The Central Coast Mariners have two more rounds until the end of the regular season and are currently in third place, which guarantees their participation in the playoffs. They have 39 points, or 4 points more than Wellington Phoenix, which is the closest companion to the teams in the playoff positions. Victory in today's match guarantees them further continuation of the competition and they will certainly try to use that opportunity in front of their fans. They are certainly a better team than today's guest, which they proved in their mutual match only 15 days ago when they defeated them 0-1 on their field. This was followed, perhaps expected, by a defeat by the best team in the championship and a very important victory against Macarthur, a team that has the same number of points as them. As for the guests, it’s hard to say anything positive about their game this season. They take the last place on the table, and their goal difference is especially bad. In a league that is known for a large number of goals scored, if one team has a smaller number of goals scored than the games played, then it is clear that they do not pose a great danger to the opponent. Of course, with such statistics, they are at the bottom of the table in the last 5 matches, where they managed to win only 1 point. The situation is completely identical and when they play on the away fields, with only one point won on the side from the previous five games, it would be more than a big surprise to do something more in today's game.