National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Gold Coast Knights or Devonport City that keep their silverware dream alive.
Not much time to rest for the home team, as they had a QLD Pro Series game only four days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Olympic, was also a home game here at Gold Coast Croatia Sports Centre. The away team is better rested.
Gold Coast Knights form and stats
Last season their Australian Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.5 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Gold Coast Knights have to build on here at Gold Coast Croatia Sports Centre in the Npl Queensland.
Gold Coast Knights's previous match was a QLD Pro Series game also played at their own stadium, finishing 4-2 vs Olympic. The home team hope to to continue in that form.
In the match before that, Gold Coast Knights hosted Peninsula Power and drew the Npl Queensland game 0-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Knights, as the Npl Queensland home game vs Queensland Lions is only four days away.
The Gold Coast Knights fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 10 league matches.
Devonport City form and stats
Devonport's mission in Australian Cup last season failed in the round of 32.As the visiting team in Npl Tasmania matches, Devonport City have produced an overall stat of 5-0-0 so far.
Devonport City won their last game, 5-1 versus Clarence Zebras played at home. As mentioned above, Devonport City was the only team on the pitch versus Clarence Zebras in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.
Before that, Devonport City secured a home win against Glenorchy Knights with the score 3-1.The schedule is very tough for Devonport now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Npl Tasmania game at Launceston City is waiting in only three days.
The Devonport City manager Ballantyne has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 18 goals in 5 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Poljak 9 goals | M. Brown 8 goals |  B. Inman 5 goals |
Gold Coast Knights missing players
Devonport City missing players
| Gold Coast Knights | Devonport City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 10 | 22 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | ||
| 71 | 42 | Scored | S | 33 | 80 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Conceded | C | 6 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 7 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.1 | 6.5 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15.8 | 17.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 12.3 | ||
| 8.2 | 9.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 6.4 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 50% | ||
| 6.4 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gold Coast Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Gold Coast United | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 37 |
| 3 | Moreton Bay United | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| 4 | Queensland Lions | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Brisbane City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 | Rochedale Rovers | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar II | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 26 |
| 8 | Peninsula Power | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | -5 | 25 |
| 9 | SC Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 25 |
| 10 | Redlands United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Olympic | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -15 | 13 |
| 12 | Eastern Suburbs Brisbane | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 26 | -37 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Devonport City | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 36 | 40 |
| 2 | Glenorchy Knights | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 25 | 33 |
| 3 | South Hobart | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 32 |
| 4 | Launceston City | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 25 |
| 5 | Kingborough Lions | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 24 |
| 6 | Clarence Zebras | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 20 |
| 7 | Riverside Olympic | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 26 | -42 | 9 |
| 8 | Launceston United | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 45 | -56 | 0 |
