Perhaps a welcome break from league football as NE MetroStars & Melbourne City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Australian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
NE MetroStars form and stats
The NE MetroStars crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Modbury Jets here at T.K. Shutter Reserve.
A home win before that one, as anticipated. The team were solid favourites against Inter Lions and won 1-0.
Melbourne City form and stats
Melbourne City's mission in Australian Cup last season failed in the round of 16.The fans enjoyed Melbourne's previous game versus Wellington Phoenix, a Australian Cup win (3-0) played at home.
Before that, the Australian Cup win away at Oakleigh Cannons.
Head 2 Head
NE MetroStars missing players
Melbourne City missing players
| NE MetroStars | Melbourne City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 76 | 35 | Scored | S | 22 | 59 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Conceded | C | 19 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 73% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 92% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 6.5 | 7.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.6 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13.4 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.1 | 17.3 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 6.2 | ||
| 48% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 38% | ||
| 6.6 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5 | ||
