Match Report
In the standings it was Wellington Phoenix 8th on 33 points, Central Coast Mariners 9th on 32 — separated by 1. Wellington Phoenix's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Wellington Phoenix were scoring 1.38 and conceding 1.85, Central Coast Mariners 1.35 and 1.62, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
10 meetings are on record — 3 won by Wellington Phoenix, 4 by Central Coast Mariners, 3 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings.
The match was played at Westpac Stadium (capacity 33,500). With 32 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, T. Danaskos was the man in the middle. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Wellington Phoenix: Manjrekar James (49'), Carlo Armiento (52'), Corban Piper (36') · Central Coast Mariners: S. Ngor (45')
Key stats
Possession: Wellington Phoenix 44% · Central Coast Mariners 56% · Total shots: 9-10 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 4-5