Cromer Park: Get ready for a football party when Manly United welcomes Rockdale City Suns. Read all about the match here!
- Manly United have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in New South Wales
- Rockdale City Suns have scored at least twice as many goals away as Manly United have scored home.
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.
Manly's stadium, Cromer Park, has a artifical turf surface. Rockdale City Suns have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Rockdale City Suns when playing on artifical turf; 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses from twelve matches. They have scored 19 goals in these games and conceded 14.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Manly United form and stats
Manly United have played 7 New South Wales games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Manly United drew their last game, 2-2 away at Blacktown City (placed 2nd).
Preceding that match was the home game against Wollongong Wolves that was lost 1-2.Manly United aren't scoring a lot here at Cromer Park in the league, with only 6 goals from 7 games. Manly's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rockdale City Suns form and stats
2 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Rockdale City Suns playing as the away team in the New South Wales this season. It's three draws from Rockdale's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Rockdale might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Marconi Stallions proved too strong as Rockdale City Suns slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Sydney Olympic that ended 2-2.Rockdale are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 7 away games so far. As for defending, Rockdale rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Rockdale City Suns - Manly United 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Manly United zero wins, three draws and Rockdale City Suns five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Manly United missing players
Rockdale City Suns missing players
| Manly United | Rockdale City Suns | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 79% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 79% |
| 36% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 43% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 57% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 57% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 50% |
| 21% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 43% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 5.2 | 4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 12.5 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 13.4 | 13.6 |
| 5 | 5.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| 25% | 15% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | 27% |
- Manly United have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in New South Wales
- Manly United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rockdale City Suns have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rockdale City Suns have scored at least twice as many goals away as Manly United have scored home.
- Rockdale City Suns have scored in all their away matches so far.
- 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 | Sydney United | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 28 |
| 2 | Blacktown City | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | Rockdale City Suns | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Mt Druitt Town | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 20 |
| 5 | Manly United | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 20 |
| 6 | Wollongong Wolves | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 7 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 8 | Sydney Olympic | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | Marconi Stallions | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | North Shore Mariners | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | Sutherland Sharks | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -11 | 11 |
| 12 | Sydney II | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -17 | 10 |