Rockdale City Suns travel to APIA Leichhardt Tigers and Lambert Park packed with optimism, but the home team are no pushover. More news on the game here!
- APIA Leichhardt Tigers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rockdale City Suns have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Rockdale City Suns's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Rockdale City Suns have performed like this: Played 13 matches resulting in 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats with the goal stats 19-17 (scored/conceded).
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers form and stats
Overall New South Wales stats at home this season for APIA Leichhardt Tigers are 3-2-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Leichhardt are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Manly United. The defeat against Manly United was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by J. Devries).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Sutherland Sharks and winning 2-0.Leichhardt have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Lambert Park with 12 goals in 8 league matches. APIA Leichhardt Tigers have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Rockdale City Suns form and stats
Playing away, Rockdale City Suns have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the New South Wales this season. Three has not been a lucky number for Rockdale City Suns as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Sydney Olympic match.
Rockdale City Suns might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Blacktown City proved too strong as Rockdale City Suns slumped to a 2-4 defeat in front of their own fans at Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Rockdale, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Manly United wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.Rockdale are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. Rockdale have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Rockdale City Suns - Leichhardt 2-0. APIA Leichhardt Tigers-Rockdale City Suns H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: APIA Leichhardt Tigers two wins, Rockdale City Suns four wins, zero draws. four of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Urosevski 11 goals |   B. Powell 4 goals |
APIA Leichhardt Tigers missing players
Rockdale City Suns missing players
| APIA Leichhardt Tigers | Rockdale City Suns | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 20 | 10 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 69% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 44% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 62% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 44% |
| 19% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 56% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 50% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 25% | 12% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.8 | 11.2 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| 4.2 | 5.5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6 | 5.9 |
| 30% | 27% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 27% | 27% |
- APIA Leichhardt Tigers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- APIA Leichhardt Tigers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rockdale City Suns have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rockdale City Suns haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 33 |
| 2 | Sydney United | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Manly United | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| 4 | Rockdale City Suns | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Sydney Olympic | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Mt Druitt Town | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 20 |
| 8 | Wollongong Wolves | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 9 | Marconi Stallions | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | North Shore Mariners | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | Sutherland Sharks | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -12 | 14 |
| 12 | Sydney II | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 13 |