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Wellington
A-League Men
02:00
UTC, Sunday 25 October 2026
Central Coast Mariners FC crest
CC Mariners

Wellington vs CC Mariners: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Wellington Phoenix host Central Coast Mariners FC at Sky Stadium on Sunday 25 October 2026, kick-off 02:00 UTC, in the A-League Men (round 2). Prediction markets make Wellington the favourite at 53%, with the draw at 24% (Polymarket). Wellington have had 7 days of rest since playing Melbourne V (A-League Men); CC Mariners have had 7 after facing Newcastle Jets and travel about 7,177 km. Sam Kelly is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.5. The forecast at kick-off is 27°C, dry.

Win chances

Wellington 53%Draw 24%CC Mariners 23%

From Polymarket prediction market prices. For information only: Ninety has no betting links. How win chances work.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Wellington 4-3-3

Coach: Chris Greenacre

  1. 13 Henry Gray GK
  2. 27 Matthew Sheridan DEF
  3. 28 Bill Poni Tuiloma DEF
  4. 18 Lukas Kelly-Heald DEF
  5. 23 James McGarry DEF
  6. 8 Max Anderson MID
  7. 25 Kazuki Nagasawa MID
  8. 35 Luke Mitchell MID
  9. 7 Bryce Duke FWD
  10. 99 Corban Piper FWD
  11. 9 Rafael Durán FWD

Bench

  • 30 Alby Kelly-Heald GK
  • 5 Walter Scott DEF
  • 34 Dylan Gardiner DEF
  • 37 Anaru Cassidy MID
  • 24 Tze-Xuan Loke FWD
  • 11 Riley Bidois FWD
  • 17 Nathan Walker FWD

CC Mariners 4-4-2

Coach: John Hutchinson

  1. 30 Andrew Redmayne GK
  2. 15 Storm Roux DEF
  3. 3 Diesel Herrington DEF
  4. 12 Noah McCann DEF
  5. 5 Lucas Mauragis DEF
  6. 72 Ali Auglah MID
  7. 6 Haine Eames MID
  8. 8 Chris Donnell MID
  9. 39 Alexander Jesse Bolton MID
  10. 37 Bailey Brandtman FWD
  11. 9 Oli Lavale FWD

Bench

  • 51 Ty McKibbin
  • 50 Jai Ajanovic GK
  • 41 Shumba Mutokoyi DEF
  • 22 Arthur De Lima MID
  • 45 Jesse Mantell MID
  • 43 Luke Becvinovski FWD
  • 17 Presley Ortiz FWD
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 21 December 2025: Wellington Phoenix 3-1 Central Coast Mariners FC
  • Sunday 2 November 2025: Central Coast Mariners FC 1-1 Wellington Phoenix
  • Saturday 25 January 2025: Wellington Phoenix 0-0 Central Coast Mariners FC
  • Sunday 10 November 2024: Central Coast Mariners FC 0-3 Wellington Phoenix
  • Saturday 6 April 2024: Central Coast Mariners FC 2-1 Wellington Phoenix