Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Central Coast Mariners: Result, Stats & Highlights

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Wellington Phoenix

2–0

Central Coast Mariners

25 October 2026 · 1:00 PM AEDT
Hnry Stadium, Wellington

Match summary

Wellington Phoenix vs Central Coast Mariners finished 2–0 in A-League Men on 25 October 2026 at Hnry Stadium, Wellington. Goals: R. Durán 55′, C. Piper 57′.

Goals & key moments

1. 55′

   Goal · R. Durán

   Wellington Phoenix · Second half

   Assist: M. Sheridan · 1–0

2. 57′

   Goal · C. Piper

   Wellington Phoenix · Second half

   Assist: K. Nagasawa · 2–0

Match stats

— means the figure is not available. xG (expected goals) estimates the quality of chances, rather than the final score. xA estimates the chance of an assist; xGOT measures the quality of shots on target.

Full matchFirst halfSecond half

Full match

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
Possession	42.4%	57.6%
Shots	14	6
Shots on target	5	2
Expected goals (xG)	1.46	0.46
Corners	1	2
Passes	353	472
Pass accuracy	74.8%	78%
Fouls committed	10	9
Offsides	2	5
Yellow cards	—	2
Saves	1	3

Attack

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
Shots off target	5	1
Shots blocked	4	3
Shots inside the box	11	5
Shots outside the box	3	1
Headers	4	—
Left-footed shots	4	1
Right-footed shots	6	5
Open-play shots	12	4
Set-piece shots	1	—
Big chances created	3	—
Big chances scored	2	—
Big chances missed	1	1
Touches in opposition box	33	17
Chances created	11	3
Assists	2	—
Penalty-area entries	27	18
Final-third entries	76	44
Counter-attacks	6	—
Open-play xG	1.34	0.4
Set-play xG	0.12	0.06
Expected goals on target (xGOT)	1.79	0.07
Expected assists (xA)	1.82	0.16

Passing & possession

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
Completed passes	264	368
Final-third passes	136	89
Completed final-third passes	85	54
Crosses	9	16
Completed crosses	4	1
Long balls	68	59
Accurate long balls	28	14
Through balls	2	—
Completed through balls	2	—
Forward passes	154	171
Backward passes	45	75
Touches	572	696
Dispossessed	9	6
Possession lost	163	165

Duels & defending

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
Duels won	43	49
Duels lost	49	43
Aerial duels won	17	11
Aerial duels lost	11	17
Dribbles attempted	16	14
Successful dribbles	8	11
Tackles	9	16
Tackles won	8	11
Interceptions	11	14
Clearances	33	37
Headed clearances	16	17
Ball recoveries	45	42
Blocked passes	10	12
Blocks	4	4
Errors leading to a shot	3	—
Fouls won	9	10

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
Diving saves	—	1
Saves from inside the box	2	3
Successful high claims	1	—
Sweeper actions	1	—
Successful sweeper actions	1	—
Goalkeeper throws	2	6
Accurate goalkeeper throws	2	5
Goal kicks	5	10
Goals conceded	—	2

First half

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
Possession	46.8%	53.2%
Shots	2	3
Shots on target	0	2
Corners	0	0
Passes	222	252
Pass accuracy	79.3%	80.2%
Fouls committed	6	5
Offsides	1	2
Yellow cards	—	0
Saves	1	0

Attack

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
Shots off target	0	1
Shots blocked	2	0
Shots inside the box	2	2
Shots outside the box	0	1
Headers	2	—
Left-footed shots	0	1
Right-footed shots	0	2
Open-play shots	2	3
Set-piece shots	0	—
Big chances created	0	—
Big chances scored	0	—
Big chances missed	0	1
Touches in opposition box	10	7
Chances created	2	2
Assists	0	—
Penalty-area entries	10	5
Final-third entries	41	24
Counter-attacks	0	—

Passing & possession

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
Completed passes	176	202
Final-third passes	70	49
Completed final-third passes	44	30
Crosses	3	4
Completed crosses	1	0
Long balls	39	27
Accurate long balls	19	7
Through balls	1	—
Completed through balls	1	—
Forward passes	84	85
Backward passes	31	46
Touches	318	349
Dispossessed	7	4
Possession lost	83	71

Duels & defending

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
Duels won	24	30
Duels lost	30	24
Aerial duels won	9	8
Aerial duels lost	8	9
Dribbles attempted	8	7
Successful dribbles	5	6
Tackles	5	10
Tackles won	5	6
Interceptions	4	10
Clearances	10	13
Headed clearances	7	7
Ball recoveries	23	25
Blocked passes	5	9
Blocks	1	2
Errors leading to a shot	2	—
Fouls won	5	6

