National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's APIA Leichhardt Tigers or Western Sydney Wanderers that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Western Sydney Wanderers played their last game only four days ago, a A-League match. That game, against Wellington Phoenix, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Western Sydney Wanderers.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Western Sydney Wanderers have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 0-0-1 (win-draw-loss) from one match.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers form and stats
APIA Leichhardt Tigers participated in Ffa Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.When playing at home in the New South Wales, APIA Leichhardt Tigers have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 9 games.
It's back home for Leichhardt, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Cooma Tigers (after extra-time) away with the result 3-0. S. Symons, J. Armson and J. Romero found the net in that victory.
Preceding that match was the home New South Wales game against Rockdale City Suns that was lost 0-1.APIA Leichhardt Tigers has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. On the other hand, Leichhardt have conceded 11 goals.
Western Sydney Wanderers form and stats
They also participated in Ffa Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Playing away, Western Sydney Wanderers have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the A-League this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Western Sydney Wanderers, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Wellington Phoenix in the A-League last time out. Defender Johnny Koutroumbis was the best team player with a rating of 8.02. Koutroumbis scored one goal and won 4 of 7 duels.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Newcastle Jets in the A-League.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Macarthur in just four days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Western Sydney Wanderers has managed 2 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Powell 4 goals |  F. Parisi 3 goals |  P. Kekeris 3 goals |
APIA Leichhardt Tigers missing players
Western Sydney Wanderers missing players
| APIA Leichhardt Tigers | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 37 | 22 | Scored | S | 20 | 47 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Conceded | C | 23 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 56% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 6.3 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.1 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.9 | 16.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.9 | ||
| 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% | ||
| 10.6 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.2 | 15.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Blacktown City | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 36 |
| 2 | Sydney United | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Rockdale City Suns | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | Manly United | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 27 |
| 5 | Sydney Olympic | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Mt Druitt Town | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 23 |
| 7 | Wollongong Wolves | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -10 | 22 |
| 8 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | Marconi Stallions | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | North Shore Mariners | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Sutherland Sharks | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -13 | 14 |
| 12 | Sydney II | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 14 |
| 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 Victory | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Melbourne City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Macarthur | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Western United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Adelaide United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Sydney | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Brisbane Roar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |