In this 4th week match, on Saturday Oct 29th, Central Coast Mariners plays host to Western United in a meeting of these two evenly matched A-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Central Coast Mariners recorded a 1-2 loss against Perth Glory. Samuel Silvera struck first for Central Coast Mariners in the 21st minute, then Giordano Colli tied it up for Perth Glory in the 43rd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 56th minute on a goal by Aaron McEneff. Central Coast Mariners looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while 12th placed Western United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Macarthur. Matthew Millar struck first for Macarthur in the 24th minute, but Lachlan Wales got the equalizer for Western United in the 69th minute earning Western United a comeback draw. Western United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Central Coast Mariners won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Aleksandar Prijović has been the most prolific scorer on Western United in his last 5 matches with three goals. For Central Coast Mariners, their top scorers are Jason Cummings and Samuel Silvera, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.