Predicted Edge

Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets

Central Coast Mariners won 0 of the last 411th2–2Newcastle Jets won 0 of the last 410th

Match statistics

Full-time statistics
Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets
14Shots19
5Shots on target5
2Corners9
11Fouls17
3Yellow cards2
—Red cards—
3Offsides2
375Passes545
41%Possession %59%
—xG—
Over 1.5
89%
Over 2.5
72%
Over 3.5
51%
Both score
71%
Model pick
Newcastle Jets 47%
Likely score
1-1 9%
Expected goals
1.67 – 2.06

Advised bets

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Edge strength 5 of 5

Central Coast Mariners -0.25

3.35BetVictor · fair 3.03 · qualifies at 3.12+ · 1.13u
Why this price?

Back Central Coast Mariners -0.25 on the Asian handicap at 3.35 with BetVictor — Central Coast Mariners must win by more than 0.25 goals.

Our model puts the chance at 35% and the bookmakers' own consensus, margin removed, at 32%; we judge it at 33%, weighting the market more than the model, which is a fair price of 3.03. The offered 3.35 implies only 30%, so the price is 10.6% better than our estimate says it should be. That gap is the edge.

Stake 1.13 units of a 100-unit bank: the size follows the edge (a quarter-Kelly fraction), never more than 2 units.

Projected goals: Central Coast Mariners 1.67, Newcastle Jets 2.06.

The edge is an estimate and carries model error; it can be wrong, and a losing run is normal.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
MarketSelectionOursFairBest priceImpliedGap
Match resultCentral Coast Mariners31.2%3.204.20 Bet36523.8%+7.4
Match resultDraw22.0%4.554.33 Betfair23.1%-1.1
Match resultNewcastle Jets46.8%2.141.80 Bet36555.6%-8.7
Total goalsOver 1.589.0%1.121.13 Betano88.5%+0.5
Total goalsUnder 1.511.0%9.096.50 Bet36515.4%-4.4
Total goalsOver 2.571.8%1.391.42 Betano70.4%+1.4
Total goalsUnder 2.528.2%3.552.95 Betano33.9%-5.7
Total goalsOver 3.551.1%1.962.02 Betano49.5%+1.6
Total goalsUnder 3.548.9%2.041.83 Betano54.6%-5.7
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — Yes71.1%1.411.40 William Hill71.4%-0.3
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — No28.9%3.462.88 BetVictor34.7%-5.9

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a pick is only published where the gap clears our bar after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

Newcastle Jets favoured against Central Coast Mariners

Our model makes Central Coast Mariners 31% to win this A-League fixture, with the draw at 22% and Newcastle Jets at 47%. The goal projection is 1.67 for Central Coast Mariners against 2.06 for Newcastle Jets — a clear edge to Newcastle Jets on expected output. A combined 3.72 goals points to a wide-open game that could get away from either side, which puts over 2.5 at 72% and both teams to score at 71%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 9%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. This sits in the awkward middle of the distribution, where the model has a view but not a strong one. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores
1-1 9%
1-2 9%
2-2 7%
2-1 7%
1-3 6%

This season

Season records for Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets
Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets
4Played4
0-2-2W-D-L0-2-2
0.50Pts / game0.50
1.00Goals for / game1.00
2.25Goals against / game2.00
50%Over 2.575%
75%BTTS75%
0%Clean sheets0%
25%Failed to score25%
0-1-0Home record0-1-1
0-1-2Away record0-1-1
L1StreakL2

2026/27 league matches only, computed from results on record. Central Coast Mariners · Newcastle Jets

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
11.5Shots15.5
4.8Shots on target4.8
3.3Corners7.5
2.00Cards1.25
10.5Fouls11.5
53Possession %68
—xG1.52
4 matchessample4 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
13.0Shots10.3
5.0Shots on target4.0
5.0Corners3.5
2.00Cards1.75
12.5Fouls11.3
47Possession %33
—xG0.84
4 matchessample4 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
Central Coast MarinersMetricNewcastle Jets
0.80Goals scored1.80 (better)
2.80Goals conceded2.40 (better)
0.40Expected goals (xG)1.86 (better)
Big chances
2.00Shots on target4.75 (better)
11.00Total shots13.75 (better)
Touches in opp. box
3.00Corners5.00 (better)
46.0Possession %47.8 (better)
419Passes535 (better)
Tackles
10.00 (better)Fouls13.50
3.00Offsides1.50 (better)
Throw-ins
1.00 (better)Yellow cards2.25
Red cards0.00

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to head

Full record →
Central Coast Mariners wins
1
Draws
2
Newcastle Jets wins
1
Goals / game
3.25
Over 2.5
75%
Both score
50%
A-League table
League table
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2Sydney4211+37Sydney won 2 of the last 4
3Brisbane Roar3210+27Brisbane Roar won 2 of the last 3
4Melbourne City421107Melbourne City won 2 of the last 4
5Perth Glory4202+36Perth Glory won 2 of the last 4
6Western Sydney Wanderers4121+25Western Sydney Wanderers won 1 of the last 4
7Macarthur412105Macarthur won 1 of the last 4
8Auckland4121-15Auckland won 1 of the last 4
9Melbourne Victory4031-13Melbourne Victory won 0 of the last 4
10Newcastle Jets4022-42Newcastle Jets won 0 of the last 4
11Central Coast Mariners4022-52Central Coast Mariners won 0 of the last 4
12Adelaide United3012-51Adelaide United won 0 of the last 3