In a weekend match in week 6, on Sat Nov 27th, Wellington Phoenix will host Central Coast Mariners at Westpac Stadium in a A-League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 7th placed Wellington Phoenix, recorded a 1-1 draw against Macarthur. Gary Hooper scored the first goal for Wellington Phoenix in the 25th minute on a penalty kick, then in the 61st minute, Craig Noone sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Lachlam Rose squeezing out at least the one point for Macarthur. Wellington Phoenix looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while central Coast Mariners sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Newcastle Jets. Nisbet scored the first goal for Central Coast Mariners in the 50th minute, then Farrell added another in the 57th minute. Central Coast Mariners is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Jack Clisby has been the most effective weapon for Central Coast Mariners lately. The Australian defender has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Tomer Hemed has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Wellington Phoenix.