Central Coast Mariners vs Brisbane Roar Preview
Central Coast Mariners' midweek loss means they are four points outside of the finals spots and close to being in must-win territory from here. They can pick up at least a point against Brisbane Roar, who have now gone nine games without a win.
- Mariners have gone unbeaten in 9 of their last 11 games
- Roar have failed to win 12 of their last 13 games
- BTTS has landed in 9 of the Mariners' last 11 games
- BTTS has landed in 8 of the Roar's last 10 games
- BTTS has landed in 4 of the last 5 meetings
- The last three A-League meetings have resulted in a 2-1 scoreline
Central Coast Mariners vs Brisbane Roar Head To Head
These sides have split their two previous meetings this season at one win apiece. Brisbane prevailed 2-1 on New Year's Eve back in Round 10 at Gosford before Central Coast returned serve with a 2-1 victory of their own in Round 16.
Central Coast Mariners Close To Must-Win Territory
The Mariners come into this contest with a 7-7-9 record on the season and down in ninth on the ladder after 23 rounds.
Central Coast have enjoyed a mini-resurgence over the last couple of months, but they find themselves four points adrift of the top six and with lots of work to do in order to secure an unlikely finals appearance.
Warren Moon's team have come unstuck against both Melbourne teams recently, suffering a 4-1 defeat to Victory before Tuesday night's 2-1 loss to City.
The Mariners only had 40 per cent of possession and weren't really in the game as Ali Auglah scored a late consolation goal.
Brisbane Roar Winless In Nine
Brisbane head into this clash with a 6-7-10 record on the season and languishing in 10th place on the ladder.
After a bright start to the season, the wheels have well and truly fallen off for the Roar - they come into this fixture with just one win from their last 13 outings.
Finals are almost certainly out of the equation following last week's 0-0 stalemate at home to Sydney.
James McGarry had a golden opportunity to snatch a winner in stoppage time, but he sprayed an easy chance over the bar, effectively ending his club's season.