A-League Men · Regular Season - 2 October 25, 2026 03:00

Wellington Phoenix

#1 · 6 pts

2 – 0

Final score

Central Coast Mariners

#9 · 1 pts

R. Duran (ast. M. Sheridan) 55'

C. Piper (ast. K. Nagasawa) 57'

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Wellington Phoenix a 38% win probability (draw 31%, Central Coast Mariners 30%). The final result was Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Central Coast Mariners. In 2 previous meetings, Wellington Phoenix have won 1 times, with 1 draws and 0 wins for Central Coast Mariners.

Match statistics

10

Total shots

3

5

Shots on target

2

1

Saves

3

42%

Possession

58%

1

Corners

2

9

Tackles

16

0

🟨 Yellow cards

2

Match Events

46'

A. De Lima / A. Bolton ↕

⚽R. Duran · ast. M. Sheridan

55'

⚽C. Piper · ast. K. Nagasawa

57'

59'

A. Auglah

61'

J. Mantell / H. Eames ↕

62'

L. Becvinovski / T. Mckibbin ↕

62'

S. Mutokoyi / B. Brandtman ↕

↕ R. Duran / R. Bidois

70'

72'

M. Naylor / A. Auglah ↕

↕ B. Duke / N. Walker

84'

↕ C. Piper / L. Mitchell

84'

90'+2

S. Mutokoyi

Pre-match prediction

38.75%

Wellington ←

31.1%

X

30.15%

Central

we assigned to the actual result (Wellington Phoenix) 38.75% (low confidence)

Expected vs actual xG

Exp.

Actual

Δ

Wellington

1.58

—

—

Central

0.69

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League Table

#	Team	G	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix	2	6
2	Western Sydney Wanderers	2	4
3	Macarthur	2	4
4	Sydney	2	4
5	Brisbane Roar	1	3
6	Auckland	2	3
7	Newcastle Jets	2	2
8	Melbourne Victory	2	1
9	Central Coast Mariners	2	1
10	Melbourne City	2	1
11	Adelaide United	1	0
12	Perth Glory	2	0

Lineups

Wellington Phoenix 4-4-2

13 Henry Gray G 6.90

23 James McGarry D 7.20

18 Lukas Kelly-Heald D 7.00

28 Bill Tuiloma D 7.70

27 Matthew Sheridan 1 👟 D 7.30

25 Kazuki Nagasawa 1 👟 M 7.70

14 Alex Rufer M 7.60

8 Max Anderson M 8.20

7 Bryce Duke 84' M 6.90

9 Rafael Duran 1 ⚽ 70' F 6.90

99 Corban Piper 1 ⚽ 84' F 6.70

Bench

30 Alby Kelly-Heald G

34 Dylan Gardiner D

35 Luke Mitchell 10' M 6.70

17 Nathan Walker 10' F 6.50

11 Riley Bidois 20' F 6.70

24 Tze-xuan Loke F

5 Walter Scott D

Central Coast Mariners 4-1-4-1

30 Andrew Redmayne G 6.50

5 Lucas Mauragis D 6.30

12 Noah Mccann D 7.30

3 Diesel Herrington D 7.00

51 Ty Mckibbin 62' D 6.30

8 Chris Donnell M 6.30

39 Alexander Bolton 45' M 7.20

6 Haine Eames 61' M 7.00

37 Bailey Brandtman 62' M 6.30

72 Ali Auglah 72' M 6.30

9 Oliver Lavale F 6.30

Bench

22 Arthur De Lima 45' M 6.30

46 Callum McCaskey D

50 Jai Ajanovic G

45 Jesse Mantell 29' M 6.30

43 Luke Becvinovski 28' F 6.30

42 Max Naylor 18' F 6.50

41 Shumba Mutokoyi 28' D 6.70

Best on the pitch

Max Anderson

M · Wellington

8.20

1 shots · 39 pass

Bill Tuiloma

D · Wellington

7.70

· 40 pass

Kazuki Nagasawa

M · Wellington

7.70

1 👟

1 shots · 23 pass

Alex Rufer

M · Wellington

7.60

1 shots · 38 pass

Matthew Sheridan

D · Wellington

7.30

1 👟

· 27 pass

Noah Mccann

D · Central

7.30

· 66 pass

Wellington Phoenix — Player statistics

Team	Pos	Min	Rating	⚽	👟	Shots	Pass	Acc%	Tck	YC	RC
Henry Gray	G	90	6.90	—	—	—	25	11%	0	—	—
James McGarry	D	90	7.20	—	—	1	39	27%	1	—	—
Lukas Kelly-Heald	D	90	7.00	—	—	—	43	38%	0	—	—
Bill Tuiloma	D	90	7.70	—	—	—	40	31%	0	—	—
Matthew Sheridan	D	90	7.30	—	1	—	27	16%	0	—	—
Kazuki Nagasawa	M	90	7.70	—	1	1	23	20%	1	—	—
Alex Rufer	M	90	7.60	—	—	1	38	29%	1	—	—
Max Anderson	M	90	8.20	—	—	1	39	35%	3	—	—
Bryce Duke	M	84	6.90	—	—	1	38	33%	2	—	—
Rafael Duran	F	70	6.90	1	—	2	17	10%	0	—	—
Corban Piper	F	84	6.70	1	—	1	17	8%	0	—	—
Luke Mitchell	M	10	6.70	—	—	—	3	3%	0	—	—
Nathan Walker	F	10	6.50	—	—	1	2	2%	0	—	—
Riley Bidois	F	20	6.70	—	—	1	2	1%	1	—	—

Central Coast Mariners — Player statistics

Team	Pos	Min	Rating	⚽	👟	Shots	Pass	Acc%	Tck	YC	RC
Andrew Redmayne	G	90	6.50	—	—	—	32	23%	0	—	—
Lucas Mauragis	D	90	6.30	—	—	—	32	25%	0	—	—
Noah Mccann	D	90	7.30	—	—	—	66	56%	1	—	—
Diesel Herrington	D	90	7.00	—	—	—	77	67%	2	—	—
Ty Mckibbin	D	62	6.30	—	—	1	31	26%	2	—	—
Chris Donnell	M	90	6.30	—	—	—	62	47%	0	—	—
Alexander Bolton	M	45	7.20	—	—	—	16	13%	5	—	—
Haine Eames	M	61	7.00	—	—	—	38	30%	0	—	—
Bailey Brandtman	M	62	6.30	—	—	1	20	11%	1	—	—
Ali Auglah	M	72	6.30	—	—	—	21	13%	0	1	—
Oliver Lavale	F	90	6.30	—	—	1	24	21%	0	—	—
Arthur De Lima	M	45	6.30	—	—	—	8	6%	2	—	—
Jesse Mantell	M	29	6.30	—	—	—	22	17%	0	—	—
Luke Becvinovski	F	28	6.30	—	—	—	6	2%	1	—	—
Max Naylor	F	18	6.50	—	—	—	2	0%	1	—	—
Shumba Mutokoyi	D	28	6.70	—	—	—	15	11%	1	1	—