Central Coast Mariners vs Western Sydney Wanderers Prediction & Betting Tips

Central Coast Mariners host Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League on 22 February 2026, Sunday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 06:00 UK Time.

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Central Coast Mariners vs Western Sydney Wanderers Match Preview

Central Coast Mariners return to action looking to build on a series of competitive performances that have kept them within reach of the top half. Their recent matches have combined attacking initiative with occasional defensive lapses, producing open and entertaining contests.

Western Sydney Wanderers arrive with similar volatility. Capable of explosive attacking spells but prone to conceding under pressure, they approach this fixture knowing that tempo and transitions could define the outcome.

Mariners’ Momentum Driven by Attacking Freedom

Central Coast have shown clear attacking intent in recent weeks. A 2-1 win at Brisbane Roar and a 1-0 home victory over Melbourne Victory highlighted their ability to manage different match rhythms. The 2-2 draw at Auckland FC and the 1-1 result against Macarthur further demonstrated resilience in tight contests.

Even the 3-0 defeat at Perth Glory underlined how open their games can become when chasing control. With 21 goals scored and 24 conceded in 16 league matches, the Mariners tend to play on the front foot, often committing numbers forward and leaving space in wide areas during defensive transitions.

Wanderers’ High-Tempo Style Creates Swings

Western Sydney Wanderers’ recent fixtures have followed a similar pattern of fluctuation. A 2-2 draw with Wellington Phoenix and a 1-1 result against Melbourne Victory showcased attacking creativity, while the 4-1 loss to Sydney FC exposed defensive vulnerability in derby intensity.

They responded with a 1-0 win over Perth Glory, yet the 2-1 defeat to Newcastle Jets revealed recurring structural gaps. The Wanderers frequently press high and attack with width, but maintaining compactness once possession turns over has been inconsistent, leading to momentum swings within matches.

Central Coast Mariners vs Western Sydney Wanderers Prediction

The best bet for this fixture leans towards over 2.5 goals and both teams to score at 1.95 odds. Both sides have recently been involved in 2-2 and 2-1 scorelines, and their attacking approaches often open space in transition. With neither defence consistently dominant, goals at both ends appear likely.

Over 1.5 goals in the first half at 2.40 odds also holds value given the fast starts both teams have produced in recent weeks. Early pressing and aggressive tempo could lead to chances before the match settles into structure.

For a correct score prediction, Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1 stands out at 8.50 odds. Their ability to capitalise on transitional moments, combined with the Mariners’ attacking commitment, suggests a narrow away victory in a competitive and open encounter.

Peter Green- February 18, 2026

Central Coast Mariners vs Western Sydney Wanderers Betting Tips

Over 2.5 goals & Both teams to score

1.95 Odds

Over 1.5 goals- First Half

2.40 Odds

Correct score: Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1

8.50 Odds

Team Stats

	Central Coast Mariners	Western Sydney Wanderers
Game Played	25	25
Wins	8	5
Draws	8	6
Loss	9	14
Goals For	35	27
Goals Against	38	41

	Central Coast Mariners	Western Sydney Wanderers
Game Played	13	13
Wins	3	2
Draws	7	2
Loss	3	9
Goals For	17	15
Goals Against	17	24

