Manly United hope to have lots of fans in for this fixture despite that the season has been rough so far with 25 points and a 13th spot in the New South Wales table. Visiting NWS Spirit own 10th place with 28 pts.
- Manly United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- NWS Spirit have the fewest scored goals (8) away in New South Wales
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.
Manly United form and stats
6-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the New South Wales numbers at home for Manly United so far this season.
Manly United drew their last game, 1-1 away at St George City FA (placed 6th).
Ahead of that match, Manly United won a home game hosting Sydney United (2-1).The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Manly matches with similar probabilities have ended with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat (from 5 games).
Both teams to score: YES! That has occurred in 5 league rounds in a row for this team. Will it happen again?
The Manly United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Manly United have conceded 14 goals.
NWS Spirit form and stats
There's been little loot from NWS Spirit's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the New South Wales. NWS Spirit only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Spirit have lost on their last two travels.
NWS Spirit had fun at their own home (Cromer Park) last time out, beating Mt Druitt Town 3-1.
Prior to that match, the NWS Spirit manager Perkovic faced defeat when travelling to Central Coast II and losing 2-4.Goal hungry football fans should note that 8 of this side's 10 latest league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting NWS Spirit as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Spirit, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other already this season, with the result NWS Spirit - Manly United 1-3 registered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Darko 5 goals | M. Cahill 5 goals |  S. Kambayashi 4 goals |
Manly United missing players
NWS Spirit missing players
| Manly United | NWS Spirit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 27 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 28 |
| 34 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 37 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 89% | 95% |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 71% |
| 57% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 67% | 57% |
| 33% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 19% |
| 62% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 44% | 48% |
| 14% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 11% | 19% |
| 24% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 56% | 38% |
| 6.2 | 7.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 4.6 | 6 |
| 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 11.5 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 10.1 | 11.6 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | 5.2 |
| 28% | 40% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 22% | 26% |
| 11.6 | 10.6 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 11.7 | 11.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5 | 5.1 |
- All of Manly United's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Manly United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Manly United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Manly United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- NWS Spirit have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- NWS Spirit have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- NWS Spirit have the fewest scored goals (8) away in New South Wales
- NWS Spirit have won significantly less corners away then 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 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 25 | 44 |
| 2 | Marconi Stallions | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 41 |
| 3 | Rockdale City Suns | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 41 |
| 4 | Blacktown City | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | Sydney II | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | St George City FA | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | Central Coast II | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 29 |
| 8 | Wollongong Wolves | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Sydney United | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | NWS Spirit | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -9 | 28 |
| 11 | Sydney Olympic | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -5 | 26 |
| 12 | Sutherland Sharks | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | Manly United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | Mt Druitt Town | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -13 | 21 |
| 15 | Western Sydney W. II | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -13 | 18 |
| 16 | Bulls Academy | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -21 | 12 |
