Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners – Preview, H2H, Line-ups, Prediction | A-League 2021-22

Anthony Caceres of Sydney FC competes with Josh Nisbet of Central Coast Mariners
Anthony Caceres of Sydney FC competes with Josh Nisbet of Central Coast Mariners - IMAGO / AAP

THIS SUNDAY, Sydney FC will host Central Coast Mariners in a 12th Round game of the 2021/22 A-League season.

Venue: Leichhardt Oval (Sydney) 

Key Statistics

Sydney FC are winless in their last three matches at home in all competitions (D1, L2).

They have conceded seven out of their eleven goals this season at home.

This season, Central Coast Mariners have scored just three league goals away from home.

They have kept four clean sheets in their last five games in all competitions.

Head to head

Sydney FC have a better record in this fixture over the last 15 head-to-head meetings as they have won eight times against CC Mariners, who have just four wins (D3) in that period.

However, the visitors are unbeaten in the last four meetings, winning three times in that period.

Latest performances in all competitions

Sydney FC: D-L-L-D-W

CC Mariners: L-W-W-W-W

Sydney FC

THIS SUNDAY, Sydney FC will look to get back to winning ways when they welcome CC Mariners to the Leichhardt Oval for their tenth league game of the season.

The hosts sit in sixth place after taking ten points from their opening nine games (W2, D4, L3). 

They come into this game on the back of a four-game winless run that stretches across two competitions – the Isuzu A-League and the FFA Cup. Their last outing was a game against Melbourne Victory that finished 2-2.

Steve Corica’s side came from behind twice to draw the game, ensuring that they remained within the playoff spot after nine rounds of games.

They will now look to maintain their high placement on the table in this meeting against the Mariners.

A win in this game could be enough to push them to fourth and will help to deliver just their second home win this season.

Possible Sydney FC starting line-ups

Andrew Redmayne; Joel King, Ben Warland, Alex Wilkinson, Rhyan Grant; Anthony Caceres, Paulo Retre, Patrick Yazbek, Milos Ninkovic; Trent Buhagiar, Bobo.

Injured: Luke Brattan, Michael Zullo, Connor O’Toole, Kosta Barbarouses, Chris Zuvela, Adam Le Fondre, Calem Nieuwenhof.

Doubtful: None

Suspended: None

Central Coast Mariners 

After seeing their four-game-winning run come to an end last weekend, CC Mariners will look to quickly get back to winning ways when they travel to Sydney this Sunday.

The visitors were beaten 3-1 at home by defending champions Melbourne City. Goals from Jamie Maclaren, Andrew Nabbout and Carl Jenkinson gave Victory to win, with Marco Ureña’s goal for Mariners only serving as a consolation.

Nick Montgomery’s side are currently placed in seventh after winning nine points from their opening six games. They could move above their hosts into the top six with a win in this game, while a loss could see them drop to ninth.

They will be desperate to avoid another loss and to get back to their positive run of form that saw them win four in a row.

Possible Central Coast Mariners starting line-ups

Mark Birighitti; Jacob Farrell, Kye Rowles, Lewis Miller, Storm Roux; Max Balard, Oliver Bozanic, Beni N’Kololo, Josh Nisbet; Marco Urena, Moresche.

Injured: None

Doubtful: None

Suspended: None

Prediction

Sydney FC 1-2 CC Mariners