On Sat Apr 2nd, in week 21, Western United will host Central Coast Mariners at Whitten Oval in a clash of these two mismatched A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. 2nd placed Western United is fresh off their 3-2 win against Brisbane Roar. Juan Lescano scored the first goal for Brisbane Roar in the 3rd minute, then in the 35th minute, Ben Garuccio sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by A. Bayew Finally they completed the comback victory in the 59th minute on a goal by Scott Neville to cap off a wild match. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Western United should be reasonably happy with their performance, while central Coast Mariners sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Adelaide United. Marco Ureña struck first for Central Coast Mariners in the 77th minute, then Jason Cummings added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Adelaide United couldn’t muster any offence and Central Coast Mariners ran away with the shutout win. Central Coast Mariners is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Central Coast Mariners won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 losss.
Central Coast Mariners’s most prolific scorer has been Marco Ureña. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Western United’s most prolific scorer has been Leo Lacroix. The Swiss defender has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.