_{Current Season stats from Australia A-League}

Central Coast Mariners Form

25.04.26	Newcastle Jets Central Coast Mariners	4-0
19.04.26	Auckland FC Central Coast Mariners	0-1
10.04.26	Central Coast Mariners Brisbane Roar	2-2
07.04.26	Melbourne City Central Coast Mariners	2-1
04.04.26	Central Coast Mariners Perth Glory	2-2
21.03.26	Melbourne Victory Central Coast Mariners	4-1
14.03.26	Central Coast Mariners Adelaide United	1-1
04.03.26	Macarthur Central Coast Mariners	1-3
28.02.26	Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets	0-0
22.02.26	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	3-2
07.02.26	Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners	1-2
01.02.26	Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory	1-0
24.01.26	Auckland FC Central Coast Mariners	2-2
18.01.26	Central Coast Mariners Macarthur	1-1
10.01.26	Perth Glory Central Coast Mariners	3-0
04.01.26	Adelaide United Central Coast Mariners	0-4
31.12.25	Central Coast Mariners Brisbane Roar	1-2
21.12.25	Wellington Phoenix Central Coast Mariners	3-1
12.12.25	Central Coast Mariners Auckland FC	1-2
06.12.25	Central Coast Mariners Sydney FC	1-2
29.11.25	Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City	0-0
22.11.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners	3-2
07.11.25	Perth Glory Central Coast Mariners	0-1
02.11.25	Central Coast Mariners Wellington Phoenix	1-1
25.10.25	Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners	2-0
19.10.25	Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets	3-2
24.08.25	Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners	2-0
13.05.25	Central Coast Mariners Perth Glory	2-3
02.05.25	Central Coast Mariners Brisbane Roar	1-2
20.04.25	Central Coast Mariners Macarthur	2-2
12.04.25	Newcastle Jets Central Coast Mariners	6-0
05.04.25	Melbourne City Central Coast Mariners	1-0
30.03.25	Central Coast Mariners Perth Glory	3-1
16.03.25	Auckland FC Central Coast Mariners	2-2
08.03.25	Melbourne Victory Central Coast Mariners	3-0
28.02.25	Central Coast Mariners Western United	1-3
22.02.25	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	0-4
18.02.25	Kawasaki Frontale Central Coast Mariners	2-0
11.02.25	Central Coast Mariners Johor Darul Takzim FC	1-2
07.02.25	Perth Glory Central Coast Mariners	1-1
01.02.25	Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets	2-2
29.01.25	Western United Central Coast Mariners	2-2
25.01.25	Wellington Phoenix Central Coast Mariners	0-0
17.01.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners	1-3
11.01.25	Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners	4-1
03.01.25	Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners	1-3
31.12.24	Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City	1-1
28.12.24	Central Coast Mariners Auckland FC	1-4
23.12.24	Macarthur Central Coast Mariners	1-1
13.12.24	Central Coast Mariners Adelaide United	0-4

10.04.26	Central Coast Mariners Brisbane Roar	2-2
04.04.26	Central Coast Mariners Perth Glory	2-2
14.03.26	Central Coast Mariners Adelaide United	1-1
28.02.26	Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets	0-0
22.02.26	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	3-2
01.02.26	Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory	1-0
18.01.26	Central Coast Mariners Macarthur	1-1
31.12.25	Central Coast Mariners Brisbane Roar	1-2
12.12.25	Central Coast Mariners Auckland FC	1-2
06.12.25	Central Coast Mariners Sydney FC	1-2
29.11.25	Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City	0-0
02.11.25	Central Coast Mariners Wellington Phoenix	1-1
19.10.25	Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets	3-2
13.05.25	Central Coast Mariners Perth Glory	2-3
02.05.25	Central Coast Mariners Brisbane Roar	1-2
20.04.25	Central Coast Mariners Macarthur	2-2
30.03.25	Central Coast Mariners Perth Glory	3-1
28.02.25	Central Coast Mariners Western United	1-3
22.02.25	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	0-4
11.02.25	Central Coast Mariners Johor Darul Takzim FC	1-2
01.02.25	Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets	2-2
31.12.24	Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City	1-1
28.12.24	Central Coast Mariners Auckland FC	1-4
13.12.24	Central Coast Mariners Adelaide United	0-4
08.12.24	Central Coast Mariners Sydney FC	2-1
03.12.24	Central Coast Mariners Yokohama F. Marinos	0-4
10.11.24	Central Coast Mariners Wellington Phoenix	0-3
05.11.24	Central Coast Mariners Shanghai Shenhua	2-2
02.11.24	Central Coast Mariners Perth Glory	0-0
18.10.24	Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory	0-0
06.10.24	Central Coast Mariners Wellington Phoenix	2-1
01.10.24	Central Coast Mariners Buriram United	1-2
25.05.24	Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory	3-1
18.05.24	Central Coast Mariners Sydney FC	0-0
01.05.24	Central Coast Mariners Adelaide United	2-0
24.04.24	Central Coast Mariners Abdish-Ata	3-0
06.04.24	Central Coast Mariners Wellington Phoenix	2-1
02.04.24	Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City	2-1
07.03.24	Central Coast Mariners Odisha	4-0
18.02.24	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	1-0
10.02.24	Central Coast Mariners Sydney FC	1-3
27.01.24	Central Coast Mariners Brisbane Roar	2-0
21.01.24	Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City	2-1
13.01.24	Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory	1-1
31.12.23	Central Coast Mariners Perth Glory	4-2
08.12.23	Central Coast Mariners Western United	4-0
03.12.23	Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory	2-2
29.11.23	Central Coast Mariners Terengganu	1-1
25.11.23	Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets	3-1
12.11.23	Central Coast Mariners Brisbane Roar	1-2

