Perhaps a welcome break from league football as NE MetroStars & Inter Lions face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Australian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither MetroStars nor Inter Lions as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
NE MetroStars form and stats
The home regulars saw a 0-0 draw against Inter Lions in the Australian Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Modbury Jets and winning 3-2.Inter Lions form and stats
Last season their Australian Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Playing away, Inter Lions have won 8 games, drawn 0 and suffered 7 defeats in the New South Wales NPL 2 this season.
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to NE MetroStars in their previous outing. The Australian Cup battle ended 0-0.
Before that, Inter Lions secured a home win against Central Coast United with the score 4-3.The travelling fans enjoy Inter's attacking play in away games, having scored 24 goals in 15 league matches away. In the opposite end, Inter Lions have conceded 28 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
NE MetroStars missing players
Inter Lions missing players
| NE MetroStars | Inter Lions | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 77 | 36 | Scored | S | 26 | 45 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 23 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 64% | 73% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 16% | ||
| 6.6 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 0.9 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.2 | ||
| 49% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 96% | 145% | ||
| 6.5 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hills Brumbies | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 64 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 66 |
| 2 | St. George Saints | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 67 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 58 |
| 3 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 58 |
| 4 | SD Raiders | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 55 |
| 5 | Bankstown Berries | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 55 |
| 6 | Inter Lions | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 49 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 52 |
| 7 | Northern Tigers | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 62 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 51 |
| 8 | Blacktown Spartans | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 44 |
| 9 | Hakoah Sydney City | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | -3 | 36 |
| 10 | Bankstown City Lions | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | -2 | 35 |
| 11 | Rydalmere Lions | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -15 | 33 |
| 12 | Dulwich Hill | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 56 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 31 | -13 | 32 |
| 13 | Macarthur Rams | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 35 | -21 | 32 |
| 14 | Dunbar Rovers | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 61 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 32 | -25 | 29 |
| 15 | Mounties Wanderers | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 44 | 58 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 26 | -14 | 27 |
| 16 | Central Coast United | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 43 | -44 | 17 |