Wollongong Wolves U20 manager looking for three points in NWS Spirit U20 showdown

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Competition: Australia New South Wales NPL Youth League
Competition: Wed 02.Aug
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: Albert Butler Memorial Park (7500 seats)

Wollongong Wolves U20 are eager to get the points at home in this soon-to-be-played fixture versus NWS Spirit U20.

Insights:
  • Wollongong Wolves U20 have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in New South Wales NPL Youth League
  • NWS Spirit U20 have the fewest scored goals (26) in New South Wales NPL Youth League

These are active days for the hometeam, as they had a game only three days ago in the New South Wales NPL Youth League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Sydney United U20.

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Wollongong Wolves U20 form and stats

The story so far in the New South Wales NPL Youth League for Wollongong Wolves U20 at their home stadium (Albert Butler Memorial Park) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

No payout for Wollongong Wolves U20 in their previous match, an away game at Sydney United U20 that ended in defeat 0-7. Wollongong were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Before that, Wollongong Wolves U20 had a home game versus Sydney U20 which ended with a victory 3-2.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Wollongong Wolves U20 as they have a new game in only four days, a New South Wales NPL Youth League match thankfully also at home. Manly United U20 are visiting.

The Wollongong fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Wollongong Wolves U20 defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. Wollongong Wolves U20 has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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NWS Spirit U20 form and stats

There's been little loot from NWS Spirit U20's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 12 away games in the New South Wales NPL Youth League. NWS Spirit U20 only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Spirit, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

NWS Spirit U20 lost away at Sydney U20 (1-5) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Sydney U20 was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.

A 0-1 loss hosting WS Wanderers U20 before that.

Take note that 12 of this side's 15 most recent league rounds have ended with three or more goals.

A quick return to home after this game, as Spirit are hosting Sydney United U20 in the New South Wales NPL Youth League only three days away.

NWS Spirit U20 have the goal stats of 12-36 (for/against) from 12 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season. When NWS Spirit U20 is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Sydney Olympic U20, Mt Druitt Town U20, APIA Leichhardt U20, NWS Spirit U20 and St. George City U20.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also played each other previously this campaign: NWS Spirit U20 - Wollongong 1-1.

Wollongong Wolves U20 missing players

NWS Spirit U20 missing players

Wollongong Wolves U20 NWS Spirit U20
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 4 12 25
7 4 1 Won W 1 1 4
6 4 0 Drew D 2 3 6
12 4 2 Lost L 1 8 15
35 17 3 Scored S 7 12 26
54 18 2 Conceded C 9 36 61
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
84% 75% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
60% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 67% 64%
40% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 48%
40% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 50% 32%
64% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 75% 58% 56%
8% 8% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 4%
28% 25% 67% Failed to Score F T 25% 42% 40%
 
3.2 2.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 2.2 2.8
3.8 3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.5 4.4
0.6 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
6.7 6.4 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 6.2 6.5
3.3 3.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.5 2.9 2.8
42% 46% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 34% 35%
 
8.4 5.8 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 6.5 6.7 8.3
3.9 2.7 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.7 4.7
Key stats in New South Wales NPL Youth League this season:
  • All of NWS Spirit U20's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • NWS Spirit U20 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • NWS Spirit U20 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • NWS Spirit U20 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • NWS Spirit U20 have the fewest points (6) away in New South Wales NPL Youth League
  • NWS Spirit U20 have the fewest scored goals (26) in New South Wales NPL Youth League
  • NWS Spirit U20 have the the worst goal difference (-24) away in New South Wales NPL Youth League
  • NWS Spirit U20 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • NWS Spirit U20 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wollongong Wolves U20 have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in New South Wales NPL Youth League
  • Wollongong Wolves U20 have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Wollongong Wolves U20 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Marconi Stallions U20 25 15 4 6 52 31 11 8 3 0 25 9 14 7 1 6 27 22 21 49
2 Rockdale Ilinden U20 26 14 7 5 46 28 13 8 3 2 21 14 13 6 4 3 25 14 18 49
3 Sydney U20 26 15 3 8 70 36 13 9 2 2 39 13 13 6 1 6 31 23 34 48
4 WS Wanderers U20 24 14 4 6 66 25 12 9 0 3 38 8 12 5 4 3 28 17 41 46
5 CC Mariners U20 24 14 4 6 68 41 13 11 1 1 47 19 11 3 3 5 21 22 27 46
6 Manly United U20 25 14 4 7 52 33 14 10 2 2 32 12 11 4 2 5 20 21 19 46
7 Bulls Academy U20 26 12 5 9 53 48 13 5 3 5 25 27 13 7 2 4 28 21 5 41
8 Sutherland Sharks U20 25 11 6 8 38 37 12 6 3 3 20 14 13 5 3 5 18 23 1 39
9 Blacktown City U20 25 10 3 12 43 39 13 7 1 5 27 18 12 3 2 7 16 21 4 33
10 Sydney United U20 25 9 2 14 49 47 12 6 1 5 32 19 13 3 1 9 17 28 2 29
11 Wollongong Wolves U20 25 7 6 12 35 54 12 4 4 4 17 18 13 3 2 8 18 36 -19 27
12 APIA Leichhardt U20 25 8 3 14 34 53 12 4 2 6 20 23 13 4 1 8 14 30 -19 27
13 Mt Druitt Town U20 25 7 3 15 34 63 12 3 2 7 18 32 13 4 1 8 16 31 -29 24
14 St. George City U20 26 7 3 16 28 70 14 3 2 9 19 40 12 4 1 7 9 30 -42 24
15 Sydney Olympic U20 25 6 5 14 33 61 12 3 2 7 12 30 13 3 3 7 21 31 -28 23
16 NWS Spirit U20 25 4 6 15 26 61 13 3 3 7 14 25 12 1 3 8 12 36 -35 18