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
Diving saves	—	0
Saves from inside the box	2	0
Successful high claims	0	—
Sweeper actions	1	—
Successful sweeper actions	1	—
Goalkeeper throws	1	1
Accurate goalkeeper throws	1	1
Goal kicks	4	3
Goals conceded	—	0

Second half

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
Possession	36.8%	63.2%
Shots	12	3
Shots on target	5	0
Corners	1	2
Passes	131	220
Pass accuracy	67.2%	75.5%
Fouls committed	4	4
Offsides	1	3
Yellow cards	—	2
Saves	0	3

Attack

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
Shots off target	5	0
Shots blocked	2	3
Shots inside the box	9	3
Shots outside the box	3	0
Headers	2	—
Left-footed shots	4	0
Right-footed shots	6	3
Open-play shots	10	1
Set-piece shots	1	—
Big chances created	3	—
Big chances scored	2	—
Big chances missed	1	0
Touches in opposition box	23	10
Chances created	9	1
Assists	2	—
Penalty-area entries	17	13
Final-third entries	35	20
Counter-attacks	6	—

Passing & possession

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
Completed passes	88	166
Final-third passes	66	40
Completed final-third passes	41	24
Crosses	6	12
Completed crosses	3	1
Long balls	29	32
Accurate long balls	9	7
Through balls	1	—
Completed through balls	1	—
Forward passes	70	86
Backward passes	14	29
Touches	254	347
Dispossessed	2	2
Possession lost	80	94

Duels & defending

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
Duels won	19	19
Duels lost	19	19
Aerial duels won	8	3
Aerial duels lost	3	8
Dribbles attempted	8	7
Successful dribbles	3	5
Tackles	4	6
Tackles won	3	5
Interceptions	7	4
Clearances	23	24
Headed clearances	9	10
Ball recoveries	22	17
Blocked passes	5	3
Blocks	3	2
Errors leading to a shot	1	—
Fouls won	4	4

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
Diving saves	—	1
Saves from inside the box	0	3
Successful high claims	1	—
Sweeper actions	0	—
Successful sweeper actions	0	—
Goalkeeper throws	1	5
Accurate goalkeeper throws	1	4
Goal kicks	1	7
Goals conceded	—	2

Line-ups

Player stats

Min = minutes played. Shots / on target exclude penalty shoot-outs. Figures shown as — are unavailable.

Wellington Phoenix

Central Coast Mariners

Shots & match momentum

Match momentum

Relative attacking momentum through the match. Taller bars indicate a stronger spell; they do not represent possession or win probability.

Wellington Phoenix above · Central Coast Mariners below

Kick-off → Full time · each bar represents a match minute

Read momentum minute by minute

Period	Minute	Wellington Phoenix	Central Coast Mariners
First half	1′	0.005	0.008
First half	2′	0.019	0.005
First half	3′	0.037	0.003
First half	4′	0.019	0.003
First half	5′	0.013	0.007
First half	6′	0.012	0.006
First half	7′	0.011	0.011
First half	8′	0.061	0.006
First half	9′	0.035	0.015
First half	10′	0.023	0.024
First half	11′	0.013	0.014
First half	12′	0.007	0.033
First half	13′	0.008	0.017
First half	14′	0.004	0.013
First half	15′	0.025	0.057
First half	16′	0.016	0.033
First half	17′	0.012	0.019
First half	18′	0.007	0.010
First half	19′	0.009	0.007
First half	20′	0.009	0.029
First half	21′	0.015	0.015
First half	22′	0.013	0.013
First half	23′	0.006	0.007
First half	24′	0.003	0.003
First half	25′	0.002	0.004
First half	26′	0.062	0.007
First half	27′	0.100	0.009
First half	28′	0.075	0.010
First half	29′	0.041	0.011
First half	30′	0.023	0.077
First half	31′	0.015	0.044
First half	32′	0.008	0.030
First half	33′	0.006	0.063
First half	34′	0.004	0.038
First half	35′	0.040	0.024
First half	36′	0.086	0.017
First half	37′	0.055	0.011
First half	38′	0.049	0.011
First half	39′	0.025	0.028
First half	40′	0.012	0.014
First half	41′	0.006	0.007
First half	42′	0.008	0.007
First half	43′	0.009	0.005
First half	44′	0.013	0.008
First half	45′	0.011	0.017
First half	45+1′	0.008	0.014
First half	45+2′	0.040	0.007
First half	45+3′	0.024	0.004
Second half	46′	0.004	0.001
Second half	47′	0.011	0.007
Second half	48′	0.009	0.005
Second half	49′	0.005	0.007
Second half	50′	0.013	0.004
Second half	51′	0.012	0.049
Second half	52′	0.010	0.026
Second half	53′	0.009	0.014
Second half	54′	0.094	0.009
Second half	55′	0.047	0.004
Second half	56′	0.025	0.004
Second half	57′	0.100	0.004
Second half	58′	0.052	0.006
Second half	59′	0.039	0.008
Second half	60′	0.019	0.004
Second half	61′	0.057	0.007
Second half	62′	0.054	0.004
Second half	63′	0.028	0.004
Second half	64′	0.018	0.027
Second half	65′	0.015	0.014
Second half	66′	0.008	0.011
Second half	67′	0.045	0.011
Second half	68′	0.023	0.029
Second half	69′	0.016	0.015
Second half	70′	0.023	0.008
Second half	71′	0.015	0.005
Second half	72′	0.024	0.002
Second half	73′	0.040	0.005
Second half	74′	0.020	0.003
Second half	75′	0.023	0.007
Second half	76′	0.016	0.008
Second half	77′	0.012	0.009
Second half	78′	0.008	0.006
Second half	79′	0.093	0.003
Second half	80′	0.060	0.002
Second half	81′	0.043	0.002
Second half	82′	0.027	0.005
Second half	83′	0.014	0.007
Second half	84′	0.007	0.003
Second half	85′	0.009	0.006
Second half	86′	0.008	0.008
Second half	87′	0.009	0.029
Second half	88′	0.007	0.019
Second half	89′	0.004	0.013
Second half	90′	0.002	0.048
Second half	90+1′	0.001	0.028
Second half	90+2′	0.003	0.017
Second half	90+3′	0.002	0.019
Second half	90+4′	0.014	0.048

