Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the A-League Men match on January 24th, 2025

Wellington Phoenix and Central Coast Mariners will on Friday, January 24th, 2025 at 04:00h (UTC), play in a A-League Men football game in Australia, check the Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners will occur

The game will be played in the Westpac Stadium stadium, in the city of Wellington, with a capacity for 33500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Wellington Phoenix 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 3.22 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.29 goals per game of the last championship.

Wellington Phoenix last match

The last match ended in a win for the Wellington Phoenix team. On that occasion they met Macarthur for the A-League Men, and the match ended 1-2. Coach G. Italiano's lined up a 4-4-2 formation.

The odds of the underdog team to win were 4.20 before the match. That shows why it was an unexpected result - an incredible surprise for everyone who enjoyed this match!

A key player in the victory Wellington Phoenix, Luke Supyk was one of the few athletes who achieved any individual prominence in the contest. In a performance without much inspiration from the team, he helped a lot for a positive result.

Central Coast Mariners last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for A-League Men, Central Coast Mariners, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Western Sydney Wanderers team with a final score of 1-3.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 3.90.

Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners h2h

When these teams last met at A-League Men, Central Coast Mariners was 9th place while Wellington Phoenix was in 7th place. Central Coast Mariners deployed in a 5-3-2 formation while Wellington Phoenix set up a 4-3-3 alignment.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 10-11-2024, in the 2024/2025 season of the A-League Men, which ended with a 0-3 win for Wellington Phoenix.

Wellington Phoenix

A-League Men leaderboard now

Unfortunately, Wellington Phoenix comes into this game with only 17 points. The team occupies 9th place in the A-League Men, saddled with a negative balance of 5 wins, 6 losses, and 2 draws.

This means that, in the 16th round, the team has the same score, and the Central Coast Mariners team is just behind in 10th place.

Placed in the middle of the league table in the Australia A-League Men, Wellington Phoenix has no high ambitions or relegation concerns. Despite this, the team will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Wellington Phoenix analysis

Currently, Wellington Phoenix has a tally of 15 goals scored and 17 goals against, at the end of round 15 of A-League Men.

Wellington Phoenix has a ball possession percentage of 47.69% in the league. This indicates that it is not the kind of team that shows up on the field to create play. Fans hope that something will change for the next match against Central Coast Mariners and especially that the team will score more goals.

With a jam-packed schedule, Wellington Phoenix might struggle to maintain their level of play when faced with a flurry of games in a short timeframe. Although the odds suggest a close match with both teams having odds of over 2 to win, the team's rigorous schedule could be a decisive factor in determining the final outcome.

Best goalscorer from Wellington Phoenix

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Kosta Barbarouses. Wellington Phoenix owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 7 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Central Coast Mariners

A-League Men leaderboard now

Central Coast Mariners arrives in this game with 17 points, and in 10th place in the A-League Men, having won 4 games in total and lost 4 times, making a total of 5 draws.

With the same score that the Wellington Phoenix who occupies position 9, the team will fight for a best position in this 16th round.

Central Coast Mariners analysis

Central Coast Mariners, with 15 goals scored and 22 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 15 rounds.

Central Coast Mariners average number of shots on goal is 3.62 per match, and this is another important indicator that tells us that the team certainly does not have an irresistible attack, and therefore scores little.

With away his balance of 3 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws in the A-League Men, opposing teams usually have slim chances of winning.

Best goalscorer from Central Coast Mariners

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Alou Kuol. The Attacker scored 3 goals in the current season, helping Central Coast Mariners to achieve victory in several disputes.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Wellington Phoenix is Kosta Barbarouses, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Central Coast Mariners is Alou Kuol, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Wellington Phoenix 0.86 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Central Coast Mariners 1.83 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.8.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 3.62 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.8 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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