25.04.26	Newcastle Jets Central Coast Mariners	4-0
19.04.26	Auckland FC Central Coast Mariners	0-1
07.04.26	Melbourne City Central Coast Mariners	2-1
21.03.26	Melbourne Victory Central Coast Mariners	4-1
04.03.26	Macarthur Central Coast Mariners	1-3
07.02.26	Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners	1-2
24.01.26	Auckland FC Central Coast Mariners	2-2
10.01.26	Perth Glory Central Coast Mariners	3-0
04.01.26	Adelaide United Central Coast Mariners	0-4
21.12.25	Wellington Phoenix Central Coast Mariners	3-1
22.11.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners	3-2
07.11.25	Perth Glory Central Coast Mariners	0-1
25.10.25	Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners	2-0
24.08.25	Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners	2-0
12.04.25	Newcastle Jets Central Coast Mariners	6-0
05.04.25	Melbourne City Central Coast Mariners	1-0
16.03.25	Auckland FC Central Coast Mariners	2-2
08.03.25	Melbourne Victory Central Coast Mariners	3-0
18.02.25	Kawasaki Frontale Central Coast Mariners	2-0
07.02.25	Perth Glory Central Coast Mariners	1-1
29.01.25	Western United Central Coast Mariners	2-2
25.01.25	Wellington Phoenix Central Coast Mariners	0-0
17.01.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners	1-3
11.01.25	Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners	4-1
03.01.25	Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners	1-3
23.12.24	Macarthur Central Coast Mariners	1-1
26.11.24	Vissel Kobe Central Coast Mariners	3-2
22.11.24	Newcastle Jets Central Coast Mariners	1-2
26.10.24	Adelaide United Central Coast Mariners	1-1
22.10.24	SHANGHAI SIPG Central Coast Mariners	3-2
17.09.24	Shandong Luneng Central Coast Mariners	3-1
07.08.24	Heidelberg United Central Coast Mariners	3-1
10.05.24	Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners	1-2
05.05.24	Al Ahed Central Coast Mariners	0-1
27.04.24	Newcastle Jets Central Coast Mariners	1-3
17.04.24	Abdish-Ata Central Coast Mariners	1-1
13.04.24	Western United Central Coast Mariners	0-2
30.03.24	Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners	2-0
14.03.24	Odisha Central Coast Mariners	0-0
10.03.24	Macarthur Central Coast Mariners	0-3
02.03.24	Newcastle Jets Central Coast Mariners	0-1
25.02.24	Melbourne Victory Central Coast Mariners	0-1
22.02.24	Macarthur Central Coast Mariners	2-3
06.02.24	Wellington Phoenix Central Coast Mariners	0-0
03.02.24	Adelaide United Central Coast Mariners	0-4
06.01.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners	0-1
21.12.23	Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners	0-3
17.12.23	Melbourne City Central Coast Mariners	3-3
13.12.23	Stallion Central Coast Mariners	0-3
08.11.23	Bali United Central Coast Mariners	1-2

