The Gap hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 8 points and a 9th position in the Brisbane Premier League table. Visiting Bayside United holds 7th place with 14 pts.
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.
Bayside United have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
The Gap form and stats
The Gap's struggle is real here at Walton Bridge Reserve with only 6 points collected from 6 Brisbane Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-0-4.
The are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Caboolture. Preceding that match was the home game against Brisbane Knights that was lost 1-4.
The The fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. As for conceded goals, The's unpleasant statistic is 16 goals surrendered.
Bayside United form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Brisbane Premier League. Bayside are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Caboolture fixture.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Brisbane Premier League home defeat versus Acacia Ridge with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to North Star.
The visiting Bayside have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 6 games. Bayside United have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Bayside United - The Gap 2-2. The Gap-Bayside United H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: The one win, Bayside United one win, three draws. four of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).The Gap missing players
Bayside United missing players
| The Gap | Bayside United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 23 | 14 | 8 | Scored | S | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 41 | 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 87% |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | 67% |
| 67% | 75% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 43% | 47% |
| 53% | 62% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 73% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 57% | 60% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 29% | 27% |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 163 | 93 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 49 | 119 | 222 |
| 72 | 43 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 52 | 105 |
| 32% | 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 19% | 26% |
- All of The Gap's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Bayside United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Bayside United is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- 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 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 | St George Willawong | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 33 |
| 2 | Albany Creek Excelsior | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 25 |
| 3 | Grange Thistle | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 4 | Toowong | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | Taringa Rovers | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 20 |
| 6 | Centenary Stormers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Bayside United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | Acacia Ridge | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 12 |
| 9 | The Gap | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 8 |
| 10 | North Star | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 20 | -19 | 7 |
| 11 | Caboolture | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | -27 | 6 |
| 12 | Brisbane Knights | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 36 | -22 | 3 |