Central Coast Mariners vs Wellington Phoenix Prediction and Betting Tips | 1st November 2025 

Central Coast Mariners play Wellington Phoenix at the Central Coast Stadium in the A-League on Saturday, aiming to recover from a defeat to Sydney FC in their last game. The Yellow & Navy suffered their first top-flight loss of the season last weekend as Victor Campuzano and Patrick Wood scored apiece in the second half to down the New South Wales outfit.

With three points from two games, Central Coast Mariners are in ninth position in the A-League standings, seven behind Wellington Phoenix, who are looking to extend their unbeaten start to the campaign to three games.

It began with a 2-2 comeback draw against Perth Glory for them. Jaiden Kucharski and Adam Taggart scored apiece within half an hour of kick-off, but Ifeanyi Eze pulled one back for Wellington in the added minutes.

The Nix were brought level in the match by Carlo Armiento, who struck in the 69th minute to make it 2-2 as the visitors demonstrated excellent fighting spirit and earned a point off the match.

In their next game, Wellington pulled off another comeback, this time scoring a stoppage-time winner against Brisbane Roar to win 2-1. Justin Vidic's 42nd-minute opener had the visitors in front at the break.

Giancarlo Italiano's side took some time to find their feet but restored parity in the 76th minute through Kazuki Nagasawa. Amiento, who scored the equalizer in their opening game, popped up with a winner in the 96th minute and handed them all three points.

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Central Coast Mariners vs Wellington Phoenix Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• There have been 48 clashes between the sides in history, with Central Coast Mariners winning 17 times over Wellington Phoenix and losing on 20 occasions.
• After going 11 games without a stalemate, the rivals have drawn four of their next seven, including a 0-0 draw in their latest encounter in January 2025.
• Central Coast Mariners haven't scored against Wellington Phoenix in their last two meetings.

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Central Coast Mariners vs Wellington Phoenix Prediction

Central Coast Mariners have struggled against Wellington Phoenix lately, and come into the fixture on the back of a loss. We expect the hosts to play deep here to choke Wellington, but the side could find a way to avoid a loss once again.

Prediction: Central Coast Mariners 2-2 Wellington Phoenix

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Central Coast Mariners vs Wellington Phoenix Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Draw

Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Over 2.5 goals

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes