Central Coast Mariners Youth welcome Blacktown Spartans on Sunday, Jul 12 at 7:00 AM in a New South Wales League One fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Central Coast Mariners Youth come into this fixture in good form (3W 0D 2L recently). Blacktown Spartans travel in mixed form (2W 2D 1L), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. Central Coast Mariners Youth head into this on the back of a defeat, while Blacktown Spartans arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

History strongly favours Central Coast Mariners Youth here — they've won 5 of 10 previous meetings against Blacktown Spartans, with 3 draws. Their last encounter ended in Central Coast Mariners Youth won 1–4. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.6 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Central Coast Mariners Youth a slight edge, but Blacktown Spartans are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.