Sydney vs Central Coast Mariners

Sydney face Central Coast Mariners in the A-League on Friday 6 November 2026, kick-off 08:40 UTC at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney.

Sydney are 5th with 4 points from 3 games, while Central Coast Mariners are 10th with 2. That leaves Sydney 2 points ahead.

At home this season Sydney average 1.0 goals scored and 0.5 conceded per game; on the road Central Coast Mariners average 0.5 scored and 1.5 conceded. Sydney have kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time; Central Coast Mariners have 0 clean sheets and 1 blank.

Sydney have scored 4 and conceded 5 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Central Coast Mariners have scored 4 and conceded 11 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3.

Sydney come into this fixture with a recent record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, while Central Coast Mariners have 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in the same window. Sydney currently sit 5th on 4 points, with Central Coast Mariners placed 10th on 2 points. Across the last 5 head-to-head meetings, 13 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 3 of them. The home side is favoured for this fixture, backing the Sydney win. The Home Win selection (1) is assigned a 69.44% probability at odds of 1.44.

• Sydney have the better recent form (7 pts vs 2 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Sydney have scored 3 goals this season compared with 3 for Central Coast Mariners.
• Defensively, Sydney have conceded 3 and Central Coast Mariners have conceded 5.
• League positions: Sydney 5th, Central Coast Mariners 10th.
• Sydney have won 1 of 2 home matches in this competition.
• Central Coast Mariners have won 0 of 2 away matches in this competition.

• Sydney at home: 1 wins, 1 draws and 0 defeats from 2 games.
• Central Coast Mariners away from home: 0 wins, 1 draws and 1 defeats from 2 games.
• Sydney have taken 7 points from their last 5 matches.
• Central Coast Mariners have taken 2 points from their last 5 matches.

In the last 5 meetings, Sydney have won 3, Central Coast Mariners have won 1 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 6 December 2025, finished Central Coast Mariners 1-2 Sydney.