The visiting Rockdale City Suns side should be favourites in this visit to Sutherland Sharks, as the away team holds a 8 point advantage from their seven league games this season.
- Sutherland Sharks have the fewest clean sheets (0) in New South Wales
- Rockdale City Suns have the most clean sheets (4) in New South Wales
Sutherland Sharks and Rockdale City Suns should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Rockdale City Suns's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Rockdale City Suns have performed like this: Played eleven matches resulting in 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats with the goal stats 15-14 (scored/conceded).
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Sutherland Sharks form and stats
Sutherland Sharks, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in New South Wales, have collected 4 points from their New South Wales home games so far after 1-1-2.
Sutherland drew their last game, 2-2 away at Sydney II (placed 9th). Before that game, the home loss against Blacktown City with the scoreline 0-2.
Sutherland are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Rockdale City Suns form and stats
Things could have gone better for Rockdale City Suns in their New South Wales away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
180 minutes! That's how long the Rockdale goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two travels in a row for Rockdale, whose manager S. Zoric could celebrate last time after the New South Wales win against North Shore Mariners. Before that, Rockdale secured a home win against APIA Leichhardt Tigers with the score 2-0.
Rockdale City Suns has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. For Rockdale, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Sutherland Sharks two wins, two draws and Rockdale City Suns two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Andrew 6 goals |   A. Urosevski 6 goals | K. Cimenti 5 goals |
Sutherland Sharks missing players
Rockdale City Suns missing players
| Sutherland Sharks | Rockdale City Suns | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 43% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 43% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 14% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 67% | 29% |
| 57% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.1 | 9.2 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.7 | 11.4 |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| 30% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 31% | 29% |
- All of Sutherland Sharks's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rockdale City Suns have scored in all their matches so far.
- Rockdale City Suns have the most clean sheets (4) in New South Wales
- Rockdale City Suns have the the best goal difference (+5) in New South Wales
- Rockdale City Suns haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sutherland Sharks have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Sutherland Sharks have the fewest clean sheets (0) in New South Wales
- Sutherland Sharks have the most points from losing position (5) in New South Wales
- Sutherland Sharks 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 | Rockdale City Suns | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Sydney United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Manly United | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Mt Druitt Town | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 5 | Blacktown City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Sydney Olympic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | North Shore Mariners | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Marconi Stallions | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Sydney II | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 10 | Sutherland Sharks | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Wollongong Wolves | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 5 |