Rockdale City Suns v Wollongong Wolves preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: Australia New South Wales
Date: Sun 04.August
Match begins: 06:30 (UTC)
Venue: Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre (5000 seats)

The visiting Wollongong Wolves side should be favourites in this visit to Rockdale City Suns, as the away team holds a 22 point advantage from their 21 league games this season.

It's no vacation for neither Rockdale City Suns nor Wollongong Wolves as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Rockdale City Suns form and stats

Rockdale City Suns's struggle is real here at Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre with only 9 points collected from 10 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 3-0-7. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre, with the home team losing five in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Manly United game.

The Rockdale City Suns crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Wollongong Wolves here at Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre in a New South Wales match. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Manly United.

Rockdale City Suns has scored 14 goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Rockdale City Suns having conceded 27 goals here at Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre so far.

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Wollongong Wolves form and stats

Wollongong Wolves, who have the most points (26) away in New South Wales, have an excellent away record so far with 8-2-1 from 11 games.

Wollongong Wolves play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Rockdale City Suns. A 0-2 defeat away at Blacktown City before that.

Wollongong Wolves create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game on their own, having scored 28 goals in 11 travels. 12 goals have been conceded by Wollongong Wolves in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rockdale City Suns - Wollongong Wolves 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Rockdale City Suns won 2 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Wollongong Wolves has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 1

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Rockdale City Suns Wollongong Wolves
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
21 10 3 Played 3 11 21
8 3 0 Won 2 8 15
2 0 0 Drew 1 2 3
11 7 3 Lost 0 1 3
26 14 5 Scored 8 28 51
39 27 14 Conceded 5 12 17
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 100% 100% Over 1.5 100% 100% 90%
62% 90% 100% Over 2.5 67% 73% 67%
33% 40% 100% Over 3.5 67% 55% 48%
19% 40% 100% Over 4.5 33% 18% 10%
52% 80% 100% BTTS 67% 55% 43%
24% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 33% 36% 48%
29% 20% 0% Failed To Score 0% 9% 10%
 
5.6 6.9 4.7 Corners For (avg) 9 6.1 6.4
4.1 3.6 5.3 Corners Against (avg) 3 4.7 4.2
2.2 1.8 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.3 2.6 1.9
1 1 1 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • All of Rockdale City Suns's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Wollongong Wolves's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Rockdale City Suns have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Rockdale City Suns have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rockdale City Suns have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Rockdale City Suns haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Wollongong Wolves have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wollongong Wolves have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Wollongong Wolves haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Rockdale City Suns
All New South Wales Ffa Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
02-06-19 NSW Rockdale City Suns 2 - 5 Marconi Stallions
09-06-19 NSW Hakoah Sydney City 0 - 4 Rockdale City Suns
15-06-19 NSW Mt Druitt Town 2 - 0 Rockdale City Suns
23-06-19 NSW Rockdale City Suns 1 - 5 APIA Leichhardt Tigers
30-06-19 NSW Sydney Olympic 1 - 0 Rockdale City Suns
06-07-19 NSW Sydney II 3 - 1 Rockdale City Suns
21-07-19 NSW Rockdale City Suns 2 - 4 Blacktown City
28-07-19 NSW Manly United 0 - 2 Rockdale City Suns
04-08-19 NSW Rockdale City Suns 1 - 2 Wollongong Wolves
11-08-19 NSW Rockdale City Suns 05:00 Sutherland Sharks
Wollongong Wolves
All New South Wales Club Friendlies
All Home Away
01-06-19 NSW Wollongong Wolves 4 - 0 APIA Leichhardt Tigers
09-06-19 NSW Wollongong Wolves 1 - 2 Sydney United
16-06-19 NSW Wollongong Wolves 4 - 0 Sydney II
23-06-19 NSW Wollongong Wolves 2 - 0 Sydney Olympic
29-06-19 NSW Mt Druitt Town 1 - 4 Wollongong Wolves
07-07-19 NSW Wollongong Wolves 1 - 0 Hakoah Sydney City
20-07-19 NSW Wollongong Wolves 4 - 0 Sutherland Sharks
28-07-19 NSW Blacktown City 2 - 0 Wollongong Wolves
04-08-19 NSW Rockdale City Suns 1 - 2 Wollongong Wolves
11-08-19 NSW Wollongong Wolves 05:00 Marconi Stallions

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Wollongong Wolves 21 15 3 3 51 17 10 7 1 2 23 5 11 8 2 1 28 12 34 48
2 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 21 12 6 3 41 26 11 6 4 1 21 12 10 6 2 2 20 14 15 42
3 Blacktown City 21 11 4 6 30 23 11 7 2 2 12 5 10 4 2 4 18 18 7 37
4 Marconi Stallions 21 10 2 9 42 29 11 6 0 5 28 20 10 4 2 4 14 9 13 32
5 Sydney United 21 8 6 7 28 31 10 2 5 3 12 14 11 6 1 4 16 17 -3 30
6 Sydney Olympic 21 8 5 8 32 32 11 4 3 4 16 16 10 4 2 4 16 16 0 29
7 Mt Druitt Town 21 7 6 8 41 45 10 3 3 4 18 23 11 4 3 4 23 22 -4 27
8 Manly United 21 7 5 9 24 31 11 4 2 5 11 18 10 3 3 4 13 13 -7 26
9 Rockdale City Suns 21 8 2 11 26 39 10 3 0 7 14 27 11 5 2 4 12 12 -13 26
10 Sutherland Sharks 21 6 7 8 31 31 11 2 4 5 14 18 10 4 3 3 17 13 0 25
11 Sydney II 21 6 3 12 32 49 10 2 0 8 13 26 11 4 3 4 19 23 -17 21
12 Hakoah Sydney City 21 3 1 17 11 36 10 1 1 8 5 18 11 2 0 9 6 18 -25 10

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