Central Coast Mariners vs Adelaide United Prediction: Home team to dominate

Central Coast Stadium will be the venue for the second leg of the A-League semi-final match between the Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Victory. The Central Coast Mariners won the first leg of their match, but both teams will be hoping to advance to the next round by winning the second game. Expert recommendations and odds are provided below.

In their most recent five matches, the Central Coast Marines have won four of their games against Western United and the Newcastle Jets, two of their matches against Adelaide United, However, the Central Coast Marines' game against Melbourne City ended in a draw. In their last five games, they have scored 13 goals while only allowing four to be scored against them. In the second leg of their clash against Adelaide United, the Central Coast Mariners will be looking to maintain their perfect record of five wins and zero losses on their own turf.

The records of Adelaide's matches over the course of five contests show that they have won one match against Wellington Phoenix, drawn one match against Perth Glory, and lost three matches to Central Coast Marines, Western United, and Central Coast Marines. They have scored eight goals while allowing eleven in their last five encounters. Going into this encounter, Adelaide will have the goal of improving their defensive play in order to give their opponent more opportunities to get back to their own net.

In the five matches that they played against one another, the Central Coast Mariners came out on top four times, while Adelaide was only victorious once. Three of their matches included goals scored by both clubs against one another, while the remaining five contests all resulted in more than two goals being scored overall.

There will be opportunities for both teams to score, but the home club has the superior squad, so they should prevail by the slimmest of margins. With neither club in a defensive stalemate and a plethora of offensive threats, we can be confident that both will be pressing to win possession of the ball before it enters their own 18-yard box. There will be no way around it, then, for the referee to not discipline many players by showing them yellow cards.