The Rockdale City Suns & Marconi Stallions managers Dee and Tsekenis are both worrying about and looking forward to this vital match in the higher area of the New South Wales league table.
- Rockdale City Suns have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in New South Wales
- Marconi Stallions have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in New South Wales
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Both contenders have had sufficient rest since their last match. Let's trust this will be an animated fixture!
Rockdale City Suns form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 12 New South Wales games here at Illinden Sports Centre for Rockdale City Suns. The data says 8 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Illinden Sports Centre.
Rockdale City Suns's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Bulls Academy (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
A 3-3 draw away before that, with Sydney United the opponent.Scoring bonanza? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 16 of the 20 most recent league matches with this team has contained three goals or more.
Goals decide football matches and Rockdale City Suns are scoring many of them at home; 26 on target from 12 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 16 goals have been conceded.
Marconi Stallions form and stats
The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (6) away in New South Wales, are W7-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the New South Wales. Two points from the last two away games for Stallions, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Marconi Stallions had fun at their own home (Illinden Sports Centre) last time out, beating NWS Spirit 5-1. Hatfield, Swibel, Costanzo, Bouman and Fernandez scored. That victory felt sweet as this club had gone five league games without victory. As you can tell from the results above, Marconi Stallions was very dominant against NWS Spirit, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Hatfield, Swibel, Costanzo, Bouman and Fernandez providing the goals.
Preceding that match was the 3-3 draw at home vs Western Sydney W. II.Marconi Stallions are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 13 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Marconi Stallions - Rockdale 3-1 was the output when these two teams formerly met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Rockdale City Suns victories, two draws and four Marconi Stallions wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Urosevski 20 goals |   J. Swibel 12 goals | D. Costanzo 9 goals |
Rockdale City Suns missing players
Marconi Stallions missing players
| Rockdale City Suns | Marconi Stallions | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 52 | 26 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 25 | 52 |
| 40 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 85% | 92% |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 85% | 84% |
| 72% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 54% | 56% |
| 56% | 58% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 46% | 48% |
| 24% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 24% |
| 60% | 58% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 46% | 52% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 46% | 36% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 23% | 20% |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| 5.8 | 6.5 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.7 | 11.3 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 10.2 | 11.1 |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 38% | 35% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 42% | 44% |
| 12.2 | 12.2 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| 5.6 | 5.2 | 8.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
- Marconi Stallions have the most clean sheets (6) away in New South Wales
- Marconi Stallions have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in New South Wales
- Marconi Stallions have the the best goal difference (+12) away in New South Wales
- Rockdale City Suns have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in New South Wales
- Rockdale City Suns 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 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 56 |
| 2 | Rockdale City Suns | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 49 |
| 3 | Marconi Stallions | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 47 |
| 4 | Blacktown City | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 46 |
| 5 | St George City FA | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Sydney II | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 43 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 29 | -1 | 39 |
| 7 | Wollongong Wolves | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 35 |
| 8 | Central Coast II | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 33 |
| 9 | Manly United | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -4 | 32 |
| 10 | Sydney United | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | NWS Spirit | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -12 | 32 |
| 12 | Sydney Olympic | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -5 | 31 |
| 13 | Sutherland Sharks | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Mt Druitt Town | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -17 | 22 |
| 15 | Western Sydney W. II | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -16 | 20 |
| 16 | Bulls Academy | 25 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 30 | -29 | 12 |
