Soccer betting preview: North Shore Mariners welcomes Mt Druitt Town in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Australia New South Wales
Competition: Sat 02.July
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sydney United Sports Center (12000 seats)

North Shore Mariners are unlocking their away locker room to Mt Druitt Town for another very important game after their 0-3 result versus 6th-placed Blacktown City.

Insights:
  • North Shore Mariners have the most conceded goals (48) in New South Wales
  • Mt Druitt Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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North Shore Mariners form and stats

North Shore Mariners's results here at Sydney United Sports Center in the New South Wales have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 6 defeats. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Mariners with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Wollongong Wolves game, 35 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

North Shore Mariners haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 305 minutes ago.

North Shore Mariners faced defeat in their previous match, away at Blacktown City (0-3).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Manly United (0-3).

This is expected to be a close game, with North Shore Mariners perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with North Shore Mariners as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Mariners has won 0 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.

Take note that 9 of the latest 12 league games from this football club have seen goals scored by both teams.

The North Shore Mariners fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. This has been a stadium of sighs so far as North Shore Mariners have let the opposition score 27 times, an average of more than three per game.

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Mt Druitt Town form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mt Druitt Town so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose).

Druitt has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Marconi Stallions for a 1-1 draw.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Rockdale City Suns.

The visiting Mt Druitt Town have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 8 games. Druitt have conceded 20 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this season, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Mt Druitt Town - North Shore Mariners 4-2. Statistics for the last three meetings featuring these two sides are: zero wins for Mariners, two draws and one win for Mt Druitt Town. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

Mt Druitt TownJ. Stewart
J. Stewart
8 goals
North Shore MarinersD. Bonilla
D. Bonilla
5 goals

North Shore Mariners missing players

Mt Druitt Town missing players

North Shore Mariners Mt Druitt Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 2 8 17
2 1 0 Won W 1 1 2
2 1 0 Drew D 0 3 7
13 6 2 Lost L 1 4 8
24 13 1 Scored S 2 10 28
51 27 6 Conceded C 3 20 43
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
94% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 75% 71%
65% 75% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 62% 65%
47% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 41%
65% 75% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 62% 82%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 12% 6%
35% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 12%
 
3.9 3.6 3 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.2 4.8
6.4 5.9 6 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 6.4 5.6
1.5 1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 1.6 2
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.6 8.5 4.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 8.2 11.9
4.2 3.8 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.6 4.8
33% 43% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 34% 34%
 
15.5 14.8 13 Shots against (avg) S A 14 14.2 14.7
7.2 6.9 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 6.4 6.8
Key stats in New South Wales this season:
  • All of Mt Druitt Town's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of North Shore Mariners's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Mt Druitt Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mt Druitt Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Mt Druitt Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • North Shore Mariners have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • North Shore Mariners have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • North Shore Mariners have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • North Shore Mariners have the fewest clean sheets (0) in New South Wales
  • North Shore Mariners have the most conceded goals (27) at home in New South Wales
  • North Shore Mariners have the most conceded goals (48) in New South Wales
  • North Shore Mariners have the most conceded goals in the first half (31) in New South Wales
  • North Shore Mariners have the the worst goal difference (-14) at home in New South Wales
  • North Shore Mariners have the the worst goal difference (-24) in New South Wales
  • North Shore Mariners 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 Manly United 17 9 5 3 26 14 7 5 2 0 12 2 10 4 3 3 14 12 12 32
2 Sydney Olympic 17 9 4 4 34 22 8 3 2 3 14 11 9 6 2 1 20 11 12 31
3 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 17 9 4 4 37 26 7 6 1 0 14 2 10 3 3 4 23 24 11 31
4 Marconi Stallions 17 8 6 3 38 28 11 5 5 1 25 16 6 3 1 2 13 12 10 30
5 Sydney II 17 7 7 3 47 37 8 4 3 1 22 18 9 3 4 2 25 19 10 28
6 Blacktown City 16 8 3 5 27 19 9 5 1 3 17 12 7 3 2 2 10 7 8 27
7 Rockdale City Suns 16 7 4 5 27 24 8 4 1 3 14 14 8 3 3 2 13 10 3 25
8 Sydney United 16 6 3 7 23 33 9 3 2 4 8 16 7 3 1 3 15 17 -10 21
9 Wollongong Wolves 17 4 6 7 29 29 8 2 4 2 19 16 9 2 2 5 10 13 0 18
10 Mt Druitt Town 17 2 7 8 28 43 9 1 4 4 18 23 8 1 3 4 10 20 -15 13
11 Sutherland Sharks 17 3 1 13 20 37 8 1 0 7 9 18 9 2 1 6 11 19 -17 10
12 North Shore Mariners 16 2 2 12 24 48 8 1 1 6 13 27 8 1 1 6 11 21 -24 8

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.