Sydney II look to Valentine Sports Park 2 Synthetic supporters for inspiration before NWS Spirit match

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Competition: Australia New South Wales
Competition: Fri 28.Jul
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: Valentine Sports Park 2 Synthetic (30000 seats)

Sydney II have 39 points playing as the hosts. NWS Spirit have 32 points using the away locker rooms. Could we look at anything else than a home win?

Insights:
  • Sydney II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • NWS Spirit have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Sydney II and NWS Spirit 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.

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Sydney II form and stats

25 points is a decent return from 12 New South Wales games here at Valentine Sports Park 2 Synthetic for Sydney II. 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 Valentine Sports Park 2 Synthetic.

Sydney II faced defeat in their previous match, away at Wollongong Wolves (2-6). As you see from the result above, Sydney suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

In the game before, an away victory match versus St George City FA with a 4-3 scoreline.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sydney II handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

An interesting fact: 8 of the most recent 10 league games from this football club have seen goals scored by both teams.

Goals decide football matches and Sydney II are scoring many of them at home; 26 on target from 12 league matches. On the other hand, Sydney II have conceded 14 goals.

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NWS Spirit form and stats

There's been little loot from NWS Spirit's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 12 away games in the New South Wales. NWS Spirit only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws. Spirit seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

NWS Spirit are travelling again after losing away to Marconi Stallions in their previous match (1-5). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Marconi Stallions was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.

Prior to that match, the Spirit manager Perkovic faced defeat when travelling to Wollongong Wolves and losing 1-2.

We have checked recent matches where NWS Spirit have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Observe that 8 of this team's 10 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.

NWS Spirit have conceded 26 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have battled earlier this season: NWS Spirit - Sydney 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

NWS SpiritR. Darko
R. Darko
5 goals
NWS SpiritM. Cahill
M. Cahill
5 goals
Sydney IIB. Gibson
B. Gibson
3 goals

Sydney II missing players

NWS Spirit missing players

Sydney II NWS Spirit
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 12 25
12 8 2 Won W 1 3 9
3 1 0 Drew D 1 2 5
10 3 2 Lost L 2 7 11
42 26 10 Scored S 7 12 32
43 14 7 Conceded C 8 26 44
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
76% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 72%
72% 75% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 67% 56%
40% 50% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 40%
28% 25% 75% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 25% 20%
64% 67% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 48%
20% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 17% 24%
20% 8% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 42% 36%
 
5.1 5.4 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.6 5.8
5.7 5.9 7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.7 5.6
1.5 1.8 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.1 12.8 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 9.9 10.9
5 6.2 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 4.8
34% 35% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 27% 27%
 
11.6 11.2 9 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 11.4 11
4.8 4.2 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 5.2 5.2
Key stats in New South Wales this season:
  • NWS Spirit have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • NWS Spirit have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • NWS Spirit have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sydney II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sydney II have scored at least twice as many goals at home as NWS Spirit have scored away.
  • Sydney II haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 24 13 4 7 46 26 12 7 2 3 30 14 12 6 2 4 16 12 20 43
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 Sydney United 24 9 5 10 32 35 12 5 3 4 20 20 12 4 2 6 12 15 -3 32
10 Manly United 25 9 5 11 34 38 13 7 2 4 21 17 12 2 3 7 13 21 -4 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

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.