Central Coast Mariners -:- Wellington Phoenix

[Bet10Heinekens]

Any thoughts on this match

Looks to be a CMM win, Wellington has not won road this year

hopefully someone who watches the A-league closely can chime in

[vasilli07]

1) CCM will not be playing at their usual stadium. They will be playing at North Sydney Oval instead.
2) 2 key midfielders may miss out for CCM. Michael McGlinchey due to injury and captain John Hutchison as his wife just given birth.

They will still be favs though but if 2 two midfielders don't play, it will just make things alot more difficult.

While Wellington is 1 of the 2 rubbish teams in the A-league, they certainly show that they can match up with the good teams if they are motivated, giving Roar a big scare last week. Only poor finishing didn't allow them to get at least a point from that game.

[Bet10Heinekens]

1) CCM will not be playing at their usual stadium. They will be playing at North Sydney Oval instead.
2) 2 key midfielders may miss out for CCM. Michael McGlinchey due to injury and captain John Hutchison as his wife just given birth.

They will still be favs though but if 2 two midfielders don't play, it will just make things alot more difficult.

While Wellington is 1 of the 2 rubbish teams in the A-league, they certainly show that they can match up with the good teams if they are motivated, giving Roar a big scare last week. Only poor finishing didn't allow them to get at least a point from that game.

If you were force to play this match, what would be the call

[DoggyStyle]

This is a tough one to call... I would also like to hear some more information. Right now i'm leaning under as both teams are pretty piss poor on offense.

[Bet10Heinekens]

This is a tough one to call... I would also like to hear some more information. Right now i'm leaning under as both teams are pretty piss poor on offense.

As V7 stated with CMM 2 starting midfielder out, this hurt the offense more

[vasilli07]

If you were force to play this match, what would be the call

I will still lean CCM for now but I will probably wait for the lineups before I finalise my play.

[DoggyStyle]

Locked in on CCM -125 ($125/100) Even though they havent been playing all that well i think after getting rocked 4-0 last week that they will come hard here and see an oppurtunity to pick up a W against pretty weak Wellington squad who are bad and even worse away from home.

[SubjectMatterExp]

Wellington +.5, +1

[teeder]

Here's CCM's starting lineup (source @CCMariners): Reddy (GK), Rose, Seip, Roux, Sainsbury, McBreen, Hutchinson, Montgomery, Fitzgerald, Flores, Sterjovski

bench: Duke, Morton, Simon, Caceres, Pasfield

McGlinchey had been named to the squad but guess the coach decided to drop him today. They're still better than Wellington.

[bababooey13]

why have CCM's gone up to almost even money?

[riffraff24]

why have CCM's gone up to almost even money?

past 45 mins or so at my book -121, -118, -116, -116, -118, -122, -118

[Celtics08]

Hutchinson starts.

[DoggyStyle]

CCM Goal 1-0 27'

[Mase of Base]

Phoenix the better side but just cannot score yet again. CCM will do well to hold on here if they don't improve drastically because surely one of those Phoenix chances is going to go in.

[DoggyStyle]

Wellington missed penalty!

[Mase of Base]

I really hate supporting this team, get given a goal basically and they still can't score.

[vasilli07]

Wellington, how many chances do you need?

[WalkingLuckCharm]

worst fking team ever

[DoggyStyle]

Well...that was a sweat lol but in the end worth it . Wellington is worse than i thought!

[Mase of Base]

Feel for anyone that backed Wellington in that, they should of won but somehow manage to lose 1-0. Brockie is beyond hopeless, actually everyone up front except for Ifill should give their pay cheque to charity they're a disgrace.

[andy888888]

Was pretty close to backing a draw in play