Western Sydney Wanderers Form

25.04.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne Victory	0-2
18.04.26	Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers	2-1
11.04.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney FC	0-2
04.04.26	Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers	3-0
20.03.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide United	2-4
13.03.26	Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers	2-2
07.03.26	Newcastle Jets Western Sydney Wanderers	2-1
28.02.26	Macarthur Western Sydney Wanderers	0-4
22.02.26	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	3-2
13.02.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington Phoenix	2-2
07.02.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City	1-1
31.01.26	Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers	4-1
25.01.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Perth Glory	1-0
17.01.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle Jets	1-2
10.01.26	Melbourne Victory Western Sydney Wanderers	0-1
01.01.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Macarthur	0-1
27.12.25	Adelaide United Western Sydney Wanderers	3-2
19.12.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland FC	0-2
13.12.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane Roar	0-0
05.12.25	Perth Glory Western Sydney Wanderers	1-0
29.11.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney FC	1-0
22.11.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners	3-2
07.11.25	Adelaide United Western Sydney Wanderers	2-0
01.11.25	Macarthur Western Sydney Wanderers	1-1
25.10.25	Auckland FC Western Sydney Wanderers	1-0
18.10.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City	1-1
12.08.25	Heidelberg United Western Sydney Wanderers	3-0
22.07.25	Peninsula Power Western Sydney Wanderers	0-3
10.05.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne Victory	1-2
03.05.25	Macarthur Western Sydney Wanderers	1-3
26.04.25	Newcastle Jets Western Sydney Wanderers	0-1
19.04.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City	2-2
13.04.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Western United	2-0
05.04.25	Auckland FC Western Sydney Wanderers	1-1
29.03.25	Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers	2-2
15.03.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne Victory	4-2
02.03.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Perth Glory	4-1
22.02.25	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	0-4
16.02.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Macarthur	2-1
08.02.25	Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers	3-3
31.01.25	Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers	0-1
26.01.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland FC	0-1
17.01.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners	1-3
14.01.25	Perth Glory Western Sydney Wanderers	1-2
04.01.25	Melbourne Victory Western Sydney Wanderers	2-2
01.01.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Macarthur	2-3
27.12.24	Adelaide United Western Sydney Wanderers	2-3
22.12.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington Phoenix	4-1
14.12.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane Roar	2-2
30.11.24	Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers	0-2

25.04.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne Victory	0-2
11.04.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney FC	0-2
20.03.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide United	2-4
13.02.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington Phoenix	2-2
07.02.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City	1-1
25.01.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Perth Glory	1-0
17.01.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle Jets	1-2
01.01.26	Western Sydney Wanderers Macarthur	0-1
19.12.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland FC	0-2
13.12.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane Roar	0-0
29.11.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney FC	1-0
22.11.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners	3-2
18.10.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City	1-1
10.05.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne Victory	1-2
19.04.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City	2-2
13.04.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Western United	2-0
15.03.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne Victory	4-2
02.03.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Perth Glory	4-1
16.02.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Macarthur	2-1
26.01.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland FC	0-1
17.01.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners	1-3
01.01.25	Western Sydney Wanderers Macarthur	2-3
22.12.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington Phoenix	4-1
14.12.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane Roar	2-2
08.11.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle Jets	4-1
02.11.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide United	3-4
19.10.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney FC	1-2
28.09.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington Phoenix	2-0
17.08.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland FC	4-2
20.04.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City	1-2
05.04.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane Roar	1-2
08.03.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Western United	1-3
02.03.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney FC	1-4
11.02.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle Jets	3-3
20.01.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Perth Glory	1-2
06.01.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners	0-1
01.01.24	Western Sydney Wanderers Macarthur	3-1
15.12.23	Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide United	1-0
10.12.23	Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne Victory	3-4
11.11.23	Western Sydney Wanderers Perth Glory	2-0
28.10.23	Western Sydney Wanderers Western United	5-0
22.10.23	Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington Phoenix	0-0
29.08.23	Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide United	5-1
06.05.23	Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney FC	1-2
21.04.23	Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington Phoenix	4-0
15.04.23	Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne Victory	2-1
31.03.23	Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide United	2-3
04.03.23	Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners	2-0
25.02.23	Western Sydney Wanderers Macarthur	4-0
11.02.23	Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney FC	0-1

