Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Goulburn Valley Suns & APIA Leichhardt Tigers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Australian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the New South Wales. That game, against Sydney Olympic, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for APIA Leichhardt Tigers.
Goulburn Valley Suns form and stats
Last season their Australian Cup adventure ended in the 6th round.Goulburn Valley Suns have collected 19 points from their Victoria NPL 3 home games so far after 6-1-3.
Goulburn faced defeat in their previous match, away at Nunawading City (0-3).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Victoria NPL 3 home game that ended 3-3 versus North Sunshine Eagles.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Victoria NPL 3 game versus Geelong SC in only three days. This game is also played here at John McEwen Reserve.
Goals decide football matches and Goulburn Valley Suns are scoring many of them at home; 24 on target from 10 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers form and stats
Last season their Australian Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses in the New South Wales.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 5-3 victory visiting Sydney Olympic. An off the wall fixture with an abundance of goals last time out for Leichhardt, as mentioned above. 8 goals in that one, will this fixture be as exciting?
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Blacktown City.After this away game APIA Leichhardt Tigers return home for a New South Wales game against Sydney II. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Defensive performances away have varied in quality as APIA Leichhardt Tigers have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Goulburn Valley Suns missing players
APIA Leichhardt Tigers missing players
| Goulburn Valley Suns | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 52 | 35 | Scored | S | 22 | 63 | ||
| 42 | 22 | Conceded | C | 21 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 76% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 8% | ||
| 2 | 0.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.9 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.1 | 0.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 13.4 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 6.7 | ||
| 187% | 933% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 38% | ||
| 3.3 | 1.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 7.8 | ||
| 1.4 | 0.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sunshine Georgies | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 25 | 46 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory II | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 27 | 42 |
| 3 | Nunawading City | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Goulburn Valley Suns | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | North Sunshine Eagles | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Boroondara - Carey | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | Doveton | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -7 | 27 |
| 8 | Box Hill United | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 29 | -5 | 25 |
| 9 | Beaumaris | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Essendon Royals | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 20 |
| 11 | Geelong SC | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -13 | 18 |
| 12 | Ballarat City | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -26 | 17 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 59 |
| 2 | Rockdale City Suns | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 41 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 55 |
| 3 | Marconi Stallions | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 28 | 50 |
| 4 | Blacktown City | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 50 |
| 5 | St George City FA | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 56 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 45 |
| 6 | Sydney II | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 45 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 31 | -1 | 42 |
| 7 | Wollongong Wolves | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 38 |
| 8 | Sydney United | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 35 |
| 9 | Manly United | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -5 | 35 |
| 10 | Sydney Olympic | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -3 | 34 |
| 11 | Central Coast II | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -12 | 33 |
| 12 | NWS Spirit | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -13 | 32 |
| 13 | Sutherland Sharks | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -10 | 30 |
| 14 | Western Sydney W. II | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 27 | -10 | 26 |
| 15 | Mt Druitt Town | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -23 | 22 |
| 16 | Bulls Academy | 27 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 35 | -38 | 12 |