Central Coast Mariners vs Newcastle Jets Prediction: Nine in a row for Milligan’s men

Central Coast Mariners made it three wins out of three this month with a 3-2 triumph over Western Sydney Wanderers last Sunday, a result which was successfully tipped at 3/1 in my CCM-WSW preview. Events get tougher for the Mariners this Saturday (06:00 GMT, TNT Sports 1) as Australian A-League Men's leaders Newcastle Jets, who beat Macarthur FC 1-0 last weekend to make it eight victories out of eight in 2026, provide the opposition at Polytec Stadium.

Below are my Central Coast Mariners vs Newcastle Jets predictions, alongside team news and match odds.

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Team News

Christian Theoharous, Will Kennedy and Seth Clark (all unspecified) are unavailable for selection by Central Coast Mariners manager Warren Moon, who has omitted Diesel Herrington from his extended squad.

Football Odds

Zach Clough (groin), Alexander Badolato, Christian Bracco and Oscar Fryer (all ACL) are still sidelined for Mark Milligan's Newcastle Jets.

Central Coast Mariners vs Newcastle Jets Odds

Central Coast Mariners are 10/3, or a 23.1% chance, to beat Newcastle Jets for the second time this season, following their 3-2 victory over Milligan's men at Polytec Stadium in October. The visitors, meanwhile, are 4/7 to exact their revenge in Gosford, implying a 63.6% probability of success, with the draw offered at 16/5.

Match Result & Both Teams to Score - Newcastle Jets & Yes @ 6/4

The Mariners were 3-2 winners in this fixture on October 19, but a lot has changed since that opening weekend of the season.

The Jets lost four of their first five games, and five of their first seven, before winning 10 of their next 11, including all eight this calendar year.

Saturday's hosts, meanwhile, now sit 14 points behind the Jets, albeit with a game in hand on the ALM leaders.

Today's Football Fixtures

Saturday's contest is expected to be competitive than it would have been a few weeks ago, with the Mariners bouncing back from one win in 10 (D3, L6) to win their first three games of February.

Moon's side have scored in 10 of their last 11 games, and with the Jets keeping just one clean sheet in nine away matches this season, CCM should be able to breach the visiting defence at least once on Saturday.

However, the Jets boast the division's best away record, collecting 21 points, three more than closest challengers Auckland (18), who have played one match more on their travels.

Backing the Jets to win and both teams to score has been a winning selection in six of their last seven away games, and I think that run will extend to seven in eight this weekend.

Corner Over/Under - Over 11.5 @ 11/8

October's head-to-head saw 12 corners taken, five by the Mariners, and seven by the Jets, marking the third time in the last four meetings that the over 11.5 corners line had landed.

Both sides rank highly for corners per game this season, with the Jets (10.89) second, just behind corner leaders Macarthur FC (10.94), and the Mariners (10.29) fifth heading into the weekend's action.

Twelve corners were taken in the Jets' 1-0 victory over Macarthur FC last Sunday, too.

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