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Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners FC
ESPN+Streaming
Match info
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Sky Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
Where to watch
United States
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Match preview
Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners FC finished 2–0 in the A-League Men, played on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00 UTC. The timeline, lineups, statistics and head-to-head record are in the other tabs.
Venue: Sky Stadium, Wellington.
Incomplete timeline: our data provider has not listed every incident of this match. The final score above is correct.
- Full-time90+4'
- 90+2'
- 84'
In: Nathan Walker
Out: Bryce Duke
- 84'
Out: Corban Piper
- 72'
In: Max Hamish Naylor
Out: Ali Auglah
- 70'
In: Riley Bidois
Out: Rafael Durán
- 62'
In: Shumba Mutokoyi
Out: Bailey Brandtman
- 62'
In: Luke Becvinovski
Out: Ty Mckibbin
- 61'
In: Jesse Mantell
Out: Haine Eames
- 59'
- 57'
2-0
- 55'
1-0
- Period end45+3'
- Period start45'
- 45'
In: Arthur De Lima
- 22'
1-0
- Kick-off
Wellington Phoenix
Formation: 4-4-2
Starting lineup
- 13Henry GrayG
- 27Matthew SheridanRB
- 23James McGarryLB
- 8Max AndersonCM-R
- 28Bill TuilomaCD-R
- 18Lukas Kelly-HealdCD-L
- 7Bryce DukeRM84'
- 14Alex RuferCM-L
- 9Rafael DuránCF-L70'
- 99Corban PiperCF-R84'
- 25Kazuki NagasawaLM
Substitutes
- 5Walter ScottSUB
- 24Xuan LokeSUB
- 11Riley BidoisSUB70'
- 35Luke James MitchellSUB84'
- 34Dylan Richard GardinerSUB
- 17Nathan WalkerSUB84'
- 30Alby Kelly-HealdSUB
Central Coast Mariners FC
Formation: 4-1-4-1
Starting lineup
- 30Andrew RedmayneG
- 51Ty MckibbinRB62'
- 5Lucas MauragisLB
- 8Chris DonnellDM
- 3Diesel HerringtonCD-R
- 12Noah MccannCD-L
- 72Ali AuglahRM72'
- 37Bailey BrandtmanCM-R62'
- 9Oliver LavaleF
- 6Haine EamesCM-L61'
- 39Alexander Jesse BoltonLM45'
Substitutes
- 43Luke BecvinovskiSUB62'
- 46Callum MccaskeySUB
- 41Shumba MutokoyiSUB62'
- 22Arthur De LimaSUB45'
- 50Jai AjanovicSUB
- 42Max Hamish NaylorSUB72'
- 45Jesse MantellSUB61'
Overview
- 42.3%Ball possession57.7%
- 13Total shots5
- 5Shots on target2
- 1Corner kicks2
- 10Fouls9
- 2Offsides5
- 1Saves3
- 0Yellow cards2
- 0Red cards0
Attack
- 4Blocked shots2
- 40%Shot accuracy40%
- 0Penalty kicks0
- 0Penalty goals0
- 9Crosses15
- 4Accurate crosses0
- 40%Cross accuracy0%
Passing
- 351Passes472
- 262Accurate passes369
- 70%Pass accuracy80%
- 68Long balls58
- 28Accurate long balls14
- 40%Long ball accuracy20%
Defending
- 8Tackles16
- 8Successful tackles11
- 100%Tackle success70%
- 11Interceptions13
- 31Clearances37
- 31Effective clearances37
1Wellington wins
1draws
0CC Mariners wins
Form
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 |  Sydney FC | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Brisbane Roar FC | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 9 |  Melbourne Victory | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Newcastle Jets | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners FC | 4 | -5 | 2 |
| 12 |  Adelaide United FC | 3 | -5 | 1 |