A key match in New South Wales as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Rockdale City Suns in 3rd position and Blacktown City placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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.
This pitch has grass, which is not Blacktown City's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Blacktown City have performed like this: Played 14 matches resulting in 6 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats with the goal stats 28-25 (scored/conceded).
Rockdale City Suns form and stats
Rockdale City Suns have collected seven points from their first three New South Wales games here at Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre, a promising start.
The Rockdale goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 321 minutes without conceding a goal in the New South Wales.
A strong away win for Rockdale City Suns against Mt Druitt Town the last match. Before that, Rockdale had a home game versus Marconi Stallions which ended with a victory 1-0.
The Rockdale fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. Rockdale City Suns are not conceding a lot of goals here at Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Blacktown City form and stats
Blacktown City are still undefeated on their travels in the New South Wales. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Home advantage was not enough for Blacktown City in their previous game, as they lost their New South Wales-match, hosting Sydney Olympic, 1-2. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Mt Druitt Town.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Blacktown City has managed 3 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Last six meetings between the teams: Rockdale won four, Blacktown City won two and zero draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Lewis 3 goals |   A. Gautier 2 goals |  A. Urosevski 1 goals |
Rockdale City Suns missing players
Blacktown City missing players
| Rockdale City Suns | Blacktown City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 5 | 3.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 6.3 |
| 5.5 | 5.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | 25 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 22 | 61 |
| 23 | 9 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 26 |
| 35% | 44% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 31% |
- Blacktown City have not yet lost a game away.
- Blacktown City have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Blacktown City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rockdale City Suns has the most dropped points from leading position (4)
- Rockdale City Suns have not yet lost a game.
- Rockdale City Suns have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Rockdale City Suns have won significantly less corners at home than 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 | Marconi Stallions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Sydney II | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Rockdale City Suns | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Blacktown City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Wollongong Wolves | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Sydney United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| 8 | Sydney Olympic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Manly United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 10 | North Shore Mariners | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 5 |
| 11 | Western Sydney W. II | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Sutherland Sharks | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 13 | Mt Druitt Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 1 |