed 49% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The goals were scored by Dan Hall (20' Own goal) and Ángel Torres (56').
Sydney FC had 10 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Rhyan Grant (4') and Anthony Cáceres (8') scored.
The match was refereed by Jonathan Barreiro.
📰 Team News: Sydney FC
Joseph Lacey (Ankle injury), Wataru Kamijo (Back injury), Aaron Gurd (Broken leg), Patrick Wood (Ankle injury) and Gus Hoefsloot (Meniscus tear) won’t be playing for Sydney FC manager Ufuk Talay.
It looks as if The Sky Blues will probably employ a 4-2-3-1 system in the match with Andrew Redmayne, Rhyan Grant, Hayden Matthews, Jake Girdwood-Reich, J. Courtney-Perkins, Corey Hollman, Luke Brattan, Joe Lolley, Anthony Caceres, Robert Mak and Jaiden Kucharski.
ℹ️ Team News: Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners boss Mark Jackson has to choose a team with limited availability. Jacob Farrell (unknown injury), Sasha Kuzevski (Knee injury) and Noah Smith (unknown injury) are not ready for selection.
It’s our belief that Mariners will likely play in a 4-4-2 lineup, settling for Danny Vukovic, Storm Roux, Daniel Hall, Brian Kaltak, Mikael, Christian Theoharous, Brad Tapp, Maximilien Balard, Angel Torres, Ryan Edmondson and Joshua Nisbet.
✨ Prediction
In our view, Central Coast Mariners will surely be able to get a goal against this Sydney FC team, although it possibly won’t quite be enough to avoid defeat.
We think that it’s going to be a 2-1 advantage for Sydney FC by the conclusion of the game. Let’s just see how this one goes.
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Renata Leite, 08:11 30/03/2024
Correct Score Prediction
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2-1
🏟️ Team Focus:
Sydney FC
Formed: 2004
Stadium: Allianz Stadium (42,500)
Captain: Luke Brattan
Chairman: Scott Barlow
Manager: Ufuk Talay
Competitions: A-League position 5
⭐ Star Man: Róbert Mak
Usually deployed in the Left Wing position, Róbert Mak was born in Bratislava, Slovakia. Having made a first senior appearance for Nuremberg in the 2010 - 2011 season, the talented Forward has accumulated 6 league goals in this A-League 2023 - 2024 campaign so far coming from a total of 19 appearances.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 43 | WDWLW |
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21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 40 | LWWWW |
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22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 35 | LDWLW |
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22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 35 | WLLWD |
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21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 31 | WDWDL |
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22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 31 | WLLLW |
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22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | DLWWD |
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22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 26 | LDWDL |
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22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 25 | LLLWW |
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21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 21 | WDLDL |
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23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -10 | 21 | DLDLD |
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22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -19 | 19 | DWWDL |
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| Goals scored | 1.8 |
| Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| Time first goal scored | 33 |
| Time first goal conceded | 59 |
| Yellow cards | 2.2 |
| Red cards | 0.2 |
| Subs used | 4 |
| Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
| Goals scored | 1.6 |
| Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| Time first goal scored | 38 |
| Time first goal conceded | 31 |
| Yellow cards | 2.1 |
| Red cards | 0.3 |
| Subs used | 4 |
| Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
| Fábio Gomes | 11 |
| Joe Lolley | 9 |
| Róbert Mak | 6 |
| Anthony Cáceres | 3 |
| Rhyan Grant | 3 |
| Ángel Torres | 13 |
| Marco Túlio | 5 |
| Alou Kuol | 4 |
| Jing Reec | 3 |
| Christian Theoharous | 3 |
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