Central Coast Mariners vs Newcastle Jets Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Last season’s regular season winners Central Coast Mariners have endured a massive regression in this campaign as they now take on perennial strugglers Newcastle Jets.

Kick-off date/time: Saturday 1st February, 2025: UK – 8:35am / US ET – 3:35am / US PT – 12:35am

How to watch on TV/online: UK – YouTube / US – ESPN / Australia – Paramount+

Central Coast Mariners Team News: McCalmont injury

Former Leeds United and Carlisle United midfielder Alfie McCalmont has picked up an injury so he is now unavailable for the hosts this weekend alongside Lucas Mauragis, Brad Tapp, Miguel Di Pizio and Nicholas Duarte.

Predicted XI (4-4-2): Peraic-Cullen; Roux, Sainsbury, Kaltack, Paull; Doka, Eames, Steele, Theoharous; Edmondson, De Lima

Unavailable: Mauragis (Injured), Tapp (Injured), McCalmont (Injured), Di Pizio (Injured), Duarte (Injured)

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Newcastle Jets Team News: No Susnjar

Key centre-back Aleksandar Susnjar is now unavailable for the Newcastle Jets due to injury, which is a key absence down at the back. They are also now without right-back Dane Ingham and winger Oscar Fryer.

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Scott; Aquilina, Grozos, Natta; Dobson, Timmins, Bayliss, Wilmering; Adams, Taylor; Gibson

Unavailable: Susnjar (Injured), Ingham (Injured), Fryer (Injured)

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Central Coast Mariners vs Newcastle Jets Prediction

The Central Coast Mariners come into this one on the back of a 2-2 draw with Western United in midweek in a game in which they went behind but were leading by two goals to one at half-time. The hosts sit in the bottom-half of the 13-team table but have steadied and improved of late with just one defeat in their last six matches. They now face a Newcastle Jets side that were held to a 2-2 draw by fellow strugglers Perth Glory in New South Wales last weekend to mean they have now won just one of their last six matches since winning the reverse fixture against Perth in mid-December. With their home advantage and their improved run of form, siding with the Central Coast Mariners looks the way to go for this one.

Central Coast Mariners vs Newcastle Jets Tip: Central Coast Mariners to win