Western United vs Central Coast Mariners betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the A-League Men match on January 29th, 2025

Western United and Central Coast Mariners will play on Wednesday, January 29th, 2025, at 08:00h (UTC), in a A-League Men game to be held in Australia, check the Western United vs Central Coast Mariners betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Western United vs Central Coast Mariners will occur

The game takes place in the Whitten Oval stadium, in the city of Footscray, with a capacity for 36000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Western United vs Central Coast Mariners 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 3.13 goals per match played.

Western United last match

Western United comes from a win in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Newcastle Jets, in a match valid for A-League Men, and the match ended 3-1. Coach J. Aloisi's team lined up with this formation: 4-4-2.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.60.

Despite the victory, the team did not have a great performance in general. One of the few athletes who achieved some prominence in the match was Abel Walatee, who appeared well in the most decisive moments of the game and was a crucial player in the victory of Western United.

Central Coast Mariners last match

On the other hand, the visiting team appears in this match after drawing in the previous game. In a confrontation valid for A-League Men, Central Coast Mariners faced the Wellington Phoenix team, and the score ended with a 0-0 draw.

In the previous analysis the draw was among the logical results of this match, especially because it was expected a fairly even game between both teams and had odds around 3.20.

Western United vs Central Coast Mariners h2h

Western United was in 12th place in the A-League Men while Central Coast Mariners was in 2nd place, the last time these teams faced each other. Western United team entered the field with the 4-4-2 formation, the same tactic Central Coast Mariners used in the match.

The two teams have not faced each other since 13-04-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2023/2024 season of the A-League Men, and the match ended with a 0-2 win for Central Coast Mariners.

The Western United team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the Central Coast Mariners team, which won only 2 games.

D. Illievski and J. Charaktis will be supporting from the sideline while D. Elder will be on the football field for this match.

Western United

A-League Men leaderboard now

The Western United team with 24 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Final Series Play-offs, with a campaign of 7 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses.

In the 14th round, the team has the same points that the Melbourne City team who occupies position 4.

Western United analysis

After 13 rounds, Western United has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 26 goals for and 20 conceded.

With an average ball possession of 49% per game in the current league, Western United cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Central Coast Mariners they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

Western United has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 26 times with 1382 attacks, while Central Coast Mariners has only scored 15 times with 1322 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Western United

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Hiroshi Ibusuki so far in the competition. With 7 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Western United to achieve victorious results 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 18 points, and in 10th place in the A-League Men, having won 4 games in total and lost 4 times, making a total of 6 draws.

The team has no disadvantage against Wellington Phoenix who occupies position 9 in the 14th round and has the same amount of points.

Central Coast Mariners analysis

Central Coast Mariners, after 13 rounds, has conceded more goals than it has scored. The goals scored are in fact 15 while 22 are those conceded to opponents.

Usually, opposing teams have little chances of beating Central Coast Mariners when playing away, who sports a balance of 3 wins, 1 loss, and 3 draws in the A-League Men.

Best goalscorer from Central Coast Mariners

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Alou Kuol is the player to highlight. Helping Central Coast Mariners with 3 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Interesting Match Facts:

With Central Coast Mariners boasting an unbeaten record in their recent encounters against Western United, all eyes are on them to maintain their dominance on the field.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Western United is Hiroshi Ibusuki, 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.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Western United 1 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Central Coast Mariners 1.57 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 2.2.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 4.92 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4 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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