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Newcastle Jets vs Central Coast Mariners: Australian Championship Match Prediction
The Newcastle Jets and Central Coast Mariners will play in the fifth round of the Australian A-League. The visitors are the current champions, but have had an extremely weak start to the current season. The Mariners are inferior to the hosts only on additional indicators. The teams are in ninth and tenth place, respectively. Will anyone be able to improve their standings on November 22? The answer is in our forecast.
Command Analysis
Newcastle Jets
AustraliaCurrent form
Newcastle Jets had an extremely unsuccessful last season, finishing the regular A-League championship in tenth place out of twelve. In the summer, the team played in the Australian Cup, where they also failed to achieve success. At the 1/8 final stage, the Newcastle club was eliminated by the future trophy holder, Macarthur (3:4). The team from South Wales began the new A-League draw with a minimal defeat by Melbourne City (0:1). The opponents played the last 30 minutes with a man down, but the Jets were unable to recover. In the second round, the team still won their first victory, taking revenge on Macarthur (2:1) for the defeat in the cup. In their last match, Newcastle was routed by Western Sydney Wanderers (1:4).
Disqualifications and injuries
Oscar Freer and Lachlan Rose will miss the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- None of the hosts' last seven matches have ended in a draw
- The hosts have won only one of their last five home matches.
Tentative lineup: Scott - Wilmering, Susnyar, Grimaldi, Ingham - Taylor, Natta, Grozos, Aquilinha - Wellisol, Timmins
Central Coast Mariners
AustraliaCurrent form
The Central Coast Mariners won their second consecutive A-League title last season. The team won the regular championship, scoring 55 points in 27 matches. The visitors then beat Sydney (2:1, 0:0) in the semi-final, and in the final they defeated Melbourne Victory (3:1). However, the new season did not start in the best way for the current champions. In the A-League, the team drew with Melbourne Victory (0:0), Adelaide United (1:1) and Perth Glory (0:0), and then lost to Wellington Phoenix (0:3).
Disqualifications and injuries
Trent Sainsbury, Miguel Di Pizio, Brad Tapp and Christian Theojarouz will miss the match due to injury, while Angel Torres is serving a suspension.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not won for nine matches in a row.
- Three of the visitors' last four matches have ended in a draw
Probable lineup: Cullen - Mauraguis, Paul, Kaltak, Herrington - McCalmont, Kuzewski, Steele - Mikael Doka - Kuol, Brandtman
Trends
Bet Exact score 0:0
Three of the visitors' last four matches have ended in a draw
9.50Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in two of the last three away matches
2.20Tip and bets
Both teams look weak at the start of the season and are naturally among the outsiders of the A-League. This could be expected from the hosts, but the visitors are the current champions, so it is surprising that they have not won a single victory in the first four rounds of the new season. However, times are changing, and now we do not see a significant difference between the teams. We believe that the face-to-face match will end in a draw.
Our prediction is a draw at 3.60
Bet on total
Both teams have not been particularly productive in attack at the start of the season, so they will probably bet on defense. Most likely, we will see a rather stubborn match, but we should not count on a large number of goals. We suggest betting on the total under.
Our prediction is under 2.5 goals for 2.05
Bet on the first half
We don't expect the opponents to go forward in force immediately after the starting whistle. It will obviously take time to get to know each other. In this scenario, a draw at the end of the first half is likely.
Our prediction is a draw in the first half at 2.25
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