18.04.26	Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers	2-1
04.04.26	Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers	3-0
13.03.26	Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers	2-2
07.03.26	Newcastle Jets Western Sydney Wanderers	2-1
28.02.26	Macarthur Western Sydney Wanderers	0-4
22.02.26	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	3-2
31.01.26	Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers	4-1
10.01.26	Melbourne Victory Western Sydney Wanderers	0-1
27.12.25	Adelaide United Western Sydney Wanderers	3-2
05.12.25	Perth Glory Western Sydney Wanderers	1-0
07.11.25	Adelaide United Western Sydney Wanderers	2-0
01.11.25	Macarthur Western Sydney Wanderers	1-1
25.10.25	Auckland FC Western Sydney Wanderers	1-0
12.08.25	Heidelberg United Western Sydney Wanderers	3-0
22.07.25	Peninsula Power Western Sydney Wanderers	0-3
03.05.25	Macarthur Western Sydney Wanderers	1-3
26.04.25	Newcastle Jets Western Sydney Wanderers	0-1
05.04.25	Auckland FC Western Sydney Wanderers	1-1
29.03.25	Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers	2-2
22.02.25	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	0-4
08.02.25	Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers	3-3
31.01.25	Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers	0-1
14.01.25	Perth Glory Western Sydney Wanderers	1-2
04.01.25	Melbourne Victory Western Sydney Wanderers	2-2
27.12.24	Adelaide United Western Sydney Wanderers	2-3
30.11.24	Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers	0-2
23.11.24	Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers	4-2
27.10.24	Western United Western Sydney Wanderers	1-1
12.09.24	Adelaide United Western Sydney Wanderers	2-1
27.08.24	Lions Western Sydney Wanderers	0-4
31.07.24	Brisbane City Western Sydney Wanderers	1-2
27.04.24	Melbourne Victory Western Sydney Wanderers	3-4
13.04.24	Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers	2-1
01.04.24	Macarthur Western Sydney Wanderers	1-3
16.03.24	Perth Glory Western Sydney Wanderers	1-2
12.03.24	Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers	7-0
24.02.24	Adelaide United Western Sydney Wanderers	1-2
18.02.24	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	1-0
04.02.24	Macarthur Western Sydney Wanderers	4-3
27.01.24	Western United Western Sydney Wanderers	0-1
12.01.24	Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers	0-1
23.12.23	Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers	2-0
01.12.23	Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers	2-2
25.11.23	Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers	0-1
05.11.23	Newcastle Jets Western Sydney Wanderers	2-2
16.09.23	Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers	4-2
09.08.23	Floreat Athena Western Sydney Wanderers	1-6
28.04.23	Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers	3-2
08.04.23	Macarthur Western Sydney Wanderers	2-2
18.03.23	Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers	0-4

Central Coast Mariners vs Western Sydney Wanderers Head-to-head

22.11.2025	Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners	3-2
22.02.2025	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	0-4
17.01.2025	Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners	1-3
18.02.2024	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	1-0
06.01.2024	Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners	0-1

22.02.2025	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	0-4
18.02.2024	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	1-0
28.01.2023	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	2-2
18.12.2021	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	2-0
19.01.2021	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	0-1
27.07.2020	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers	1-1