Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the A-League Men match on December 08th, 2024

Central Coast Mariners and Sydney will be playing against each other on Sunday, December 08th, 2024, at 07:00h (UTC), in a A-League Men football game in Australia, check the Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney will occur

The game will be played in the small Central Coast Stadium stadium, in the city of Gosford, with a capacity for 20119 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney betting tip 2024/2025

The A-League Men has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.29 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 3.09 goals per match played.

Central Coast Mariners last match

Central Coast Mariners is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Yokohama F. Marinos in a match valid for AFC Champions League Elite, and the match ended 0-4. The eleven coached by M. Jackson played in a 4-4-2 formation.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds of their win, 4.33 were the best proof of this.

The defense suffered the assaults of the rival team by coming out significantly downsized in the duels on the field. The worst in the department is Brian Kaltack, constantly struggling in the face of the incursions of the opposing attackers. The performance of the entire team suffers from its lapses in concentration.

Sydney last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this contest after a previous event's victory. In a dispute valid for AFC Champions League Two, Sydney faced the Kaya team, and the score ended in favor with a 3-1.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.27.

Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney h2h

Sydney was in 4th place when they last played Central Coast Mariners who was 1st place in A-League Men. Sydney played using the 4-2-3-1 formation while Central Coast Mariners responded with a 4-4-2 arrangement.

Their last 2023/2024 A-League Men match which took place on 18-05-2024 was such a competitive game it ended in a 0-0 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Sydney team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Central Coast Mariners team, which won only 1 match.

A. Kersey has been selected to officiate in this football match alongside B. Wright and A. Powers.

Central Coast Mariners

A-League Men leaderboard now

Considering the home team Central Coast Mariners, standing in 9th place with 6 points in the A-League Men competition in Australia. Their performance statistics have been such as 1 win, 1 loss and, 3 draws.

In the 7th round, the team holds an advantage of 1 point over the Western United team, which is in position 10 just below, and with 1 point less than that of the Western Sydney Wanderers team that occupies the 8th place.

Central Coast Mariners will try to utilize the home factor as an advantage to get a win. This, despite being located in the middle of the league table in the Australia A-League Men and having no high aspirations or relegation concerns.

Central Coast Mariners analysis

Currently, Central Coast Mariners has a tally of 3 goals scored and 5 goals against, at the end of round 6 of A-League Men.

The performances of Central Coast Mariners in recent matches suggest that they are having difficulty scoring goals, with a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This indicates that their attacking play is not creating enough quality chances and needs improvement.

Central Coast Mariners has demonstrated their patience as a team this season, with a high average minutes of first goal scored. This patience is evident in their game control and waiting for the right opportunities, leading to a low number of goals conceded. These qualities indicate the team's tactical discipline and organization. Sustaining this approach will be beneficial for Central Coast Mariners in upcoming matches.

Sydney

A-League Men leaderboard now

The Sydney team with 9 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Final Series Play-offs, with a campaign of 3 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses.

In the 7th round, the team has the same number of points compared to the Melbourne City team which is just above, in 5th place.

Sydney analysis

Currently, in the A-League Men, Sydney sums 10 goals for and a total of 8 goals against, after 6 rounds played.

Sydney has been playing in a topsy-turvy manner lately, with alternating results of wins and losses. They will need to find a way to string together consistent performances if they want to challenge for the top spots in the league.

While the average number of shots on goal by Sydney is relatively low, in contrast, the shooting accuracy of the forwards is very high. In fact, the team has an average value of 4.2 per game, but has 2 goals scored per match. In other words, it scored a goal in 40% of the circumstances in which it kicked at goal.

Ball possession above 50% usually enables teams to gain some control over their opponents. This is why the Sydney team typically tries to achieve an average ball possession of 59.6% to control the game.

With Sydney having a balance of 2 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws when playing away in the A-League Men, they usually allows little chances for opponents to win.

Sydney is a more offensive team than Central Coast Mariners, having 613 attacks vs. 547 from Central Coast Mariners, having scored 10 times, in comparison, Central Coast Mariners converted into goal 3 times.

Best goalscorer from Sydney

Patryk Klimala has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 3 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Sydney to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Taking into consideration that Sydney scores an average of 1.67 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.1.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4.1 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.5 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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