Jan 30th features a match where Sydney hosts Central Coast Mariners in a meeting of these two evenly matched A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. 6th placed Sydney is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Melbourne Victory. Ben Folami scored the first goal for Melbourne Victory in the 17th minute, but Milos Ninkovic got the equalizer for Sydney in the 37th minute . Sydney is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Central Coast Mariners recorded a 1-3 loss against Melbourne City. MacLaren scored the first goal for Melbourne City in the 18th minute, then Marco Ureña tied it up for Central Coast Mariners in the 41st minute on a feed from Storm Roux. Central Coast Mariners is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Central Coast Mariners and Sydney last played eachother at the Central Coast Stadium on Dec 12th. Central Coast Mariners was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Marco Ureña struck first for Central Coast Mariners in the 14th minute on a feed from Matheus Moresche, then Caceres added another on an own goal in the 16th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sydney couldn’t manage to score, and Central Coast Mariners took the shutout win.
Central Coast Mariners’s most prolific scorer has been Marco Ureña. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Sydney’s most prolific scorer has been Caceres. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.