The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Marconi Stallions are in the 6th position while the guesting North Shore Mariners worry at 11th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Marconi Stallions form and stats
1-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the New South Wales numbers at home for Marconi Stallions so far this season.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Sydney United.
Marconi Stallions have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Marconi Stadium with 6 goals in 4 league matches. On the other hand, Stallions have conceded 4 goals.
North Shore Mariners form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for North Shore Mariners, who have the fewest scored goals (7) in New South Wales, so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-4 (win-draw-lose).
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Western Sydney W. II's place.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Mariners's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Frangie 1 goals |  M. Jesic 1 goals |  P. Nikas 1 goals |
Marconi Stallions missing players
North Shore Mariners missing players
| Marconi Stallions | North Shore Mariners | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 78% | 78% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | 22% |
| 56% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | 56% |
| 33% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | 36 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 94 | 94 |
| 38 | 13 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 44 | 44 |
| 34% | 46% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 16% | 16% |
- All of Marconi Stallions's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Marconi Stallions has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in New South Wales
- Marconi Stallions has the most dropped points from leading position (10) in New South Wales
- Marconi Stallions have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Marconi Stallions haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- North Shore Mariners has the fewest scored goals (7) in New South Wales
- North Shore Mariners has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in New South Wales
- North Shore Mariners has the most matches under the total-line (5) in New South Wales
- North Shore Mariners has the the worst goal difference (-8) away in New South Wales
- North Shore Mariners have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Wollongong Wolves | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Sydney United | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | Sydney Olympic | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Sydney II | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Marconi Stallions | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Blacktown City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 8 | Manly United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | Western Sydney W. II | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 8 |
| 10 | Mt Druitt Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 8 |
| 11 | North Shore Mariners | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 7 |
| 12 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 7 |