Match Preview

Two teams with similar records in this season’s A-League face off in our free OddsDigger Adelaide United vs Central Coast Mariners preview, and a win for the away team on December 26^th could catapult them over their rivals should other results go their way. The teams have collected fourteen and twelve points respectively after eleven games of the new campaign.

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Ahead of today’s Adelaide United vs Central Coast Mariners betting tips, the home team have lost half of their last six fixtures, with their wins against Melbourne Victory, Western Sydney, and their featured opponents today offset by defeats against Newcastle Jets and two losses to Sydney in the league and cup. The Reds have only picked up one win from five home matches this season so far, a stat they will have to improve upon soon. However, Adelaide United will take to Coopers Field as slight favourites against the Yellow & Navy given their outstanding head-to-head record against them.

Central Coast Mariners have enjoyed a similarly inconsistent start to their 2017/18 domestic adventure, winning just one match fewer than their rivals this week. Paul Okon’s men have tasted defeat just twice in their last eight matches, though on the road, their win record stands at one from five outings. Their only win on their travels this season came away to the division’s worst team Wellington Phoneix, who they beat 4-1 just a few weeks back. New Spanish striker Félix Asdrúbal has only scored twice since arriving in the summer from Port in Thailand, and the former Las Palmas forward will be keen to improve his numbers this week.

Adelaide United vs Central Coast Mariners Prediction and Betting Advice

Although the clubs under the microscope in today’s Adelaide United vs Central Coast Mariners bets have had remarkably similar starts to their respective league campaigns, we are tipping the home team to come out on top next week, largely due to their brilliant historical record in this fixture.

The Reds have won this game in six of their last eight meetings with the Mariners. In games between them at Coopers Stadium, the home side have emerged victorious in six out of seven encounters. The clubs last played in mid- November in New South Wales and that day the Reds won again, this time narrowly, eventually running out 2-1 winners.

The Yellow & Navy’s away stats are difficult to ignore too. One win from five away attempts for Paul Okon’s players is a really poor record and one that doesn’t look like improving any time soon. The home team have been beaten three times at their own stadium already this term, though all three losses came against the current top three sides in the table. Unibet’s A-League football betting odds offer punters incredible value, making it easy to name them as our recommended bookmaker this time around.

A common theme in games between the clubs featured in this week’s Adelaide United vs Central Coast Mariners predictions is the high number of goals generally scored. It’s interesting to note that in 100% of the clubs’ last nine meetings, over 2.5 goals were scored. The consistent flow of goalmouth action when these meet makes an over 2.5 goal prediction an easy addition to our Australian football betting tips.

If we dissect the statistics a little further, similar patterns emerge. In their last seven meetings alone, twenty-eight goals were racked up by the competing teams. That’s a sensational average of four goals per ninety minutes played. In a competition where goals are sometimes hard to come by, this pair seem to buck the trend.

When they clash at Coopers Stadium, the goal scoring doesn’t slow down – in five of their last six battles in South Australia, over 2.5 goals were registered too. Taking their last two matches against each other as a recent sample, we can see that eight goals flew in over one hundred and eighty minutes, which averages out at four goals per contest. The data doesn’t lie, we should expect plenty of penalty area action again on December 26^th.