All shots · 20 attempts

Minute	Player / team	Result	Body part	Play	xG	xGOT
15′First half	T. MckibbinCentral Coast Mariners	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.02	0
19′First half	O. LavaleCentral Coast Mariners	Blocked	Right foot	Open play	0.17	0
33′First half	B. BrandtmanCentral Coast Mariners	Saved	Left foot	Open play	0.09	0.07
35′First half	M. AndersonWellington Phoenix	Blocked	Header	Open play	0.02	0
36′First half	C. PiperWellington Phoenix	Blocked	Header	Open play	0.03	0
51′Second half	H. EamesCentral Coast Mariners	Blocked	Right foot	Open play	0.12	0
54′Second half	B. DukeWellington Phoenix	Saved	Header	Open play	0.05	0.01
55′Second half	R. DuránWellington Phoenix	Goal	Header	Open play	0.28	0.59
57′Second half	R. DuránWellington Phoenix	Saved	Right foot	Counter-attack	0.09	0.12
57′Second half	C. PiperWellington Phoenix	Goal	Right foot	Counter-attack	0.62	0.98
59′Second half	C. PiperWellington Phoenix	Blocked	Right foot	Counter-attack	0.03	0
61′Second half	K. NagasawaWellington Phoenix	Off target	Right foot	Set piece	0.01	0
62′Second half	J. McGarryWellington Phoenix	Off target	Left foot	Open play	0.11	0
67′Second half	M. AndersonWellington Phoenix	Saved	Left foot	Open play	0.05	0.08
70′Second half	A. RuferWellington Phoenix	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.01	0
73′Second half	B. DukeWellington Phoenix	Blocked	Right foot	Open play	0.07	0
81′Second half	R. BidoisWellington Phoenix	Off target	Left foot	Counter-attack	0.06	0
87′Second half	L. BecvinovskiCentral Coast Mariners	Blocked	Right foot	Corner	0.02	0
90+4′Second half	L. BecvinovskiCentral Coast Mariners	Blocked	Right foot	Corner	0.04	0
90+4′Second half	N. WalkerWellington Phoenix	Off target	Left foot	Counter-attack	0.04	0

Recent form & head-to-head

This season (2026-27) only: up to five completed matches before this fixture, newest first. W = win, D = draw, L = loss.

Wellington Phoenix

• WWellington Phoenix 2–1 Melbourne VictorySun 18 Oct

Central Coast Mariners

• DCentral Coast Mariners 2–2 Newcastle JetsSat 17 Oct

Head-to-head

No earlier matches to show this season.

Current standings

Latest season standings, not the positions before this match.

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix	2	2	0	0	4	1	3	6
10	Central Coast Mariners	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1

Where to watch in Australia

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Matchday information

Competition

A-League Men

Season

2026-27

Stage

Regular Season

Matchweek

2

Kick-off

25 October 2026, 1:00 PM AEDT

Venue

Hnry Stadium, Wellington

Final whistle

25 Oct, 2:51 PM AEDT

Calendar events reserve approximately two hours. Final scores appear after full time.