Manly United have excelled Blacktown City so far this season, but every match starts at 0-0. Here's all the details you need ahead of kickoff:
- Manly United have the fewest conceded goals (15) in New South Wales
- Blacktown City have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in New South Wales
Manly United and Blacktown City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Manly United form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Cromer Park as Manly United have scored 12 goals to get 17 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the New South Wales are 5-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The Manly crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Marconi Stallions here at Cromer Park. Before that match this club had gone nine consecutive league games without a defeat.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Wollongong Wolves the opponent.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Manly United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 2 and lost 1.
Manly United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Cromer Park with 12 goals in 8 league matches. Defensively Manly have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Blacktown City form and stats
Playing away, Blacktown City, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in New South Wales, have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the New South Wales this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sydney II (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2. As mentioned above, Blacktown City drew the match against Sydney II. Manager Crittenden brought on Oliveria to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against North Shore Mariners.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Blacktown City playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 5 Blacktown City wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Blacktown City are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. As opposed to that, Blacktown have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams played each other earlier on this match year: Blacktown City - Manly United 3-1. Head-to-head data (for the former ten meetings): Manly United won three games, three matches ended with a tie and Blacktown City managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  J. Smylie 8 goals |  D. Askew 4 goals | T. Major 4 goals |
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| Manly United | Blacktown City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 32 |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 89% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 61% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 72% |
| 39% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 61% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 39% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 39% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 61% |
| 44% | 62% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 28% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 12% | 11% |
| 6.2 | 5.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 5.9 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10.2 | 11 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 13.2 | 12.1 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 36% | 32% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 30% | 38% |
| 11.2 | 10.5 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.6 | 9 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
- Blacktown City have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in New South Wales
- Blacktown City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Blacktown City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Manly United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Manly United have the fewest conceded goals (15) in New South Wales
- Manly United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in New South Wales
- Manly United have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in New South Wales
- Manly United have the most clean sheets (5) at home in New South Wales
- Manly United have the most clean sheets (8) in New South Wales
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Marconi Stallions | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Manly United | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Sydney Olympic | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 31 |
| 4 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Blacktown City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 31 |
| 6 | Sydney II | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 29 |
| 7 | Rockdale City Suns | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 8 | Sydney United | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 20 | -10 | 22 |
| 9 | Wollongong Wolves | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Mt Druitt Town | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -15 | 13 |
| 11 | Sutherland Sharks | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 10 |
| 12 | North Shore Mariners | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -27 | 8 |
