Stirling Lions vs Floreat Athena preview: Away side face a strenuous job at Macedonia Park

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Competition: Australia Npl Western Australia
Competition: Sat 24.Jun
Match begins: 07:00 (UTC)
Venue: Macedonia Park (17288 seats)

We are looking at a notable gulf in form between these teams based on results so far, with Stirling Lions ahead of Floreat Athena by 6 points.

Insights:
  • Stirling Lions have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Npl Western Australia
  • Floreat Athena have the fewest scored goals (15) in Npl Western Australia

This is a local derby, usually meaning more stress and significance.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Western Australia FFA Cup Preliminary. That game was also an away game, at Cockburn City. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Stirling Lions form and stats

Stirling Lions have played 7 Npl Western Australia games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Stirling Lions's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Perth RedStar (placed 1st). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Before that game, the home loss against Inglewood United with the scoreline 0-4.

Scoring bonanza? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 10 of the 12 most recent league games with this team has had three goals or more.

Stirling are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. 10 goals have been conceded.

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Floreat Athena form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Npl Western Australia travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Floreat Athena love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Two travels in a row for Floreat Athena, whose manager Vujacic could celebrate last time after the Western Australia FFA Cup Preliminary win against Cockburn City.

A loss against Olympic Kingsway was the result prior to that, in a Npl Western Australia home game.

Floreat have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

Floreat Athena - Stirling Lions 2-1 was the scoreline in these participants' previous head-to-head game, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Stirling Lions victories, two draws and four Floreat Athena wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

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Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 7 3 Played P 2 8 13
7 3 1 Won W 1 4 5
1 1 1 Drew D 1 1 1
4 3 1 Lost L 0 3 7
23 9 3 Scored S 2 10 15
14 10 4 Conceded C 0 8 20
92% 86% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 88% 92%
92% 86% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 85%
83% 71% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 62%
33% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 23%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
50% 43% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 46%
42% 43% 67% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 31%
17% 29% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 31%
 
6.5 6 8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 5.2 5.2
3.6 4.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.5 4.8
2.3 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.4 2.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 4 4
 
13.7 13.6 15 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9.5 8.5
5.6 4.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.5 4.1
34% 27% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 28% 28%
 
7.9 8.3 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 10.1 10.1
3.5 3.6 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.9 4.5
Key stats in Npl Western Australia this season:
  • Floreat Athena have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Npl Western Australia
  • Floreat Athena have the fewest scored goals (15) in Npl Western Australia
  • Floreat Athena have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Npl Western Australia
  • Floreat Athena have the most clean sheets (4) away in Npl Western Australia
  • Floreat Athena have the most matches under the total-line (5) in Npl Western Australia
  • Stirling Lions have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Npl Western Australia
  • Stirling Lions have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Npl Western Australia
  • Stirling Lions have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Npl Western Australia
  • Stirling Lions have the most clean sheets (5) in Npl Western Australia

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Perth RedStar 13 7 2 4 36 16 6 3 0 3 16 9 7 4 2 1 20 7 20 23
2 Balcatta 13 7 2 4 25 23 5 1 1 3 5 9 8 6 1 1 20 14 2 23
3 Stirling Lions 12 7 1 4 23 14 7 3 1 3 9 10 5 4 0 1 14 4 9 22
4 Armadale 13 7 0 6 38 29 7 4 0 3 22 18 6 3 0 3 16 11 9 21
5 Perth 13 6 1 6 24 25 10 5 1 4 20 15 3 1 0 2 4 10 -1 19
6 Olympic Kingsway 12 6 0 6 23 25 8 4 0 4 16 17 4 2 0 2 7 8 -2 18
7 Bayswater City 13 5 3 5 25 29 6 2 3 1 10 10 7 3 0 4 15 19 -4 18
8 Sorrento 13 5 1 7 26 28 8 2 0 6 15 23 5 3 1 1 11 5 -2 16
9 Floreat Athena 13 5 1 7 15 20 5 1 0 4 5 12 8 4 1 3 10 8 -5 16
10 Perth Glory II 13 5 1 7 26 35 4 2 0 2 11 13 9 3 1 5 15 22 -9 16
11 Cockburn City 13 4 4 5 18 30 5 1 2 2 5 11 8 3 2 3 13 19 -12 16
12 Inglewood United 13 4 2 7 22 27 6 1 1 4 8 12 7 3 1 3 14 15 -5 14

Read more about Npl Western Australia

The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is the second level of football in Australia. It has eight regional divisions in which the number of teams vary. In total close to 100 teams compete in the NPL. It is currently not possible to promote to the A-League, but there is a relegation system in most divisions.