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Sydney vs Central Coast Mariners: Australian Championship match prediction
Sydney FC and Central Coast Mariners will meet in the 13th round of the Australian A-League. Both teams are not yet in the playoff zone, but the hosts are only one point behind the top 6, while the visitors are four points behind. The opponents won the last round. Which of the opponents will lose points on January 11? The answer is in our prediction for this match
Command Analysis
Sydney FC
AustraliaCurrent form
Sydney unexpectedly dropped out of the playoff zone. The team is only seventh in the tournament table and is one point behind the top 6. Last season, the team managed to reach the semi-finals, where they lost to today's opponent. Today there is an opportunity to take revenge on the offender, besides, in this championship draw, the hosts have already suffered a defeat from Central Coast Mariners (1:2).
After this failure, Sydney also lost to Western United (3:4). After that, they finally managed to pull themselves together and have not lost for four rounds in a row. At home, the club won against Melbourne Victory (2:0) and Perth Glory (3:0), and away they tied with Adelaide United (3:3) and Newcastle Jets (2:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
Douglas Costa is out for the hosts through injury, while Joseph Lacey is a doubt.
Interesting trends for betting
- In none of the last five matches have the hosts scored less than two goals
- The team won their last two home matches with a score of 3:0
Probable line-up: Redmayne - Grant, Matthews, Popovic, Courtney-Peppen - Caceres, Leo Sena - Lolley, Hollman, Ouahim - Klimala.
Central Coast Mariners
AustraliaCurrent form
The Central Coast Mariners won the championship last season, beating Melbourne Victory in extra time in the final. However, it will be difficult to repeat the achievement, because the team did not show championship play in 2024. Until November 22, the visitors had not won in the Australian championship - the team drew three times and lost once. However, in the next two rounds, they still managed to beat Newcastle Jets (2:1) and today's opponent, Sydney FC (2:1). After that, the club from Gosford again began to alternate draws and losses. The visitors lost heavily to Adelaide United (0:4) and Auckland (1:4), and also shared points with Macarthur (1:1) and Melbourne City (1:1).
The first match of 2025 finally saw another win. The reigning champions beat the weakest team in the A-League, Brisbane Roar (2:1) in an away match.
Disqualifications and injuries
Brad Tapp will miss the game with an injury, while Angel Torres remains suspended and Nicolas Duarte, Ryan Edmundson and Lucas Mauraguis are questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won only one of its last five matches.
- The visitors have not kept a clean sheet in their last ten matches.
Estimated line-up: Cullen - Roux, Paul, Kaltak, Kuzewski - McCalmont, Theocharus, Steele - Mikael Doka - Kuol, Brandtman.
Trends
Bet Exact score 3:0
The hosts have won their last two games by this score.
12.00Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in two of the last four matches between the teams.
2.30Bet Number 3 in the final score
This pattern has worked in four of the hosts' last five matches
3.40Tip and bets
The hosts are trying to get back into the playoff zone as soon as possible, and to do that they need to keep winning. The last two home games ended in big victories for Sydney. The visitors have recently managed to win only against the main outsider of the tournament, and beating Sydney, which is currently on the rise, will be much harder. We don’t think the Mariners will take points from the favorites.
Our prediction is Sydney win at 1.60
Bet on total
The hosts have been extremely productive in recent matches and have not scored less than two goals per game for a long time. The visitors are also doing well in attack and can count on at least a consolation goal. Most likely, the match between these rivals will be spectacular.
Our prediction is total over three goals for 1.80
Bet on corners
Judging by the way the teams have been playing lately, they will be able to please fans with an abundance of over totals, including the number of corner kicks.
Our prediction is total over 10.5 corners for 1.82
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