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Macarthur FC

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Macarthur FC will be wanting a better result here after the 0-4 A-League defeat in their last game at the hands of Western Sydney Wanderers.

In that match, Macarthur FC had 61% possession and 19 shots on goal with 3 on target. At the other end, Western Sydney Wanderers had 6 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Steven Ugarković (6'), Bozhidar Kraev (24'), Ryan Fraser (43') and Brandon Borrello (70') scored for Western Sydney Wanderers.

Matches featuring Macarthur FC have often been entertaining encounters of late with a lot of goalmouth action anticipated. Over their past half dozen games alone, a total of 20 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 10 of them accredited to Macarthur FC. Regardless, we will just have to wait and see if the trend shall be sustained in this match or not.

A look at their previous results shows us that Macarthur FC:

• have not lost a league tie with Central Coast Mariners in their previous 3 games.
• have not emerged victorious against Central Coast Mariners in their last 4 matches in the league.

Central Coast Mariners

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In their last fixture, Central Coast Mariners drew 0-0 in the A-League match with Newcastle United Jets.

In that match, Central Coast Mariners managed 44% possession and 13 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. At the other end, Newcastle United Jets had 12 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.

During their six most recent matches, Warren Moon's Central Coast Mariners have converted 9 times thus giving them the goals scored per game average of 1.5.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Central Coast Mariners:

• remain undefeated by Macarthur FC when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league games.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 11/03/2023 shows us that Macarthur FC have won 1 of these games & Central Coast Mariners 2, with the tally of drawn results standing at 3.

A combined sum of 19 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them for Macarthur and 12 coming from Mariners. The average goals per game has been 3.17.

The last league game between these sides was A-League match day 13 on 17/01/2026 and the score finished Central Coast Mariners 1-1 Macarthur FC.

In that match, Central Coast Mariners managed 37% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The scorer was Sabit James Ngor (77').

On the other side, Macarthur FC got 30 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Luke Vickery (67') scored.

The match was refereed by Ben Abraham.

🧠 Prediction

Our thinking is that Macarthur FC are likely to be able to create a decent number of chances and shots on target.

At the same time, Central Coast Mariners could well find it tough to break down their defence but we can see them pulling one back during this clash, too.

We’re therefore expecting to see a controlled 3-1 margin for Macarthur FC come full-time.

Renata Leite, 07:08 04/03/2026