Macarthur vs Central Coast Mariners betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the A-League Men match on December 23rd, 2024

Macarthur and Central Coast Mariners will on Monday, December 23rd, 2024 at 08:00h (UTC), play in a A-League Men football game in Australia, check the Macarthur vs Central Coast Mariners betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Macarthur vs Central Coast Mariners will occur

The game takes place in the Campbelltown Stadium (Sydney) stadium, in the city of Sydney.

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

Despite the season change, the A-League Men has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 3.21 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.29 goals per game of the last championship.

Macarthur last match

Macarthur comes from a win in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Wellington Phoenix, in a match valid for A-League Men, and the match ended 1-2. Coach M. Smith's team lined up with this formation: 4-4-1-1.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 3.60, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

It was not one of the best performances of the team in the competition. Even so, Jed Drew was one of the few athletes who achieved any individual distinction. His great performance was significant for the victory of Macarthur.

Central Coast Mariners last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for A-League Men, Central Coast Mariners, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Adelaide United team with a final score of 0-4.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.25, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Macarthur vs Central Coast Mariners h2h

Macarthur was in 4th place in the A-League Men while Central Coast Mariners was in 2nd place, the last time these teams faced each other. Macarthur team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Central Coast Mariners used in the match.

It was on 10-03-2024 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 0-3 win for Central Coast Mariners, was valid for the 2023/2024 season of the A-League Men.

Macarthur

A-League Men leaderboard now

The Macarthur team with 11 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Final Series Play-offs, with a campaign of 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.

This means that in the 9th round, the Wellington Phoenix team is closing in at 6th place, with 1 point separating them.

Macarthur analysis

After round number 8 in A-League Men, Macarthur has 16 goals scored and 12 conceded.

The Macarthur team typically attempts to achieve an average ball possession of 55.5% to control the game. The reason for this is that teams with ball possession above 50% usually have some control over their opponents.

While Central Coast Mariners has only managed to convert 5 of their 728 attacks into goals, Macarthur has been much more successful with 758 attacks and 16 goals.

Increasingly prominent within the team, Kealey Adamson, a defender who arrived for this season, did another fine performance in the last duel of the club. In the match against Wellington Phoenix, he was a fundamental piece, providing great security for the whole team and showing he is already fully adapted to the new club.

Best goalscorer from Macarthur

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Valère Germain is the player to highlight. Helping Macarthur with 4 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Central Coast Mariners

A-League Men leaderboard now

Central Coast Mariners arrives in this game with 9 points, and in 9th place in the A-League Men, having won twice in total and lost 2 times, making a total of 3 draws.

With the same score that the Western United who occupies position 8, the team will fight for a best position in this 9th round.

Central Coast Mariners analysis

After 8 rounds, Central Coast Mariners has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 10 goals so far and scored 5 times.

Recent games have demonstrated that Central Coast Mariners is having difficulties in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating more quality chances.

Chances of winning against Central Coast Mariners who playing away has a balance of 1 win, 0 losses, and 1 draw in the A-League Men, are very slim.

One of the team's signings for the season still seems to be in a slow pace of adaptation. Lucas Mauragis played another underwhelming game in the club's last appearance, against Adelaide United. He failed to show the expected security and did not help Central Coast Mariners to come out with the victory.

Best goalscorer from Central Coast Mariners

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Alou Kuol. The Attacker has already scored 2 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Central Coast Mariners, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.94 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.38 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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