Marconi Stallions welcome Bulls Academy as clear favourites: Read our football preview

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Competition: Australia New South Wales
Competition: Sat 05.Aug
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Marconi Stadium (30000 seats)

Welcome to Marconi Stadium and this fixture starring Marconi Stallions and Bulls Academy in the New South Wales. Tipsway has all you must know!

Insights:
  • Marconi Stallions have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bulls Academy have the most conceded goals (56) in New South Wales

Both participants have had ample time to rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's have faith in that this will be an in-your-face game!

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Marconi Stallions form and stats

All-inclusive New South Wales statistics playing at home this season for Marconi Stallions are 7-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Marconi Stallions faced defeat in their previous match, away at Rockdale City Suns (0-1). The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going unbeaten in four league rounds.

Ahead of that match, Stallions won a home game hosting NWS Spirit (5-1).

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Marconi Stallions home games with this odds we find 5 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Looking at the victories, 0 matches were won by at least two goals.

Marconi Stallions can score goals in their home matches. After 12 league matches they have found the net 27 times. 14 goals have been conceded.

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Bulls Academy form and stats

Bulls Academy have only collected 5 points from their away games in the New South Wales, after 1-2-10 (13 played). With the Bulls Academy losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Academy aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 236 league minutes without a goal. Drew was the last player to find the net.

Home advantage was not enough for Bulls Academy in their previous game as they lost hosting Western Sydney W. II, 0-5. Academy lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Rockdale City Suns's place.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 12 of this team's 16 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bulls Academy as they have only managed to score 11 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Bulls Academy, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. Academy has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have met previously this season: Bulls Academy - Marconi Stallions 1-4. Vidic likes to meet Bulls Academy and have scored 2 goals in these encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Marconi StallionsJ. Swibel
J. Swibel
12 goals
Marconi StallionsD. Costanzo
D. Costanzo
9 goals
Marconi StallionsK. Cimenti
K. Cimenti
8 goals

Marconi Stallions missing players

Bulls Academy missing players

Marconi Stallions Bulls Academy
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 12 4 Played P 4 13 26
14 7 1 Won W 0 1 2
5 2 1 Drew D 1 2 6
7 3 2 Lost L 3 10 18
52 27 8 Scored S 4 11 22
28 14 7 Conceded C 12 30 56
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
81% 83% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 81%
54% 58% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 54% 58%
46% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 46% 38%
23% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 38% 27%
50% 58% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 54% 65%
35% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 12%
23% 17% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 38% 31%
 
5.7 6.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 5.8 5.4
4.3 3.5 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 8.8 8.1 7.5
2.4 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 1.6
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
10.8 12.1 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 9.2 9.3
4.5 4.8 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.8 3.9
44% 47% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 22% 22%
 
9.1 8.8 9 Shots against (avg) S A 17 15.3 13.7
3.4 3.2 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.2 7.2 6.4
Key stats in New South Wales this season:
  • Bulls Academy have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Bulls Academy have the fewest points (5) away in New South Wales
  • Bulls Academy have the fewest scored goals (11) away in New South Wales
  • Bulls Academy have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in New South Wales
  • Bulls Academy have the most conceded goals (56) in New South Wales
  • Bulls Academy have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in New South Wales
  • Bulls Academy have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in New South Wales
  • Bulls Academy have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in New South Wales
  • Bulls Academy have the the worst goal difference (-34) in New South Wales
  • Marconi Stallions have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Marconi Stallions have scored more than double the goals of Bulls Academy.
  • Marconi Stallions haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 26 17 5 4 53 29 13 9 2 2 30 8 13 8 3 2 23 21 24 56
2 Rockdale City Suns 26 16 4 6 53 40 13 9 1 3 27 16 13 7 3 3 26 24 13 52
3 Blacktown City 26 15 4 7 51 28 13 8 2 3 33 15 13 7 2 4 18 13 23 49
4 Marconi Stallions 26 14 5 7 52 28 12 7 2 3 27 14 14 7 3 4 25 14 24 47
5 St George City FA 26 12 8 6 54 35 14 6 3 5 34 23 12 6 5 1 20 12 19 44
6 Sydney II 26 13 3 10 43 43 13 9 1 3 27 14 13 4 2 7 16 29 0 42
7 Wollongong Wolves 26 9 8 9 46 39 13 6 4 3 20 14 13 3 4 6 26 25 7 35
8 Manly United 26 10 5 11 35 38 14 8 2 4 22 17 12 2 3 7 13 21 -3 35
9 Sydney United 26 10 5 11 35 39 13 6 3 4 22 21 13 4 2 7 13 18 -4 35
10 Sydney Olympic 26 9 7 10 42 43 13 5 4 4 25 20 13 4 3 6 17 23 -1 34
11 Central Coast II 26 9 6 11 36 47 13 5 3 5 23 24 13 4 3 6 13 23 -11 33
12 NWS Spirit 26 9 5 12 32 45 13 6 3 4 20 18 13 3 2 8 12 27 -13 32
13 Sutherland Sharks 26 8 6 12 17 27 13 4 4 5 5 8 13 4 2 7 12 19 -10 30
14 Western Sydney W. II 26 6 5 15 43 54 12 2 3 7 19 27 14 4 2 8 24 27 -11 23
15 Mt Druitt Town 26 6 4 16 28 51 13 3 2 8 11 21 13 3 2 8 17 30 -23 22
16 Bulls Academy 26 2 6 18 22 56 13 1 4 8 11 26 13 1 2 10 11 30 -34 12

Read more about New South Wales

The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is the second level of football in Australia. It has eight regional divisions in which the number of teams vary. In total close to 100 teams compete in the NPL. It is currently not possible to promote to the A-League, but there is a relegation system in most divisions.