Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Oakleigh Cannons & Sydney face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Australian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Sydney have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Oakleigh Cannons form and stats
Oakleigh Cannons are steadily winning Npl Victoria games and points here at Jack Edwards Reserve. 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 13 games.
The spoils were shared in Oakleigh's previous game, also at home. Visiting Heidelberg United travelled back with a draw after a 3-3 scoreline. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Ahead of that match, Oakleigh Cannons lost 0-1 at home to Hume City.There will be little rest for Oakleigh after this match as they are travelling to Port Melbourne for a Npl Victoria game in only three days.
The Oakleigh Cannons manager Taylor has got the team scoring with 31 from 13 home games in the league. On the other hand, Oakleigh Cannons have conceded 15 goals.
Sydney form and stats
Last season their Australian Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their A-League travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
Two trips in a row for Sydney, whose manager Corica could celebrate last time after the Australian Cup win against Bentleigh Greens.
Ahead of that, 3-3 at home vs Central Coast Mariners (after extra-time, 3-1 on penalties) in the Australian Cup.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sydney have scored 16 goals in 13 league games away. Sydney struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  W. Dekker 15 goals |  J. Guest 12 goals | J. Knowles 11 goals |
Oakleigh Cannons missing players
Sydney missing players
| Oakleigh Cannons | Sydney | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 59 | 33 | Scored | S | 13 | 36 | ||
| 28 | 18 | Conceded | C | 21 | 44 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 36% | ||
| 5.4 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.5 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 12.6 | ||
| 6.1 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 30% | ||
| 8.4 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.1 | 11.6 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 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 | South Melbourne | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 39 | 62 |
| 2 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 56 |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 29 | 51 |
| 4 | Green Gully | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 45 |
| 5 | Bentleigh Greens | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 42 |
| 6 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 42 |
| 7 | Avondale Heights | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 40 |
| 8 | Dandenong Thunder | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 22 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | St. Albans Saints | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -13 | 30 |
| 11 | Altona Magic | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -17 | 27 |
| 12 | Hume City | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -15 | 26 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -36 | 20 |
| 14 | Eastern Lions | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 35 | -53 | 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 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 22 | 49 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 48 |
| 3 | Western United | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 45 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 43 |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 42 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 49 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -15 | 39 |
| 7 | Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 33 |
| 8 | Sydney | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 31 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 27 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -10 | 26 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -23 | 18 |
