The Gap vs Albany Creek Excelsior: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Australia Brisbane Premier League
Competition: Fri 11.September
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Walton Bridge Reserve (1000 seats)

The Gap will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Albany Creek Excelsior.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

These teams have little in common geographically as Albany Creek Excelsior have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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The Gap form and stats

The Gap have played 4 Brisbane Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). The Gap has recorded two wins in a row here at Walton Bridge Reserve, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The Gap drew their last game, 0-0 away at North Star (placed 10th). Ahead of that match, The won a home game hosting Brisbane Knights (3-2).

Goals decide football matches and The are scoring many of them at home; 8 on target from 4 league matches. The have conceded 7 from these games.

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Albany Creek Excelsior form and stats

Albany Creek Excelsior are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Brisbane Premier League, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).

The supporters enjoyed Albany Creek Excelsior's previous game versus Caboolture (placed 12th), a Brisbane Premier League 6-1 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against St George Willawong wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

As mentioned above, Excelsior was the only team on the pitch versus Caboolture in their previous game, winning 6-1. This could be a tougher task.

Excelsior have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 7 goals from 3 away matches. There are big problems for the Excelsior defense as they have conceded 10 goals in 3 away games.

Head 2 Head

The-Albany Creek Excelsior H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: The Gap zero wins, Albany Creek Excelsior five wins, zero draws. four of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

The Gap missing players

Albany Creek Excelsior missing players

The Gap Albany Creek Excelsior
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 4 0 Played P 1 3 7
2 2 0 Won W 0 1 4
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 0 Lost L 1 2 2
10 8 0 Scored S 0 7 24
11 7 0 Conceded C 4 10 14
86% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
57% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 100%
43% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 100%
29% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 67% 57%
71% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 57%
14% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 29%
29% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 14%
 
3.3 3.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1 1.3 2.9
13 14.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 11 4.3 3.1
2.1 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.7 1.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
85 58 0 Total Shots T S 6 21 98
39 26 0 Shots on Target S O 1 10 51
26% 31% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 70% 47%
Key stats in Brisbane Premier League this season:
  • Albany Creek Excelsior have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Albany Creek Excelsior have scored more than double the goals of The Gap.
  • Albany Creek Excelsior have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Albany Creek Excelsior haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Albany Creek Excelsior's matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • All of The Gap's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • The Gap has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
  • The Gap have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • The Gap have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • The Gap have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • The Gap have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • The Gap haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Grange Thistle 7 6 1 0 25 8 4 4 0 0 15 4 3 2 1 0 10 4 17 19
2 St George Willawong 7 6 1 0 23 9 3 3 0 0 12 4 4 3 1 0 11 5 14 19
3 Albany Creek Excelsior 7 4 1 2 24 14 4 3 1 0 17 4 3 1 0 2 7 10 10 13
4 Toowong 7 4 1 2 14 7 4 2 1 1 8 5 3 2 0 1 6 2 7 13
5 Bayside United 8 4 1 3 21 15 5 2 1 2 15 11 3 2 0 1 6 4 6 13
6 Taringa Rovers 8 4 1 3 22 17 5 3 1 1 18 10 3 1 0 2 4 7 5 13
7 Centenary Stormers 8 3 1 4 12 12 4 1 0 3 4 7 4 2 1 1 8 5 0 10
8 The Gap 7 2 3 2 10 11 4 2 1 1 8 7 3 0 2 1 2 4 -1 9
9 Acacia Ridge 7 2 0 5 10 17 3 0 0 3 1 7 4 2 0 2 9 10 -7 6
10 North Star 8 1 2 5 9 25 5 0 2 3 5 10 3 1 0 2 4 15 -16 5
11 Brisbane Knights 8 1 1 6 10 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 6 10 25 -15 4
12 Caboolture 8 1 1 6 7 27 4 1 0 3 4 11 4 0 1 3 3 16 -20 4

Read more about Brisbane Premier League

The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is the second level of football in Australia. It has eight regional divisions in which the number of teams vary. In total close to 100 teams compete in the NPL. It is currently not possible to promote to the A-League, but there is a relegation system in most divisions.