The league table in New South Wales tells a story about these teams so far, with Manly United leading Sutherland Sharks by 9 points. Match preview to follow:
- Manly United is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Sutherland Sharks have the fewest clean sheets (0) 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.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Manly United form and stats
The story so far in the New South Wales for Manly United at their home stadium (Cromer Park) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
It's back home for Manly, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating North Shore Mariners away with the result 4-3. Preceding that match was the home game against Sydney Olympic that was lost 0-2.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Manly United has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Manly have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sutherland Sharks form and stats
The New South Wales season is young and Sutherland Sharks, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in New South Wales, have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.
Home advantage was not enough for Sutherland in their previous game, as they lost their New South Wales-match, hosting Rockdale City Suns, 0-4. Before that, Sutherland travelled to Sydney II and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Rockdale City Suns was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Sutherland Sharks have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sutherland have conceded 5 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last six meetings between the teams: Manly United won zero, Sutherland Sharks won three and three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Andrew 6 goals |  D. Pandurevic 3 goals | J. Fulton 1 goals |
Manly United missing players
Sutherland Sharks missing players
| Manly United | Sutherland Sharks | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 88% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 62% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.4 | 11.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 9.4 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 32% | 21% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 26% |
- Manly United have the most matches under the total-line (6) in New South Wales
- Manly United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Manly United is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Sutherland Sharks have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Sutherland Sharks have the fewest clean sheets (0) in New South Wales
- Sutherland Sharks have the most points from losing position (5) in New South Wales
- Sutherland Sharks have the the worst goal difference (-6) in New South Wales
- Sutherland Sharks have yet to win a game away.
- Sutherland Sharks haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rockdale City Suns | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | Manly United | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Sydney United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Mt Druitt Town | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 5 | Blacktown City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Sydney Olympic | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Wollongong Wolves | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Marconi Stallions | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | North Shore Mariners | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Sydney II | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 11 | Sutherland Sharks | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 6 |
| 12 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 5 |