National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Mt Druitt Town or Canberra FC that keep their silverware dream alive.
Mt Druitt Town and Canberra FC should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Mt Druitt Town form and stats
Druitt was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Australian Cup.Mt Druitt Town's results here at Popondetta Park in the New South Wales have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats.
No payout for Mt Druitt Town in their previous match, an away game at St George City FA that ended in defeat 0-6. As you see from the result above, Druitt suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the New South Wales Waratah Cup. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Mt Druitt Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Mt Druitt Town as they are travelling to their away game against Sutherland Sharks in the New South Wales. That match is four days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Druitt here at Popondetta Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 13 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mt Druitt Town defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Canberra FC form and stats
Playing away, Canberra FC have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Capital Territory this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Canberra FC, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Tuggeranong United last time out.
Ahead of that match was the Capital Territory away draw versus O'Connor Knights that ended 2-2.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Canberra FC in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Canberra FC, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
A new game in only two days for Canberra, the Capital Territory home match versus Cooma Tigers. Busy days.
Canberra FC create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 23 goals in 9 travels. As for defending, Canberra FC rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 16 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Skataric 4 goals | A. Frangie 3 goals | K. Katsuta 3 goals |
Mt Druitt Town missing players
Canberra FC missing players
| Mt Druitt Town | Canberra FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 37 | 27 | Scored | S | 26 | 64 | ||
| 43 | 25 | Conceded | C | 19 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 94% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 81% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 19% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 19% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 19% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 4.6 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8.9 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 14.7 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 6.2 | ||
| 39% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 41% | ||
| 11 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 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 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 56 |
| 2 | Rockdale City Suns | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 52 |
| 3 | Blacktown City | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 49 |
| 4 | Marconi Stallions | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 47 |
| 5 | St George City FA | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 44 |
| 6 | Sydney II | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 42 |
| 7 | Wollongong Wolves | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 35 |
| 8 | Manly United | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -3 | 35 |
| 9 | Sydney United | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 35 |
| 10 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | Central Coast II | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -11 | 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 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 27 | -11 | 23 |
| 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 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 30 | -34 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | O'Connor Knights | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 27 | 36 |
| 2 | Cooma Tigers | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 32 |
| 3 | Canberra Olympic | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 29 |
| 4 | Gungahlin | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Monaro Panthers | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Canberra FC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 23 |
| 7 | Tuggeranong United | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 27 | -34 | 8 |
| 8 | Woden Weston | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 39 | -52 | 0 |
