In this week 16 match on the 26th of February, Adelaide United plays host to Central Coast Mariners in a meeting of these two mismatched A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 3rd placed Adelaide United, recorded a 1-4 loss against Macarthur. Craig Goodwin struck first for Adelaide United in the 20th minute on a feed from Mauk, then Apostolos Giannou tied it up for Macarthur in the 43rd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 67th minute on a goal by Craig Noone to cap off a wild match. Adelaide United is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Central Coast Mariners is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Melbourne City. Béni NKololo struck first for Central Coast Mariners in the 45th minute on a feed from Kye Rowles, but MacLaren got the equalizer for Melbourne City in the 7th minute of the first half’s stoppage time Finally they completed the comback victory in the 74th minute on a goal by Marco Tilio to cap off a wild match. Central Coast Mariners looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Oliver Božanić has been the most prolific scorer on Central Coast Mariners in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Hiroshi Ibusuki and Irankunda are the top scorers for Adelaide United in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.