National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Balcatta or Floreat Athena that keep their silverware dream alive.
This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning extra mental strain and significance.
These are full days for the team playing at home, as they played only four days ago in the Npl Western Australia. That game was an away game at Cockburn City, so at least Balcatta are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Balcatta form and stats
Last season their Western Australia FFA Cup Preliminary adventure ended in the 4th round.The story so far in the Npl Western Australia for Balcatta at their home stadium (Frank Drago Reserve) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Balcatta drew their last game, 2-2 away at Cockburn City. A disappointing finish for Balcatta in their match versus Cockburn City as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
In the match before that, Balcatta hosted Floreat Athena and drew the Npl Western Australia game 0-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Balcatta as they are travelling to their away game against Perth Glory II in the Npl Western Australia. That match is three days after this one.
Balcatta have scored {1 goals} here in 4 league matches, a depressing statistic. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Balcatta defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Floreat Athena form and stats
Floreat Athena's mission in Western Australia FFA Cup Preliminary last season failed in the 4th round.As the visiting team in Npl Western Australia matches, Floreat Athena have produced an overall stat of 3-1-3 so far.
Two trips in a row for Floreat Athena, whose manager Vujacic could celebrate last time after the win against Perth Glory II.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Balcatta.The schedule is very tough for Floreat Athena now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Npl Western Australia game at Inglewood United is waiting in only three days.
The visiting Floreat have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 7 games. As opposed to that, Floreat Athena have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Floreat Athena have pulled off a streak of 6 consecutive matches without losing (5-1-0) when facing Balcatta.Balcatta missing players
Floreat Athena missing players
| Balcatta | Floreat Athena | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 38 | 10 | Scored | S | 18 | 40 | ||
| 47 | 19 | Conceded | C | 12 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 80% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 55% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 10.6 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 31% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 41% | ||
| 10.5 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 9.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 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 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 |
| 2 | Stirling Lions | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Bayswater City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 17 |
| 4 | Balcatta | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | -2 | 17 |
| 5 | Perth | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Perth Glory II | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 16 |
| 7 | Armadale | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Olympic Kingsway | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 9 | Cockburn City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 15 |
| 10 | Inglewood United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 14 |
| 11 | Floreat Athena | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Sorrento | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | -4 | 13 |
