Central Coast Mariners is priced as the underdog to win against Sydney FC. The visitors are ranked second in the league and are having one of their best seasons in recent times. Backing Central Coast Mariners to avoid defeat (+0.5) is the best available option in this fixture.

Sydney FC hosts Central Coast Mariners at the Allianz Stadium, Sydney on Saturday in their 15th league game of the season.

Central Coast Mariners can move level on points with Melbourne City FC if they win away to Sydney FC. They have been in very fine form and there's no doubt they have enough quality to outscore Sydney FC. Central Coast Mariners have lost just one of their last five games in all competitions, picking up three wins and one draw.

Nick Montgomery's team come into this game on the back of a 2-2 draw at home to Western Sydney Wanderers FC. They scored a total of eleven goals in their last five games in all competitions and are the highest goal-scoring teams in the Australian A-league with 29 league goals in 14 games.

Sydney FC is currently eighth in the league and six points behind Central Coast Mariners. The hosts have won only twice in their last seven games in all competitions and both wins came away from home. Sydney FC has lost half of their games in the Australian A-league this season and have a poor win rate of 35%.

The home team is currently undergoing defensive crises and they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last four games, conceding five goals in that period. Sydney FC has lost two consecutive home games — a 3-0 loss to MacArthur FC followed by a one nil defeat to Wellington Phoenix. They are yet to beat a top four team at home this season.

Central Coast Mariners won the last meeting between these two teams. It was a clash in the Australian A-league in December last year where they won 2-1 courtesy of goals from Marco Tulio and Daniel Hall. Central Coast Mariners is having a better season and needs to pick up points vital for the title race. Backing the away team to win or draw is the best available option in this fixture.

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中央海岸水手队被认为在对阵悉尼FC的比赛中处于劣势。客队目前排名联赛第二，这是他们近年来表现最好的一个赛季。支持中央海岸水手队避免失败(+0.5)是本场比赛最好的选择。

悉尼足球俱乐部本周六在悉尼安联球场主场迎战中央海岸水手队，这是他们本赛季的第15场联赛。

如果中央海岸水手队在客场战胜悉尼FC队，他们的积分将与墨尔本城FC队持平。他们的状态非常好，毫无疑问他们有足够的实力在得分上超过悉尼FC。中央海岸水手队在最近的五场比赛中只输了一场，取得了三胜一平的成绩。

尼克·蒙哥马利的球队在主场2-2战平西悉尼流浪者队后进入了这场比赛。他们在最近的5场比赛中在各项赛事中总共打入11球，是澳大利亚甲a联赛进球最多的球队，在14场比赛中打进29球。

悉尼FC目前在联赛中排名第八，落后中央海岸水手队6分。东道主在过去7场比赛中只赢了两场，而且都是在客场取得的胜利。悉尼FC本赛季在澳大利亚甲a联赛中输掉了一半的比赛，胜率只有35%。

主队目前正在经历防守危机，他们在过去四场比赛中未能保持零封，在此期间丢了5球。悉尼足球俱乐部已经连续输掉了两场主场比赛——0 - 3输给麦克阿瑟足球俱乐部，然后又以0 - 1输给了惠灵顿凤凰城。本赛季他们还没有在主场击败过排名前四的球队。

中央海岸水手队在这两支球队的最后一次交锋中获胜。这是去年12月在澳大利亚甲a联赛的一场比赛，他们凭借马可·图里奥和丹尼尔·霍尔的进球以2-1获胜。中央海岸水手队本赛季表现更好，他们需要拿到对争冠至关重要的分数。在这场比赛中，支持客场球队不败是最好的选择。