Central Coast Mariners vs Adelaide United Prediction: The home team will strive for the top-place

Central Coast Mariners and Western United will play against one another in the Australia A-League Round 25 matchup at Central Coast Stadium. Central Coast Mariners will aim to secure a win as they hope to secure the top place in the league table, while Adelaide United hopes to prevent a defeat on the road. Can the home team secure a win here?

Central Coast Mariners are currently ranked in 2nd place, having gained 52 points in 26 matches this season; as they will be playing on their home soil, they will hope to secure a win as they will hope to secure a place in the 1st place in the league table. They were recorded with one tie and four wins throughout their last five encounters. During these matches, they scored eleven goals while conceding three.

Adelaide United overcame their winless streak of two during their last five matches against Brisbane Roar, picking a 4-3 away win in the match closed. Before the winning matchup, they tied against Western United, while they suffered a defeat against Macarthur FC. However, they were victorious in their matches against Perth Glory and Western United. Currently, they are ranked in 8th place in the league, having gained 32 points in 26 matches this season, which positioned them below the Promotion A-League Play-Offs Quarter Finals stage.

In their last five encounters, Adelaide United emerged victorious in one match, while Central Coast Mariners emerged victorious in four matches. Both teams scored against one another in two matches, while scoring above two goals were recorded in four matches.

Coming into the match, we do not expect a defensive performance; since both teams were recorded in scoring lately, we can anticipate that a high-scoring will be recorded at halftime while we expect both teams to score. Even though the visiting team are expected to come into this match to win, we can still count on the home team winning in most of their head-to-head matches. Therefore, we can expect the team to win on their home soil.